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Title: What makes long-term monitoring convenient? A parametric analysis of value of information in infrastructure maintenance: What makes long-term monitoring convenient? A parametric analysis of value of information in infrastructure maintenance
Award ID(s):
1653716
NSF-PAR ID:
10090423
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Structural Control and Health Monitoring
Volume:
26
Issue:
5
ISSN:
1545-2255
Page Range / eLocation ID:
e2329
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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