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Relative material loss: a maintenance inspection methodology for approximating material loss on in-service marine structures
Robert A. Ernsting, Thomas A. Mazzuchi, Shahram Sarkani
71 - 84
10.3233/978-1-60750-522-8-71
Risk and Decision Analysis in Maintenance Optimization and Flood Management
Abstract

This paper describes a new maintenance inspection methodology called relative material loss (RML) used for approximating the material loss contribution on each plate side separating two or more dissimilar marine environments. The new methodology leverages actual “at sea” environmental and operational conditions by defining relationships between the dissimilar environments and solving for the material loss on each plate side. The RML theory and a case study using a sixty five year old in-service structure; a dry dock caisson gate is presented.

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