Life-Cycle Civil Engineering

Keynote lectures * Life-cycle considerations in risk-informed decisions for design of civil infrastructures * Structural integrity monitoring for dependability * Practical approaches to the application of life-cycle civil engineering for infrastructures in Korea * Life cycle optimization in earthquake engineering * Life-cycle cost of civil infrastructure with emphasis on bridges * The new life of the Theatre alla Scala * Life-cycle assessment of marine civil engineering structures * Increasing a building's life-cycle in regions of high seismic risk Life-cycle damage processes * Mechanical behavior of clay bricks and restoration mortars subject to thermal actions * Ageing and lifecycle of building envelopes and thin shells made of quasi-brittle conglomerates of glass and epoxy resin * Concrete composition and service life of reinforced concrete structures exposed to chloride bearing environments * FEM-Models of cathodic protection systems for concrete structures * Structural behavior of cable-stayed bridges under damage * Damage propagation and structural robustness * Increasing durability of recycled cement bound materials: laboratory investigation on the effects of bituminous emulsions * Life cycle deterioration and cost comparison of bridge deck designs including rehabilitation strategies * In-situ chemical analysis for life cycle health management * Comparison of corrosion accelerated tests performed in reinforced concrete structures using voltage and current induction * Influence of localized corrosion of steel bars on structural performance of reinforced concrete beams * Development of a damage-recovery relationship based on variable re-curing of fire-damaged high-strength mortar * New developed expansive ultra rapid hardening fiber reinforced concrete for bridge deck repair * Corrosion characterization of reinforcing bar in existing RC structure * Reasons for repair need in Finnish concrete facades in practice * The effects of mineral additions on chloride penetration into concrete under the frost action * Stochastic modeling of corrosion propagation for service life prediction of chloride contaminated RC structures * The critical role of marine bacterial processes in the development of models for pitting corrosion of structural steels * Feasibility analysis of the use of stainless steel reinforcement for concrete members subjected to aggressive exposure conditions * Seismic loss estimation based on end-to-end simulation * Fatigue damage measures with a statistical model for the Wohler field * Discussion concerning the multi-ranked deterioration forecasting model based on incomplete inspection data * The behavior of a building as a part of its conceiving * Effect of spatially variable corrosion damage on strength and time-dependent reliability of RC beams * Service-life performance of reinforced concrete structures in corrosive environments * Effect of cracking on long-term performance of reinforced concrete slabs * Dilatometric tests combined with computer simulations and parameter identification for in-depth diagnostic analysis of concrete dams Life-cycle assessment and design * Life-cycle analysis of buildings with R/C frames * Direct Displacement Based Design and Force Based Design of precast concrete structures * Lifetime seismic performance of precast reinforced concrete industrial buildings * Life-cycle multi-objective optimization of deteriorating structures * Fatigue design of precast structural concrete plates for access floors * Integration of degradation prognosis of concrete structures into life cycle management * Increasing pavements durability through construction: a model for compaction design * Service life predictions for new and rehabilitated concrete bridge structures * Combined reinforcement * New aspects on bridge design for durability * Fuzzy probabilistic analysis of prestressed concrete structures * Modeling maximum live load effects on highway bridges * Analysis of the local ductility in reinforced concrete beams dimensioned according to Eurocode 8 * Serviceability as a significant factor of the bridge life-cycle * Inspection and evaluation of existing structures: a task for brave engineers * Minimum life-cycle cost design and optimal earthquake intensity decision-making of aseismic structures based on finite element reliability analysis * Evaluation of the response of concrete structures along their service life by nonlinear evolutive analysis methods * Strengthening of aged RC structures using spreadsheet analyses with optimisation methods and linearised moment-curvature relations * Uncertainty in structural capacity and influence on seismic demand and damage * Cost-based design and renewal strategy for long-life structures * Probabilistic treatment of bridge monitoring data and associated errors for reliability assessment and prediction * Life-cycle design of residential buildings: appearance and reality of ecological assessments * The influence of design and detailing on the life and maintenance of a bridge * Life-cycle performance of structures: combining expert judgment and results of inspection * Bending performance of reinforced concrete member deteriorated by corrosion * Investigating the effects of corrosion on 45-year-old prestressed concrete bridge beams * Analytical modelling of FRP strengthened steel beams * Estimation of life-cycle fatigue damage for suspension bridge hangers * Safety assessment of civil engineering structures throughout their life-cycle * Reliability-based fatigue assessment of welded connections * Simple supported RC bridge design process considering durability * Probabilistic durability design of RC structures in Persian Gulf using DuraPGulf model * Strengthening with textile reinforced concrete-reliability based design with imprecise probability * Fatigue life of precast decks of high speed railway bridges * Nonlinear dynamic analysis of frames with arbitrary plastic hinges Life-cycle monitoring, maintenance, and rehabilitation * Life-cycle reliability analysis and selective maintenance of deteriorating structures * A comparison of tomographic reconstruction algorithms for acoustic non destructive testing of stone masonry * Features extraction techniques for sonic and ultrasonic NDT on building materials * Measuring the displacements of a steel structure by GPS units * Including structural monitoring activities in safety probabilistic formulations * Maintenance strategies for large span suspension bridges against fatigue and corrosion * Bridge management system techniques application to Italian highways network * Behavior of RC bridge girders strengthened with CFRP laminates * Aspects of sustainability of repair-systems for concrete structures * Experimental identification of cable damping parameters towards robust design against aeroelastic instability * Seismic retrofitting of bridges * Widening and strengthening of bridge decks with composite materials * Maintenance and inspection of stay cables using prestressing steel at a German bridge * Assessment of bridge capacity through proof load testing * Strengthening reinforced concrete T connections by steel straps * Development of a software-tool for the life-cycle management of bridges * Traffic load modeling based on structural health monitoring data * Corrosion detection in reinforced concrete structures using static and dynamic response measurements * Prediction and quantification models of bridge condition in Korea * Lifespan evaluation of 8 bridges of the Indiana Toll Road: A case study * Birth certificate as an important tool for public-private-partnership projects * Invention of crack inspection system using a light wave survey camera with a built-in crack scale * Structural health monitoring for life cycle management of bridges * Peeling failure along the interface in FRP-strengthened beams subjected to transverse loads * Optimal inspection and maintenance strategies for bridge network using supply and demand approach * The life-cycle maintenance strategy for the bridge system * Life time assessment of steel bridges via monitoring and testing * A risk ranking strategy for network level bridge management * Monitoring based structural performance assessment * On the road of multi-performance profiles aided maintenance * Development of a work carriage for tunnel maintenance * Selection of repair method for concrete facades * Monitoring based performance prediction of steel bridges against traffic loading exemplified at the Europabrucke A maintenance concept for concrete tunnel linings in soft soil conditions * Inspection of bridges in Austria-Practice and outlook Life-cycle performance of special structures * Probability-based durability design and performance-based concrete quality control of a concrete harbor structure Structural safety evaluation of a r.c. arch bridge * Towards life-cycle assessment of foundations of guyed towers in electrical transmission lines * Life-cycle performance of bridge decks in aggressive environments * Structural reliability of the "Palazzo della Civilta Italiana" in Rome EUR * Maintenance and rehabilitation of the "Incoronata" viaduct along the Salerno Reggio Calabria highway * Experiment based performance prediction of long span bridges subjected to non-uniform excitation * Functionality and strength of arch concrete dams cracked by shrinkage * Effects of soil-structure interaction on the seismic damageability of coupled wall-frame structures on pile foundations * Rehabilitation and modernization of the Monte Bianco Tunnel * Design of durable bridges by using self-compacting concrete filled steel tubes * Structural reliability analysis and monitoring program applied to a roller-compacted concrete dam * Seismic vulnerability of historical buildings: the Royal Palace of Naples * Effect of unsteady aerodynamic admittances on life cycle of guyed masts * Medium-term life-cycle monitoring of random behaviour components of in-service pile-supported wharves Life-cycle cost of structures and infrastructures * Maintenance-LCC analysis based on real data * A new efficient methodology for large scale outsourcing of maintenance * Life cycle cost evaluation of the as-built cover layer in reinforced concrete bridge decks * Recycling C&DW: a way for closing the concrete loop * Life Cycle Cost Analysis in pavement type selection: state-of-the-practice * Financial viability of TPSM applied continuous composite bridges * Effect of cumulative seismic damage on life-cycle cost of reinforced concrete bridges * An information model for life-cycle cost management of cable-stayed bridge * Guidelines for LCC analysis and evaluation of public construction projects in Korea * Design of green engineered cementitious composites for pavement overlay applications * Development of life-cycle cost based budget allocation system for bridge group * LCC case studies for bridges in different design phases * Life-cycle cost assessment and service life estimate of precast concrete culverts * A successive LCC model development of marine RC structures exposed to chloride attack using a Bayesian approach * Optimal floor plan design of high-rise apartment buildings based on life-cycle cost consideration Life-cycle cost analysis for fire protection of buildings * FRP bridge deck life cycle cost analyzer * Life cycle cost and function analysis in value based design decision * Equipment replacement decisions based on life-cycle cost analysis * Life cycle analysis of waterfront structures (a qualitative process model) * An integrated life cycle assessment and life cycle analysis model for pavement overlay systems Life-cycle oriented computational tools * Advanced fragility curves of Interdependent Lifelines Using Decision Making Process * Intelligent agents for life cycle management of structures and infrastructures in seismic areas * Hierarchical ordering of extensometers readings from Itaipu dam * Algorithm for identification of damage on bridge piers * Analysis, heuristics, and uncertainty of hybrid life cycle assessment: agriculture and construction case studies * Advanced performance evaluation system for existing concrete bridges with machine learning * ost versus sustainability of reinforced concrete building frames by multiobjective optimization * Model based reasoning for life-cycle structural engineering * Value analysis for decision making on highway cross-sections Author index