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Earthquakes and Structures Volume 25, Number 1, July 2023 , pages 69-78 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/eas.2023.25.1.069 |
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Life cycle reliability analyses of deteriorated RC Bridge under corrosion effects |
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Mehmet Fatih Yilmaz
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| Abstract | ||
| Life-cycle performance analysis of a reinforced concrete box section bridge was generated. Moreover, Monte Carlo simulation with important sampling (IS) was used to simulate the bridge material and load uncertainties. The bridge deterioration model was generated with the basic probabilistic principles and updated according to the measurement data. A genetic algorithm (GA) with the response surface model (RSM) was used to determine the deterioration rate. The importance of health monitoring systems to sustain the bridge to give services economically and reliably and the advantages of fiber-optic sensors for SHM applications were discussed in detail. This study showed that the most effective loss of strength in reinforced concrete box section bridges is corrosion of the reinforcements. Due to reinforcement corrosion, the use of the bridge, which was examined, could not meet the desired strength performance in 25 years, and the need for reinforcement. In addition, it has been determined that long-term health monitoring systems are an essential approach for bridges to provide safe and economical service. Moreover the use of fiber optic sensors has many advantages because of the ability of the sensors to be resistant to environmental conditions and to make sensitive measurements. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| corrosion; life-cycle reliability; monitoring; non-destructive test; RC bridges | ||
| Address | ||
| Department of Civil Engineering, Ondokuz May | ||