The Design life of structures

Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Preface......Page 6
Contents......Page 10
Contributors......Page 14
Introduction......Page 16
Part A - Overview of service life prediction......Page 18
The need for a new initiative......Page 20
Responsibilities......Page 21
Design life data sheet......Page 23
Design life prediction......Page 24
References......Page 25
Introduction......Page 26
What is design life ?......Page 27
Investment appraisal......Page 29
Feedback......Page 30
Stainless steel reinforcement......Page 32
Maritime structures......Page 33
Conclusion......Page 35
The client\'s view - the private sector......Page 37
Design life in practice......Page 42
A performance approach to design......Page 47
Load and load effects......Page 57
Some thoughts on the application of design life principles in pratice......Page 64
Overview of service life prediction - materials issues, including QA and vertification......Page 74
The contractor\'s contribution to design life......Page 85
Summary of presentation and discussions......Page 91
Part B - How particular industries cope with design life......Page 100
What can we learn from marine structures ?......Page 102
Offshore and marine structures......Page 111
Factors affecting prediction of design life of structures in the nuclear reprocessing industry......Page 122
Design life of welded structures......Page 132
The maintenance of masonry......Page 138
Aseismic design and the lifetiem concept......Page 144
The European approach to design lide......Page 149
Design life of concrete highway structures - the North American scene......Page 161
Summary of presentations ans discusions......Page 171
Part C - The present state-of-the-art......Page 178
Building : general......Page 180
Design life and population of building structures......Page 183
Bridges......Page 190
Management strategy and maintenance......Page 196
Predicting future decay in concrete structures......Page 202
Financial implications : refurbishment, replacement, insurance, privately funded projects......Page 212
Review of past experience : what to do (and to avoid) in the future......Page 216
Sumarry of presentation and discusions......Page 222
Part D - What happens next - the way ahead......Page 228
Determination of the residual safery and service life of old steel bridges and conclusions for the design of modern bridges......Page 230
The contractor\'s role......Page 246
The contribution of research to the development of design for durability......Page 250
Design life of building : client expectations......Page 257
Expectation and role of the client (owner)......Page 263
Summary of presentation and discussions......Page 267
Part E - Summary......Page 272
Some final reflections on design life......Page 274