Optimal performance of civil infrastructure systems
Subtitle: proceedings of the International Workshop on Optimal Performance of Civil Infrastructure Systems held in conjunction with the ASCE Technical Committee on Optimal Structural Design Meeting at the Structural Congress XV
By: sponsored by the National Science Foundation ... [et al.] ; edited by Dan M. Frangopol.
Contributors: Frangopol, Dan M.; ASCE Technical Committee on Optimal Structural Design Meeting (1997 : Portland, Or.); Structures Congress, (15th : 1997 : Portland, Or.)
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Reston, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
Subjects: Civil engineering.; Reliability (Engineering); Public works -- Maintenance and repair.; Structural optimization.; Life cycle costing.
Description: This volume contains the proceedings of the International Workshop on Optimal Performance of Civil Infrastructure Systems, held in Portland, Oregon, April 12, 1997. The 16 state-of-the-art, peer-reviewed papers, intended for both academics and practitioners, presents an integrated view of recent developments in the field of optimal performance of civil infrastructure systems (CIS) in the United States, Europe (Denmark and Italy), and Japan.

The papers focus on the critical importance of concepts and methods of optimization in both the design of new facilities and replacement, repair and retrofit of existing ones.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.