Condition assessment of aged structures

Any structural system in service is subject to age-related deterioration, leading to potential concerns regarding maintenance, health & safety, environmental and economic implications. Condition assessment of aged structures is an invaluable, single source of information on structural assessment techniques for marine and land-based structures such as ships, offshore installations, industrial plant and buildings. Topics covered include:

• - Current practices and standards for structural condition assessment
• - Fundamental mechanisms and advanced mathematical methods for predicting structural deterioration
• - Residual strength assessment of deteriorated structures
• - Inspection and maintenance of aged structures
• - Reliability and risk assessment of aged structures

Professionals from a broad range of disciplines will be able to gain a better understanding of current practices and standards for structural condition assessment or health monitoring, and what future trends might be.

• Single source of information on structural assessment techniques for marine and land-based structures
• Examines the residual strength and reliability of aged structures
• Assesses current practices covering inspection, health monitoring and maintenance

Jeom Kee Paik is Professor of Ship and Offshore Structural Mechanics at Pusan National University, Korea and Director of the University’s LRET (Lloyd’s Register Educational Trust) Research Centre of Excellence. His main areas of teaching and research are non-linear structural mechanics in association with limit states and risk-based design and assessment of ships and offshore structures.
Robert Melchers is Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Newcastle, Australia. His main areas of research and consulting are the risk and reliability assessment of complex structures and systems, and structural deterioration, including corrosion.