Modelling the deterioration of the coating on steel structures

R. P. Nicolai*, G. Budai, R. Dekker, M. Vreijling

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Abstract

Steel structures like bridges, tanks and pylons are exposed to outdoor weathering conditions. In order to prevent them from corrosion they are protected by organic coating systems. This paper focuses on the deterioration process of the organic coating layer that protects steel structures from corrosion. Only if there is sufficient knowledge of the condition of the coating on these structures, maintenance actions can be done in the most efficient way. Therefore the deterioration of the coating in course of time has to be estimated accurately. To this end the Brownian motion with non-linear drift, the Gamma process with non-linear shape function and the simulation of a physical process are compared. Expert judgement is used to obtain parameter estimates.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Safety and Reliability - Proceedings of the European Safety and Reliability Conference, ESREL 2005
Pages1443-1448
Number of pages6
Publication statusPublished - 2005
Event16th European Safety and Reliability Conference, ESREL 2005 - Tri City, Poland
Duration: 27 Jun 200530 Jun 2005

Publication series

SeriesAdvances in Safety and Reliability - Proceedings of the European Safety and Reliability Conference, ESREL 2005
Volume2

Conference

Conference16th European Safety and Reliability Conference, ESREL 2005
Country/TerritoryPoland
CityTri City
Period27/06/0530/06/05

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