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    • Quality control plans and performance indicators for highway bridges across Europe 

      Casas Rius, Joan Ramon (2016)
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      In Europe, there is a large disparity from country to country regarding the way performance indicators are quantified and goals specified. The main objective of COST Action TU-1406 is to establish quality specifications ...
    • Quality specifications and performance indicators for highway bridges in Europe 

      Strauss, Alfred; Fernandes, S.; Casas Rius, Joan Ramon; Mold, Lisa; Matos, Jose C. (International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineers (IABSE), 2019)
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      Across Europe, multiple management systems were developed with the aim of managing roadway bridges in an efficient manner. Although being generically similar, the condition assessment process, based in the as-sessment of ...
    • Quality specifications and performance indicators for road bridges in Europe 

      Strauss, Alfred; Fernandes, S.; Casas Rius, Joan Ramon; Mold, Lisa; Matos, Jose C. (2018)
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      Across Europe, multiple management systems were developed with the aim of managing roadway bridges in an efficient manner. Although being generically similar, the condition assessment process, based in the as-sessment of ...
    • Quality specifications for highway bridges: standardization and homogenization at the European level (COST TU-1406) 

      Casas Rius, Joan Ramon; Campos Matos, José A. (International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineers (IABSE), 2016)
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      Roadway bridges, being one of the most critical road infrastructures components, require regular maintenance actions. Therefore, it becomes important to define strategies to maximize societal benefits, derived from the ...
    • Quality specifications for roadway bridges in Europe 

      Casas Rius, Joan Ramon; Matos, Jose C. (2018)
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      In Europe, there is a large disparity from country to country regarding the way performance indicators are quantified and goals and quality controls specified. The main objective of COST Action TU-1406 is to establish ...
    • Quality specifications for roadway bridges in Europe: overview of COST Action TU1406 

      Casas Rius, Joan Ramon; Matos, Jose C. (CRC Press, 2021)
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      Quality control frameworks are being implemented wordwide by bridge owners. In the case of highway bridges, the definition of a set of performance goals at component, system and network level and the proposal of the ...
    • Quality specifications for roadway bridges: standardization at a European level 

      Casas Rius, Joan Ramon; Matos, Jose C. (CRC Press, 2019)
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      Across Europe, the need to manage roadway bridges efficiently led to the development of multiple management systems in different countries. Despite presenting similar architectural frameworks, there are relevant differences ...
    • Quantitative deployement of long-term force monitoring devices in cable-stayed bridges: a life cycle cost (LCC) approach 

      Ladysz, Andrzej; Casas Rius, Joan Ramon (2009-09)
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      The paper describes two possible alternatives of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) as a solution for the inspection and maintenance of cable-stayed bridges. Especially, it covers the problem of the quantitative deployment ...
    • Rain-wind-induced cable vibrations in the Alamillo cable-stayed bridge (Sevilla, Spain): assessment and remedial action 

      Casas Rius, Joan Ramon; Aparicio Bengoechea, Ángel Carlos (2010-10)
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      Rain combined with wind action provoking vibration has been observed in the longest stays of the Alamillo cablestayed bridge in Sevilla (Spain). The maximum displacements observed are in the order of magnitude of 0.5 m and ...
    • Refuerzo de puentes por cambio de esquema estructural: optimización mediante algoritmo genético 

      Valenzuela, Matías A.; Casas Rius, Joan Ramon (Asociacion Científica del Hormigón Estructural (ACHE), 2011)
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      La presente comunicación entrega un estudio detallado del proceso constructivo y de tesado para el refuerzo de puentes con tipología longitudinal de vigas continuas convirtiéndolos en puentes en arco atirantado (tipo ...
    • Reliability and redundancy of bridge systems under lateral loads 

      Anitori, Giorgio; Casas Rius, Joan Ramon; Ghosn, Michel (American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2011)
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      A methodology is proposed to analyze the structural redundancy of bridge systems under lateral loads. The paper compares the results obtained from a probabilistic approach to those of a simplified deterministic analysis. ...
    • Reliability-based approach to the robustness of corroded reinforced concrete structures 

      Cavaco, E. S.; Neves, Luís A.C; Casas Rius, Joan Ramon (2017-04)
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      Currently, decisions on the maintenance and repair of infrastructural assets, structures in particular, are mostly based on the results of inspections and the resulting condition index, neglecting system robustness and ...
    • Reliability-based assessment of masonry arch bridges 

      Casas Rius, Joan Ramon (2011-04)
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      The paper presents a methodology for the probabilistic assessment of masonry arches at the serviceability and ultimate limit states. First, it explains the definition of the different failure modes and corresponding limit ...
    • Remote sensing-based structural health monitoring and damage assessment 

      Valença, Jonatas; Qin, Xiaoqiong; Chang, Ling; Dong, Jie; Shi, Xuguo; Casas Rius, Joan Ramon (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2024-03-26)
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      With the rapid development of society and the economy, significant infrastructure, such as roads, buildings, high-speed railways, and bridges, have been built all over the world. However, the increase in operating time ...
    • Residual service life of a deteriorated retaining wall near the Terrassa railway station based on evidence 

      Casas Rius, Joan Ramon; Alegre Heitzmann, Vicente; Comellas Oliva, Josep (Féderation Internationale du Béton (fib), 2023)
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      A part of the retaining earth wall of the main line of the Catalonian railways (FGC), close to the station of Terrassa collapsed abruptly and without any previous warning. The collapse of this part of the wall provoked the ...
    • Respuesta de puentes frente a acciones sísmicas 

      Maldonado Rondón, Esperanza; Canas Torres, José Antonio; Casas Rius, Joan Ramon; Pujades Beneit, Lluís (Centre Internacional de Mètodes Numèrics en Enginyeria (CIMNE), 1998)
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      Este trabajo tiene como objetivo el estudiar los aspectos más importantes involucrados en la respuesta de un puente ante la acción símica. Aspectos como la modelación del puente ante la acción sísmica, la determinación de ...
    • Review of civil engineering applications with distributed optical fiber sensors 

      Barrias, Antonio Jose de Sousa; Casas Rius, Joan Ramon; Villalba Herrero, Sergi (2016)
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      It’s widely recognized that during its lifetime, civil engineering structures are subjected to adverse changes that affect their condition and structural safety. In this way, the application of Structural Health Monitoring ...
    • Robustness analysis of deteriorating reinforced concrete slabs 

      Cavaco, E. S.; Neves, L. A. C.; Gonçalves, Rui; Casas Rius, Joan Ramon (2011)
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      Corrosion of reinforcement bars in concrete structures is the most significant deterioration mechanism in these structures. Corrosion is extremely difficult to predict and, consequently, can be regarded as an unpredictable ...
    • Robustness and health monitoring of existing bridges 

      Casas Rius, Joan Ramon (Associação Portuguesa para a Segurança e Conservação de Pontes (ASCP), 2015)
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      The paper shows how the robustness concept, mainly developed and thought for the design of new structures, and the monitoring by suitable sensors based on fiber optics can also play a relevant role in the safety and ...
    • Robustness of optimal sensor methods in dynamic testing–comparison and implementation on a footbridge 

      Lizana Vilaseca, Marc; Casas Rius, Joan Ramon (2022-06)
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      One of the objectives of structural health monitoring (SHM) is to maximize the information while keeping the number of sensors, and consequently the cost of the sensor system, to a minimum. Besides, the sensor configurations ...