Civil Structural & Environ Eng: Recent submissions
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Assesing the Impact of Smart Initial Response Strategies on the Resilience in Complex Systems
(2023)During an emergency, the initial response and especially the identification of the damage in a complex engineered system is critical for the maintenance of the entire systemﾒs performance and operation. Simultaneously, ... -
The Uncertainty of Damping Ratios Obtained Using Modal Identification Techniques and Full-Scale Acceleration Data
(2023)The damping ratio of a structure has a large influence on its ability to meet serviceability and habitability requirements under dynamic loading. In practice, design analysis relies on estimates of damping ratios from ... -
COMBINED STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE ROBUST STRUCTURES
(2023)While the practical importance of designing and building robust structures is well recognized, the relevant code rules currently in place are often vague or confusing. Cross-referencing, in turn, may lead to loops around ... -
Geotechnical uncertainty analysis with sparse data using interval field method
(2023)Spatial uncertainty in soil parameters has essential implications for dyke failure analysis. The currently popular random field methods used to characterize the spatial uncertainty of soils have been very influential. ... -
Exploring the impact of spatial variation of material properties on seismic behavior of URM walls with openings via computational modeling
(2023)The mechanical properties of unreinforced masonry (URM) wall constituents (i.e., brick, mortar, and unit-mortar interface) vary considerably due to their inherent nature and manufacturing process. In this context, the ... -
Stochastic incremental dynamics methodology for nonlinear structural systems endowed with fractional derivative terms subjected to code-compliant seismic excitation
(2023)A novel stochastic incremental dynamics (SIDA) methodology is developed for nonlinear structural systems with fractional derivative elements exposed to a seismic excitation vector consistently aligned with contemporary ... -
Evaluating System Reliability of Floating Offshore Substations
(2023)Offshore wind is planned to become the first source of energy by 2050 in view to meet the required levels of CO2 emissions in the world. That requires to install turbines in deeper seas. It is shown that only Floating Wind ... -
Evaluating the value of information of inspection strategies for a FOSS
(2023)Many future commercially exploitable sites of marine renewable energies (MRE) are located in transitional to large water depths if compared to already deployed bottom-fixed offshore wind farms. Some constraints such as ... -
Improving the spatial monitoring of rain gauges for flood assessment
(2023)Flood assessment for early warning systems rely on the confidence on data. Rainfalls are usually estimated by radar with a low accuracy but a fine spatial mesh and rain gauges with a high accuracy but a low density. Adding ... -
PSimPy: GP emulation-based sensitivity analysis, uncertainty quantification and calibration of landslide simulators
(2023)Computer simulations are widely used to study real-world systems in many fields of science and engineering, such as earth science, life science, energy engineering, civil engineering, etc. Such simulators may be subject ... -
Time-dependent Reliability Analysis Method Based on An Explicit Outcrossing Rate in PHI2
(2023)In practical engineering, existing aging structures and infrastructure may suffer from aggressive external load and environmental conditions during their service life, which conditions may cause the deterioration of ... -
Use of Traffic Data in Bridge Assessment an IABSE Initiative
(2023)The bridge community is committed into creating safe and sustainable structures for future generations. During the drafting work of bridge design standards many compromises are needed to achieve a consensus, and the resulting ... -
REVIEW OF THE PERFORMANCE OF CLT WALL-TO-FLOOR CONNECTIONS FOR A MULTI-STOREY MODULAR BUILDING USING IRISH TIMBER
(2023)In recent years, the focus has shifted toward more sustainable construction methods. Cross-laminated timber (CLT) has emerged as an excellent material in terms of structural properties and environmental impact. Across ... -
Bayesian Optimization for Intrinsically Noisy Response Surfaces
(2023)While Bayesian optimization (BO) is a well-established method for efficient optimization of deterministic response surfaces that are time intensive to evaluate, its application for the optimization of stochastic response ... -
Stress testing the transportation system subject to climate-induced hazards: A simulation approach
(2023)This paper proposes a simulation-based approach to conduct stress tests on transportation systems subject to extreme scenarios of rainfall leading to flooding. Stress tests represent situations where at least one part of ... -
A novel design equation for reinforced concrete columns confined by FRP and steel based on advanced finite element analysis
(2023)Strengthening of reinforced concrete (RC) columns using externally-bonded fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) is a widely accepted and used retrofit technique. The FRP encasing increases the vertical load capacity and ductility ... -
Extension of the Performance-Based Hurricane Engineering (PBHE) framework to account for climate change and structural aging effects
(2023)The US Gulf and Atlantic coasts are frequently affected by severe tropical storms, locally known as hurricanes, which produce significant economic and life losses every year. The effects of climate change and structural ... -
Method for estimating corrosion of underground pipes based on inspection data of telecommunication facilities
(2023)An extended period has passed since many infrastructures have been constructed, and it is crucial issue for infrastructure to be aged. Corrosion of steel materials has a significant impact on infrastructure, so accurate ... -
A parallel Bayesian interval optimization approach for static analysis of structures with interval uncertainties
(2023)This paper aims at approximating the bounds of the static response of structures with interval uncertainties. Such task is often challenging due to the large number of computationally intensive response evaluations required. ... -
Identification of cost-effective multihazard capacity of nuclear power plant using multi-objective genetic algorithm
(2023)After the Tohoku earthquake-tsunami (Japan, 2011), the regulatory efforts to mitigate the external hazards increase both safety requirements and the total capital cost of nuclear power plant (NPP). In these circumstances, ...
