2007.4-2008.3 Yearbook of NILIM
Research Summary


Road Department

Reference Number Y070403
Title Study on safety factors for road structures
Start-End Date 2007.4-2008.3
Division Bridge and Structures Division
Author Head, Takashi TAMAKOSHI
Senior Researcher, Toshiaki NANAZAWA
Researcher, Marie ISHIO
Researcher, Koichi IKUTA
Summary In order to standardize load factors for reliability based design that will be used for the revised specifications for highway bridges, we studied load factors by simulating probability and degree of respective loads during design service term based on measured load data in the research.