Reliability of multi-purpose offshore-facilities: Present status and future direction in Australia
Sustainable use of the ocean for food and energy production is an emerging area of
research in different countries around the world. This goal is pursued by the Australian …
research in different countries around the world. This goal is pursued by the Australian …
Multihazard resilience of highway bridges and bridge networks: A review
S Banerjee, BS Vishwanath… - Structure and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Assessment of resilience for engineered systems has drawn ample attention from the
engineering community in recent years. It has resulted in a significantly large body of …
engineering community in recent years. It has resulted in a significantly large body of …
Consideration of time-evolving capacity distributions and improved degradation models for seismic fragility assessment of aging highway bridges
This paper presents a methodology to develop seismic fragility curves for deteriorating
highway bridges by uniquely accounting for realistic pitting corrosion deterioration and time …
highway bridges by uniquely accounting for realistic pitting corrosion deterioration and time …
Seismic life-cycle cost analysis of ageing highway bridges under chloride exposure conditions: Modelling and recommendations
Chloride-induced corrosion of highway bridges constitutes a critical form of environmental
deterioration and may result in significant escalation of seismic life-cycle costs due to …
deterioration and may result in significant escalation of seismic life-cycle costs due to …
Probabilistic seismic assessment of multispan RC highway bridges considering soil-structure interaction and chloride-induced corrosion
Deterioration mechanisms, such as chloride-induced corrosion, affect bridges in aggressive
environments, making them more vulnerable to extreme events like earthquakes. Although …
environments, making them more vulnerable to extreme events like earthquakes. Although …
Time-dependent reliability assessment of existing concrete bridges including non-stationary vehicle load and resistance processes
Y Yuan, W Han, G Li, Q Xie, Q Guo - Engineering Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
It is well known that existing concrete bridges are time-varying working systems, and the
corresponding maintenance strategy should be planned according to the time-varying …
corresponding maintenance strategy should be planned according to the time-varying …
Multi-level, multi-variate, non-stationary, random field modeling and fragility analysis of engineering systems
Engineering systems can often be represented considering models at multiple levels.
Different properties within each level are typically inhomogeneous in space and cross …
Different properties within each level are typically inhomogeneous in space and cross …
Bayesian decision analysis for the optimization of inspection and repair of spatially degrading concrete structures
E Vereecken, W Botte, G Lombaert, R Caspeele - Engineering Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Pre-posterior analyses can be used to determine the value of information (VoI) of inspection
strategies. As such, decisions can be made on whether or not it is relevant to perform …
strategies. As such, decisions can be made on whether or not it is relevant to perform …
Random field modelling of spatial variability in concrete–a review
W Botte, E Vereecken, R Caspeele - Structure and Infrastructure …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Concrete is a heterogeneous material, consisting of different constituents such as
aggregates of different sizes and cement paste. Due to the heterogeneity of the concrete, its …
aggregates of different sizes and cement paste. Due to the heterogeneity of the concrete, its …
Improved component-level deterioration modeling and capacity estimation for seismic fragility assessment of highway bridges
This paper presents a novel vector-based seismic vulnerability assessment methodology for
deteriorating highway bridges by uniquely accounting for realistic deterioration of key …
deteriorating highway bridges by uniquely accounting for realistic deterioration of key …