| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/S30368/01 |
| Title: |
A Time-dependent Model for Structural Resistance in Risk Assessment for Infrastructure |
| Principal Investigator: |
Li, Professor C |
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| Department: |
Civil Engineering |
| Organisation: |
University of Dundee |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 September 2003 |
Ends: |
31 October 2003 |
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18,329
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Civil Engineering Materials |
Structural Engineering |
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Water |
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The proposal seeks support for a Visiting Fellow to enable a joint investigation to be carried out into the combined effect of deterioration, uncertainty reduction and service-proven behaviour under previous loading on the structural resistance of reinforced concrete structures. The outcome of the proposed research is a time-dependent model for structural resistance used in risk assessment for infrastructure. The proposed research is complementary to a current EPSRC project on risk-based maintenance strategy for concrete coastal structures, in which data is being produced from a comprehensive laboratory experiment. As the framework for risk-based assessment of infrastructure becomes more established, the paucity of rational and useable structural resistance models becomes apparent. The proposed work will address this gap by delivering quantitative models for structural resistance. Research in this area is necessary because owners and asset managers of concrete infrastructure are facing new challenges in maintaining and managing their assets at an appropriate and acceptable level of performance and safety. Development of a model of structural resistance that considers deterioration and can also be updated based on additional data accumulated during its previous service can assist asset managers to achieve a desirable balance between safety and cost-effectiveness in the management of infrastructure.
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http://www.dundee.ac.uk |