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Reliability Verification of an Existing Reinforced Concrete Slab

Milan Holicky, Karel Jung
Transactions of the VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, Civil Engineering Series
2018, Volume 18, Issue 2, Pages 11-14
Doi: 10.31490/tces-2018-0009
The submitted contribution provides background information on the principles accepted in the CEN Technical Specification (TS). The application of the verification methods provided in the TS is clarified by an assessment of a reinforced concrete precast panel. The panel provides insufficient resistance in comparison to that required by Eurocodes for design of new structures. The critical comparison of the reliability levels indicated by Eurocodes, the assessment value method, and fully probabilistic approach demonstrates the benefits gained by applying the principles of the TS. While the partial factors recommended in Eurocodes leads to a negative result the assessment value method and the probabilistic method indicate sufficient structural reliability.
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