Simple Deterioration Model

Class Name

• RSimpleDeteriorationModel

Location in Objects Pane

• Models > Model > Infrastructure > Building > Simple Deterioration

Model Description

Model Form

$$\alpha = \exp \left( { - r \cdot t} \right)$$
• For further information on this model, refer to Mahsuli, M., Haukaas, T. (2013).

DDM sensitivities

• No

Properties

Object Name

• Name of the object in Rt
• Allowable characters are upper-case and lower-case letters, numbers, and underscore (“_”).
• The name is unique and case-sensitive.

Display Output

• Determines whether the model is allowed to print messages to the Output Pane.

Time

• \({t}\) = Time object

Deterioration Rate

• \({r}\) = Annual deterioration rate

Output

• \({\alpha}\) = Deterioration factor

Right-click Menu

Remove

• Removes the object.

References

• Mahsuli, M., Haukaas, T. (2013) “Computer program for multimodel reliability and optimization analysis,” ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 27(1), pp. 87-98 (DOI)