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

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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.”