DURABILITY: KEY ISSUES IN PERSPECTIVE
Today there is an increasing demand for quality, durability and sustainability. To achievedurability goals, a chain of activities has to be considered. In this contribution links of thequality chain will be identified and discussed. In this respect the role of codes, models,certificates and the human factor are discussed. Aspects like dedication, discipline, awarenessresponsibility and education will be addressed as well. The role of predictive numericalmodels in the design process will be emphasized. However, overestimating the relevance ofindividual quality factors will not contribute to durability. Reversely, underestimating theimportance of individual factors may weaken the strength of the quality chain and jeopardizesdurability. It is a matter of balance! Together the links of the quality chain form the acronymDREAMCODE. The letters of this acronym stand for the key issues in durability design.
K.van Breugel
Delft University of Technology,Microlab,The Netherlands
国际会议
南京
英文
323-332
2008-10-13（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）