Mitsuyoshi Akiyama & Dan M. Frangopol 
Life-cycle of Structural Systems [PDF ebook] 
Design, Assessment, Maintenance and Management

This book aims to promote the study, research and applications in the design, assessment, prediction, and optimal management of life-cycle performance, safety, reliability, and risk of civil structures and infrastructure systems. The contribution in each chapter presents state-of-the-art as well as emerging applications related to key aspects of the life-cycle civil engineering field. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Structure and Infrastructure Engineering.