This manuscript presents a bridge deterioration prediction method by using Markov chain model and Bayesian theory. Markov chain model works by defining discrete condition states and accumulating the probability of transition ...

Infrastructure plays a major role in the economy of a country. Bridges are a major component of any infrastructure and the failure of a bridge will affect the economy of any country. Over the past decades there have been ...

This paper presents a new low cycle fatigue model to predict life of steel bridges. It consists of Coffin-Manson strain-life curve with a new strain based damage index. The damage variable is based on a modified von ...

Civil infrastructure in most of countries is getting old and therefore, there is a tremendous need to assess their safety levels. Among civil infrastructure, bridges are one of the main components and there is a need to ...

Corrosion causes strength deterioration of aged steel infrastructures and hence careful evaluation of their remaining load-carrying capacities are of high importance in maintenance engineering. To develop a more reliable ...