Reliability based Maintenance of Structural Components
Speaker(s)
Prof. A. Srividya, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
Date
12-09-2006
Time
10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Venue
Faculty of Engineering, Seminar Room E1-07-21, NUS
Abstract
Maintenance, repair and strengthening of existing structural components are important activities for structural engineers. Structural components deteriorate with time due to exposure to environmental stressors which reduce the integrity of structural components. Periodic inspection followed by suitable maintenance activities can restore the structural component to its near original condition. Deterioration of reinforced concrete components in coastal areas can be attributed to the corrosion process that the embedded steel undergoes. It is necessary to assess the time for corrosion initiation and the time for propagation leading to failure of the component. Corrosion initiation time can be delayed by adopting proper maintenance strategies and extending the service life of the components and structure.
Biography
Prof. A. Srividya joined IIT Bombay in 1988 and is currently Associate Professor in Reliability Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering. She has supervised/co supervised 6 PhD’s and 34 Masters thesis. She has executed various research projects to promote industry interface and has been course co-ordinator for industry CEPs like Reliability Engineering, Quality Management and Six Sigma for IT industries. She has jointly edited books on “Reliability Engineering and Quality Management”, “Quality, Reliability and Information Technology”, and is also an author of book titled “Fuzzy Reliability Engineering-Concepts and Applications” (in progress). She has many publications in international and national journals and published over 60 papers in conferences. She is a life member of ISTE and ISPS. She has been conference chairperson of International Conference on Reliability, Safety & Hazard 2005 (Advances in Risk Informed Technology) at Hotel the Leela, Mumbai, Dec 01-03, 2005. She was instrumental in editing and reviewing the proceedings of various International Conferences like International Conference on Quality Reliability and Control 2001, International Conference on Multimedia and Design 2002 and International Conference on Quality Reliability and Information Technology 2003. She is a recipient of “Leadership in Reliability Engineering Education & Research” award by Society of Reliability Engineering, Quality & Operations Management.
