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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...
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CRC Press ; Woodhead Pub.,
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| Publisher Address: | Boca Raton : Cambridge, England : |
| Publication Dates: | 2008. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Woodhead Publishing in mechanical engineering
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781845693343 |
| Summary: |
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 deter |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xvi, 518 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
1845695216 9781845695217 9781439832554 1439832552 |
| Index Number: | TA645 |
| CLC: | TU311 |
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Cover; Condition assessment of aged structures; Copyright; Contents; Contributor contact details; Preface; Part I Current practices; 1 Current practices in condition assessment of aged ships and floating offshore structures; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) and vessel inspections by classification societies; 1.3 International Maritime Organization (IMO), flag states and port states; 1.4 Industry self-regulation and voluntary inspections; 1.5 Design, maintenance, inspection and repair of ship structures. 1.6 Design, maintenance, inspection and repair of floating offshore structures1.7 Nondestructive examination and monitoring; 1.8 Challenges and future trends; 1.9 Sources of further information and advice; 1.10 Acknowledgments; 1.11 References; 1.12 Appendix: abbreviations used in this chapter; 2 Current practices in condition assessment of aged fixed-type offshore structures; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Design standards and acceptance criteria for assessment; 2.3 Process for structural assessment; 2.4 Collection of data from design, fabrication, transportation, installation and in-service life. 2.5 Assessment of data and structural analyses2.6 Mitigation; 2.7 Future trends; 2.8 Sources of further information and advice; 2.9 References; 3 Definition and assessment of deficiencies in building construction; 3.1 Historical perspective; 3.2 History of global construction developments; 3.3 The Australian experience; 3.4 The benefit of the historical perspective; 3.5 General causes of deficiencies; 3.6 The three types of deficiencies: deterioration, defect and damage; 3.7 Assessment of deficiencies; 3.8 References. Part II Mechanisms, mathematical models and preventive measures for age-related deterioration4 Corrosion wastage in aged structures; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Some fundamental corrosion principles; 4.3 A model based on fundamentals; 4.4 Environmental and other influences; 4.5 Variability and probabilistic models; 4.6 Some other corrosion loss models; 4.7 Coastal atmospheric corrosion; 4.8 Inland atmospheric corrosion; 4.9 Pitting corrosion; 4.10 Discussion; 4.11 Conclusions; 4.12 Acknowledgement; 4.13 References; 5 Fatigue cracking in aged structures; 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Historical overview of metal fatigue5.3 Current understanding of fatigue mechanisms; 5.4 Fatigue life prediction methods; 5.5 Preventive measures for fatigue cracking; 5.6 Conclusions; 5.7 References; 6 Local denting and other deterioration in aged structures; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Local deformation damage caused by mechanical external cause; 6.3 Local deformation damage caused by corrosion; 6.4 Conclusions; 6.5 References; Part III Residual strength of aged structures; 7 Corroded structures and residual strength; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Probabilistic modeling of corrosion. |