... increased, the time-dependent reliability degradation rate of a case study bridge accelerated. Under the scenario considering both high greenhouse gas emissions and the maximum overload rate, the service life of the case study bridge decreased to 50% of its design life. Studies on the impacts...

... ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2020 maintenance & inspection service life sustainability ‘Green building’ is a topic of discussion worldwide, and with climate change, it has become one of the buzzwords in the construction industry. Cassidy et al. (2003) identified...

... approach and then to select the best repair option for its reinforced-concrete structures. The comparison is made for reinforced-concrete service life using three different concrete types and two different corrosion inhibitors. Longevity and embodied carbon dioxide were predicted for the expected number...

... the building life cycle by creating environmentally benign designs and using low carbon dioxide materials. ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2012 recycling & reuse of materials service life sustainability Human-induced climate change has become a dramatically urgent and serious problem...