Reliability Assessment and Strengthening of Bridges

Author: Wang Youzhi
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: This book is a reference for engineering maintenance, management, research, design, and construction personnel in the fields of transportation, civil engineering, and water conservancy and hydropower engineering. It can also serve as a textbook or teaching reference for senior undergraduate and graduate students in civil engineering. The book reflects the latest achievements in the field of highway bridge reliability assessment and strengthening techniques, such as the strengthening methods using carbon fiber cloth and aramid fiber cloth. The content includes: analysis of the failure mechanisms of reinforced concrete bridges; theories and methods of structural reliability assessment; safety assessment of bridge components and systems; durability assessment of bridges; evaluation standards and methods for bridge condition deterioration; strengthening and repair materials for highway bridges; strengthening and maintenance techniques for bridge superstructures and substructures, etc.