Condition Assessment of Aged Structures (Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845693345 ISBN 13: 9781845693343

Publisher: Woodhead Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

Any structural system in service is subject to age-related deterioration, leading to potential concerns regarding maintenance, health & safety, environmental and economic implications. Condition assessment of aged structures is an invaluable, single source of information on structural assessment techniques for marine and land-based structures such as ships, offshore installations, industrial plant and buildings. Topics covered include:

• - Current practices and standards for structural condition assessment
• - Fundamental mechanisms and advanced mathematical methods for predicting structural deterioration
• - Residual strength assessment of deteriorated structures
• - Inspection and maintenance of aged structures
• - Reliability and risk assessment of aged structures

Professionals from a broad range of disciplines will be able to gain a better understanding of current practices and standards for structural condition assessment or health monitoring, and what future trends might be.

• Single source of information on structural assessment techniques for marine and land-based structures
• Examines the residual strength and reliability of aged structures
• Assesses current practices covering inspection, health monitoring and maintenance

About this title

About the Authors

Jeom Kee Paik BE, ME, Dr Eng is Professor of Ship and Offshore Structural Mechanics at Pusan National University, Korea and Director of the University’s LRET (Lloyd’s Register Educational Trust) Research Centre of Excellence. His main areas of teaching and research are non-linear structural mechanics in association with limit states and risk-based design and assessment of ships and offshore structures.

Robert E. Melchers BE, MEngSc, PhD is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, and an Australian Research Council Professorial Fellow. He has been Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Newcastle, Australia since 1986, where his main areas of research and consulting are the risk and reliability assessment of complex structures and systems, and structural deterioration, including corrosion.

Edition details

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845693345
• ISBN 13: 9781845693343
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 552
• Editor: Paik J K, Melchers R E