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CCC: 6
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEVENTEENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CIVIL, STRUCTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING COMPUTING
Edited by: P. Ivanyi, J. Kruis and B.H.V. Topping
Paper 5.1

Inspection Strategy for Steel Bridge Structures based on Probabilistic Computations

J. Brozovsky and M. Krejsa

VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic

Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper
J. Brozovsky, M. Krejsa, "Inspection Strategy for Steel Bridge Structures based on Probabilistic Computations", in P. Ivanyi, J. Kruis, B.H.V. Topping, (Editors), "Proceedings of the Seventeenth International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, Online volume: CCC 6, Paper 5.1, 2023, doi:10.4203/ccc.6.5.1
Keywords: reliability, Monte Carlo, steel bridge, fatigue, inspections.

Abstract
The paper discusses the current state of the development of a computation-driven inspection strategy for steel bridge structures. The approach is based on assumption that weak points of the structure can be identified and their behaviour can be simulated with use of fracture mechanics approaches. Then the time of the first in-depth inspection can be determined as a time when the issue (usually a crack) is developed to an unacceptable size with target probability. To determine this a probabilistic framework based on the Direct Optimized Probabilistic Computation method is used. The paper gives a general overview of the approach and discusses its main features and limitations int the point of view of the current knowledge.

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