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It does, but to a different probability of failure. A 25-year bridge extended to 35 years will have a higher probability of failing during that 10 year extensio
by bumby 4y ago
It does, but to a different probability of failure. A 25-year bridge extended to 35 years will have a higher probability of failing during that 10 year extension than a 50 year bridge extending life to 60 years.
The most common survivability analysis is a Weibull model which typically has a longer right tail to the failure distribution.