Risk Based Maintenance and Risk Evaluation via the Smart Structure

Abstract

Recently, degradation of the aged infrastructures is becoming serious problem in Japan. Because of the economic reason, method of preserving based on economic rationality is important. Risk based method is one of the statistical rationalization method. Risk based rationalization method for inspection/maintenance is called as Risk Based Inspection(RBI)/Risk Based Maintenance(RBM). In this paper, introduction for the RBM and the method for risk evaluation from smart structure are explained.