Applications of artificial intelligence for disaster management

W Sun, P Bocchini, BD Davison - Natural Hazards, 2020 - Springer
Natural hazards have the potential to cause catastrophic damage and significant
socioeconomic loss. The actual damage and loss observed in the recent decades has …

Maintenance, management, life-cycle design and performance of structures and infrastructures: a brief review

DM Frangopol, D Saydam, S Kim - Structure and infrastructure …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The optimal decisions to maintain or improve the reliability and functionality of structures and
infrastructure systems can only be achieved through proper integrated management …

[图书][B] Creep and hygrothermal effects in concrete structures

ZP Bažant, M Jirásek - 2018 - Springer
The literature on concrete creep and shrinkage is vast and scattered over many media. A
host of books have already been devoted to this subject. Some are valuable compilations of …

[PDF][PDF] Comprehensive database for concrete creep and shrinkage: analysis and recommendations for testing and recording

MH Hubler, R Wendner, ZP Bazant - ACI Materials Journal, 2015 - cee.northwestern.edu
The first large worldwide database of creep and shrinkage tests was assembled at
Northwestern University (NU) in 1978. It was expanded as the RILEM database in 1992 and …

Statistical justification of Model B4 for drying and autogenous shrinkage of concrete and comparisons to other models

MH Hubler, R Wendner, ZP Bažant - Materials and Structures, 2015 - Springer
The shrinkage prediction part of Model B4 presented in the preceding paper is here
statistically justified by optimal fitting of the new NU database containing 1050 test curves …

Reliability analysis of RC slab-column joints under punching shear load using a machine learning-based surrogate model

L Shen, Y Shen, S Liang - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
Reinforced concrete slab-column structures, despite their advantages such as architectural
flexibility and easy construction, are susceptible to punching shear failure. In addition …

Modeling and material uncertainty quantification of RC structural components

MA Hariri-Ardebili, CL Segura Jr, S Sattar - Structural Safety, 2024 - Elsevier
It is well established that various sources of uncertainties play a critical role in the safety
assessment of engineering structures. Some widely used frameworks, such as performance …

Statistical justification of model B4 for multi-decade concrete creep using laboratory and bridge databases and comparisons to other models

R Wendner, MH Hubler, ZP Bažant - Materials and Structures, 2015 - Springer
Abstract This paper presents:(1) statistical justification and calibration of model B4 using
laboratory creep data and long-term bridge deflection data, and (2) statistical comparisons of …

Estimation of coefficient of variation for structural analysis: The correlation interval approach

L Novák, D Novák - Structural Safety, 2021 - Elsevier
The paper is focused on the efficient estimation of the coefficient of variation for functions of
correlated and uncorrelated random variables. Specifically, the paper deals with time …

Optimization method, choice of form and uncertainty quantification of Model B4 using laboratory and multi-decade bridge databases

R Wendner, MH Hubler, ZP Bažant - Materials and Structures, 2015 - Springer
The preceding article describes a new multi-decade creep and shrinkage prediction model,
labeled B4, which extends and improves the previous RILEM recommendation B3, and a …