Infrastructure Health in Civil Engineering: Theory and Components

by Mohammed M. Ettouney, Sreenivas Alampalli

Overview

Continually increasing demands on infrastructures mean that maintenance and renewal require timely, appropriate action that maximizes benefits while minimizing cost. To be as well informed as possible, decision-makers must have an optimal understanding of an infrastructure's condition-what it is now, and what it is expected to be in the future. Wri

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040202609
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	04/19/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	624
File size:	13 MB
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About the Author

Ettouney, Mohammed M.; Alampalli, Sreenivas

Table of Contents

THEORY AND COMPONENTSIntroduction. Elements of Structural Health in Civil Engineering (SHCE). Lives and Deaths of Infrastructures. Theories and Principles of IHCE. Sensors and Infrastructures Health. Structural Identification (STRID). Damage Identification (DMID). Decision Making in IHCE. Appendix Unit Conversion. Index.