On the value of SHM in the context of service life integrity management

J Qin, S Thöns, MH Faber - … Conference on Applications of Statistics and …, 2015 - vbn.aau.dk
This paper addresses the optimization of structural health monitoring (SHM) before its
implementation on the basis of its Value of Information (VoI). The approach for the …

A Bayesian inference approach for the updating of spatially distributed corrosion model parameters based on heterogeneous measurement data

E Vereecken, W Botte, G Lombaert… - Structure and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In many countries concrete bridges are reaching the end of their service-life, showing signs
of deterioration, eg due to corrosion. Hence, the question arises whether their safety level is …

Time-variant reliability of deteriorating structural systems conditional on inspection and monitoring data

R Schneider - 2019 - mediatum.ub.tum.de
Two novel approaches to compute the time-variant reliability of deteriorating structures
conditional on inspection and monitoring data are presented. The first approach formulates …

Comparative usability study between two prototype commercial building thermostat interfaces

J Vezeau, R Tamas, W O'Brien… - Science and Technology …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The functionality of commercial building thermostats is often not well understood by
occupants. This can lead to users feeling discontent and/or frustrated and may contribute to …

[PDF][PDF] Pre-posterior analysis of inspections incorporating degradation of concrete structures

E Vereecken, W Botte, G Lombaert… - 20th IABSE Congress …, 2019 - academia.edu
The framework of pre-posterior decision analysis has a large potential as a decision support
tool in structural engineering. It seems ideally suited to tackle problems related to …