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A sequential cost minimization method and its consistent formulation are presented for the inspection planning problem of deteriorating structures. The method aims to find an optimal inspection strategy so that the total cost expected in the period between the present inspection and the next be minimum. The optimization variables are the inspection methods at the present inspection and the interval to the next inspection for the structure. The optimization is repeatedly carried out at every inspection. The applicability of the proposed method is discussed through the numerical analyses of a hypothetical structural member set as well as a hypothetical structure.
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Fujimoto, Y., Mizutani, M., Swilem, S., Asaka, M. (1991). Inspection Strategy for Deteriorating Structures Based on Cost Minimization Approach. In: Spanos, P.D., Brebbia, C.A. (eds) Computational Stochastic Mechanics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3692-1_36
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