Title:
"Reasonable Safety" of Existing Structures, Part 4: A New Hope
Author(s):
David G. Tepke, Liying Jiang, Keith E. Kesner, and Stephen S. Szoke
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
46
Issue:
2
Appears on pages(s):
43-53
Keywords:
condition, assessment, inspection, service
DOI:
10.14359/51740468
Date:
2/1/2024
Abstract:
In this final part of the four-part series, the authors provide some parting words on evaluating “reasonable safety” of existing structures through condition assessment. They discuss the impact of paradigm changes for evaluating structures and safety and explore advancing trends and technologies that will carry the industry into the future, providing “a new hope.”
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