Fire hazard in bridges: Review, assessment and repair strategies

The research presented in this paper is co-sponsored by Michigan State University (through Strategic Partnership Grant Award No. SPG-71-1452), the Spanish Ministry of Education (postdoctoral fellowship awarded to Mr. Paya-Zaforteza - Grant No. EX-2008-0669- and research project BIA 2011-27104), and the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant Nos. CMMI-1068252 and CMMI-1068621 awarded to Princeton University and Michigan State University. All opinions, findings, and conclusions expressed in this paper are of the authors' only and do not necessarily reflect the policies and views of Michigan State University, or the Spanish Ministry of Education. The authors also thank Dr. Khaled Mahmoud for his valuable contributions.

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