Predicting Future Deterioration of Hydraulic Steel Structures with Markov Chain and Multivariate Samples of Statistical Distributions

Abstract

Combined effects of several complex phenomena cause the deterioration of elements of steel hydraulic structures on the nation’s lock systems: loss of protective systems, corrosion, cracking and fatigue, impacts, and overloads. This paper presents examples of deterioration of steel hydraulic structures. A method for predicting future deterioration based on current conditions is also presented. This paper also includes a procedure for developing deterioration curves when condition state data is available.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2014
Source ID
10.1155/2014/360532

Entities

People

  • Elias. Arredondo
  • Guillermo A Riveros

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).
  • Statistical inference.