Concrete structures. Contribution to the safety assessment of existing structures

The safety evaluation of an existing concrete structure differs from the design of new structures. The partial safety factors for actions and resistances adopted in the design phase consider uncertainties and inaccuracies related to the building processes of structures, variability of materials stre...

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Main Authors: D. COUTO, M. CARVALHO, A. CINTRA, P. HELENE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro do Concreto (IBRACON)
Series:Revista IBRACON de Estruturas e Materiais
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1983-41952015000300365&lng=en&tlng=en