Research Article

Optimization of Accelerated Destructive Degradation Testing of Cementitious Materials for Their Performances Qualification under Aggressive Environments: The Case of Carbonation

Table 3

Comparison of different optimization criteria.

Stress levelOptimality criteriaAccuracy ε (%)

S1 = 300 Pa, S2 = 20,000 Pa (SI1)V-optimality186.85.68e + 322.26e − 2[42.7, 96.2] year38.6
D-optimality198.87.67e + 322.11e − 2[41.8, 97.1] y39.8
A-optimality201.83.46e + 321.98e − 2[41.6, 97.3] y40.1

S1 = 30 Pa, S2 = 50,000 Pa (SI2)V-optimality115.79.14e + 336.73e − 3[48.4, 90.5] y30.4
D-optimality123.41.70e + 347.01e − 3[47.7, 91.2] y31.3
A-optimality115.93299.697e + 330.00656[48.4, 90.6] y30.4

CI: confidence interval for ϕ = 0.9.