Abstract:In most more economically developed countries an ever growing percentage of existing structures is threatened by obsolescence in the short-to medium-term-either because of structural deficits due to deterioration, or due to functional aging. To ensure sustained serviceability and safety of these structures, maintenance interventions are utilized, which allow partial or complete structural rehabilitation. However, such maintenance interventions have to be economically reasonable, that is, maintenance expenditur… Show more
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