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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 deterioration- Residual strength assessment of deteriorated structures- Inspection and maintenance of aged structures- Reliability and risk assessment of aged structuresProfessionals from a broad range of disciplines will be able to gain a better understanding of current practices and standards for structural condition assessment or health monitoring, and what future trends might be. Single source of information on structural assessment techniques for marine and land-based structuresExamines the residual strength and reliability of aged structuresAssesses current practices covering inspection, health monitoring and maintenance. |
| 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. |