Search for dissertations about: "reliability assessment steel"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words reliability assessment steel.
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1. Refining the fatigue assessment procedure of existing steel bridges
Abstract : This thesis treats the fatigue assessment process of steel bridges. The purpose is to identify areas with potential of enhancement with an overall aim of attaining a longer service life. The aging bridge stock in Sweden and in many other developed countries is an impending economical burden. READ MORE
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2. Fatigue and Fracture of High-Strength Steels : Improving Reliability in Strength Assessment
Abstract : Structural steel plays a fundamental role in the heavy industry, serving as a key material for numerous load-bearing products and equipment. Its widespread use is attributed to its robustness, resistance to wear, ease of use in construction, and cost-effectiveness. READ MORE
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3. Reliability-based fatigue assessment of existing steel bridges
Abstract : Fatigue is among the most critical forms of deterioration damage that occurs tosteel bridges. It causes a decline of the safety level of bridges over time. Therefore,the performance of steel bridges, which may be seriously affected by fatigue, shouldbe assessed and predicted. READ MORE
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4. Assessment of Concrete Bridges : Models and Tests for Refined Capacity Estimates
Abstract : Optimising the strategy for repairing, upgrading and replacing bridges in the European Union, and elsewhere, is becoming increasingly important due to ageing of the bridge stock, continuously increasing load requirements and budgetary limitations. Thus, there is a clear need to identify or develop, and implement, refined methods for assessing existing bridges in order to determine the most cost-effective options and actions to extend their lives, increase their capacities or replace them. READ MORE
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5. Fatigue Analysis of Welded Structures Using the Finite Element Method
Abstract : Fatigue design and analysis of steel and composite bridges is generally based on the notion of the nominal stress using the classified S-N curves with corresponding fatigue classes for typical details. Such an approach can yield unrealistic the estimation of the load effects for structure components because of an ever increasing number of structural details and loading situations resulting in a limited number of possible treatable design cases. READ MORE