Life-Cycle of Structural Systems : Design, Assessment, Maintenance and Management

Collection of revised expert papers dealing with emerging concepts and innovative applications in life-cycle civil engineering. Topics covered include: life-cycle damage processes, life-cycle assessment and design, life-cycle maintenance and rehabilitation, life-cycle performance of special structures, life-cycle costs, and life cycle and integrated planning of buildings. Intended for researchers, engineers and advanced students working on life-cycle performance in civil engineering. Set comprises a book of extended abstracts (466 pp.) and a searchable DVD-ROM containing full papers (2332 pp.).