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Quantifying Uncertainties in Cargo Deck Deflections from Distributed Fiber Optic Strain Data
(2023)A variety of sensing modalities and sensor technologies are used to monitor the health, assess the condition, and quantify the life span of civil infrastructure. Among the more recent technologies utilized for health ... -
QUANTIFYING UNCERTAINTIES IN THE PERFORMANCE PREDICTION OF EXISTING CONCRETE STRUCTURES USING AN EXTENDED DIRECT STIFFNESS METHOD APPROACH
(2023)Reinforced concrete structures are widely used in many industrialized countries. Currently, significant parts of the patrimony in these regions are reaching the end of their lifetime. As a result, the through-life analysis ... -
Quantitative modelling of human health risks arising from pesticide use in Irish agriculture
(2023)Pesticides have been identified as a growing concern due to the risk they pose to human health. Risk models can be used to predict pesticide concentrations in drinking water and analyse the associated health risks and hence ... -
Random field modeling of the mechanical properties of graphene nanoplatelets
(2023)In this work, a random field approach is employed to model the mechanical properties of graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) consisting of multiple graphene sheets connected with van der Waals forces. GNPs share the excellent ... -
Random vibration and global dynamic analyses of nonlinear MDOF systems under combined additive and multiplicative excitation
(2023)The random vibration and global dynamic analyses of structures subjected to combined additive and multiplicative excitation are challenging issues. In this paper, the direct probability integral method (DPIM), as a novel ... -
Rapid Resilience assessment of a Transport Networks for Medical Needs
(2023)A healthy transportation network should be resilient in many ways and resilience for medical emegencies or needs are one of the important factors in this regard. This paper demonstrates for such resilieince can be rapidly ... -
Rational bridge maintenance decisions in urban areas
(2023)Bridge owners need to make decisions about their assets at various stages in the bridgeメs life cycle. Decisions at various project stages are based on different levels of information and various degrees of decision model ... -
Realistic system reliability estimates in design of levee systems
(2023)Reliability-based design of levee systems requires proper treatment of spatial variability in reliability analysis. In practice, this is often dealt with by standardized factors that represent the typical spatial variability. ... -
Recent advances in the fatigue design of steel bridges submitted to aleatory traffic loads
(2023)This work presents recent developments in the fatigue design of bridges submitted to aleatory traffic loads. The purpose is to perform fatigue design according to Eurocode fatigue model 5 but replacing real-life measurements ... -
Recent developments and ongoing challenges in the implementation of UAS assisted bridge inspections
(2023)In the past decade, the use of drones, or unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), to supplement engineering activities such as structural inspections has increased considerably due to the advances in the associated technology in ... -
Reduced order surrogate modeling of opening along the interface due to debonding in non-metallic reinforced cementitious composites
(2023)The key model component required for a realistic characterization of cementitious composites with non-metallic reinforcement is the crack bridge model, which can capture the triggering mechanism of splitting cracks in ... -
Redundancy Analysis of Unbraced Network Arch Bridges
(2023)The redundancy of a structural system is its ability to support loads even after a failure of one or several structural components. Redundancy analysis is vital to assess the safety and reliability of network arch bridges, ... -
Refining 3D nonlinear finite element settlement predictions around a deep urban excavation with the help of a Bayesian approach
(2023)This contribution presents a probabilistic and Bayesian approach for the finite element modelling of a deep excavation in a lacustrine environment in Geneva, Switzerland. The project is composed of a new 25-storey tower ... -
Regional Disaster Loss Prediction Under Tropical Cyclone Hazard to Support Real-time Risk Forecasting: A Data-driven Approach
(2023)Rapid prediction of high-probability disaster hotspots during a tropical cyclone is crucial to facilitate proactive mitigation measures. In this study, a data-driven model based on a convolutional neural network (CNN) is ... -
Regional surge hazard map development using Gaussian Process metamodeling
(2023)The recent, very active hurricane seasons, as well as emerging concerns related to the future effects of sea level rise, storm intensification, and increased hurricane occurrence rate projections on coastal areas, make the ... -
Relevance of Uncertainty Modelling for Wind Turbine Lifetime Estimations
(2023)For the design of wind turbines, the determination of the fatigue lifetime is essential. Frequently, so-called lifetime "damage equivalent loads" (DELs) are used as a measure for the fatigue lifetime. Short-term DELs are ... -
Reliability Analysis of Corroded RC Structures Integrating Hybrid Bayesian Network
(2023)The performance of RC structures might deteriorate with time due to environmental stressors (e.g., chloride ingress and concrete carbonation), compromising structural safety and social sustainability. Many studies have ... -
Reliability Analysis using Multiple Low-fidelity Models Coupled with Active Learning: A Robust, General, and Explainable Framework
(2023)To assess the reliability of critical technologies like nuclear plants and infrastructure systems and improve the robustness of design, engineers have to quantify the uncertainties surrounding the system behavior accurately. ... -
Reliability assessment of RC Bridges under seismic loads
(2023)An approach to estimate the probability of failure, the reliability index ? and the mean annual failure rate by using closed mathematical expressions is presented. The approach is related to the probabilistic seismic demand ... -
Reliability Assessment of Wind Turbine Monopile Foundations based on Possibility Approach integrating Local Experience and External Database
(2023)Reliability Analysis based on probabilistic methods is widely applied in geotechnical engineering. Several analytical and numerical methods have been developed to assess reliability based on the concept of occurrence of ...