Using Condition Index Inspection Results to Update the Reliability of Miter Gates for Navigation Locks

Allen C. Estes, United States Military Academy
Dan M. Frangopol, University of Colorado at Boulder
Stuart D. Foltz, United States Army Construction Engeering Research Laboratory

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6 pages. Copyright © 2001 American Society of Civil Engineers. The definitive version is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40558(2001)8.

NOTE: At the time of publication, the author Allen Estes was not yet affiliated with Cal Poly.

Abstract

In an effort to ensure public safety, many civil engineering structures undergo various inspections to assess their condition or performance. Comprehensive procedures for using routine inspection data to update reliability assessments have not been developed. This paper illustrates how the Condition Index inspection data from a specific miter gate on a Corps of Engineers navigation lock can be modified and used for this purpose.