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Demolishing and rebuilding is becoming less and less of an option, and developing trends such as the growth of PFI are directing attention to whole life costing With the relentless drive towards greater sustainability, proper asset management of the existing infrastructure will become increasingly important in the future. This authoritative new book draws together deterioration and repair/remediation with practical asset management. Despite the welter of information there is a lack of clear guidance on how to carry out practical assessment of concrete structures and manage repair in the field. Accordingly, this book gives solid practical guidance on assessment, and outlines when and how to act. The focus is on engineering aspects and decision-making, in terms of perspective, procedures and principles, while giving references for matters of detail such as test methods and the mechanisms of deterioration. It links deterioration to deficiencies in design, detailing, materials and construction quality. It then gives examples of how asset management systems have evolved for different types of structure in different countries. It shows how to move forward from inspection and diagnosis, through different methods of damage or structural assessment, to the selection of the optimum method of repair or remedial action. The concept of progressive screening is proposed - that is, only going as far as is necessary to reach a decision with confidence. The author has drawn on over thirty years experience on concrete durability and, in particular, on his involvement in three recent European-funded projects, involving collaboration between the owners of structures and researchers..
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A manual full of practical solutions, this volume shows that raising sensible youngsters is a difficult task, but that it can be done. It will wake you, shake you, push you, and teach you to raise responsible and competent children. The natural companion to Bennett's Book of Virtues, this book shows you how to do it..
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"Life-Cycle Performance of Deteriorating Structures" comprises most of the papers presented at the joint event of the Third IABMAS (International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety) Workshop on Life-Cycle Cost Analysis and Design of Civil Infrastructure Systems and the JCSS (Joint Committee on Structural Safety) Workshop on Probabilistic Modeling of Deterioration Processes in Concrete Structures, held in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 24-26, 2003. The 43 papers, including four keynote lectures and the statements and conclusions, cover a wide range of studies on life-cycle performance of deteriorating structures. Contributions are from a range of internationally recognized researchers and practicing engineers from the Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe..
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This digital document is an article from IIE Transactions, published by Institute of Industrial Engineers, Inc. (IIE) on May 1, 2001. The length of the article is 4806 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Optimal production run length and inspection schedules in a deteriorating production process.(Statistical Data Included)
Author: Chang Hyun Kim
Publication:IIE Transactions (Refereed)
Date: May 1, 2001
Publisher: Institute of Industrial Engineers, Inc. (IIE)
Volume: 33 Issue: 5 Page: 421

Article Type: Statistical Data Included

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This digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on December 13, 1993. The length of the article is 730 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Insurance Information Institute Sr VP Sean Mooney says that the financial results of the property-casualty insurance industry continued to deteriorate in 1993. Net after-tax income declined from $4.9 billion in the 2d qtr, 1993, to $3.4 billion in the 3d qtr, 1993, while the annualized rate of return on capital declined from 11.4% to 7.7% in the same period. Investment income for the industry dropped 7.1% and realized capital gains fell 31.2% in the 3d qtr, 1993, compared to FY 1992 figures.

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Title: Industry still deteriorating: analyst. (Insurance Information Institute Senior Vice President Sean Mooney)
Author: David C. Jones
Publication:National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 13, 1993
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Issue: n50 Page: p3(2)

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