Methodology maps for model-based sensor-data interpretation to support civil-infrastructure management

SGS Pai, IFC Smith - Frontiers in Built Environment, 2022 - frontiersin.org
With increasing urbanization and depleting reserves of raw materials for construction,
sustainable management of existing infrastructure will be an important challenge in this …

Hierarchical Bayesian modeling framework for model updating and robust predictions in structural dynamics using modal features

X Jia, O Sedehi, C Papadimitriou… - … Systems and Signal …, 2022 - Elsevier
The hierarchical Bayesian modeling (HBM) framework has recently been developed to
tackle the uncertainty quantification and propagation in structural dynamics inverse …

Tuned-mass-damper-inerter optimal design and performance assessment for multi-storey hysteretic buildings under seismic excitation

D Patsialis, AA Taflanidis, A Giaralis - Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2023 - Springer
Inerter-based vibration absorbers (IVAs), such as the tuned-mass-damper-inerter (TMDI),
have become popular in recent years for the earthquake protection of building structures …

Nonlinear model updating through a hierarchical Bayesian modeling framework

X Jia, O Sedehi, C Papadimitriou… - Computer Methods in …, 2022 - Elsevier
A new time-domain probabilistic technique based on hierarchical Bayesian modeling (HBM)
framework is proposed for calibration and uncertainty quantification of hysteretic type …

A two-stage Bayesian model updating framework based on an iterative model reduction technique using modal responses

P Sengupta, S Chakraborty - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
A two-stage Bayesian model updating framework based on an affine-invariance sampling in
Transitional Markov Chain Monte Carlo (TMCMC) algorithm is proposed. In the first stage …

Future cities demand smart and equitable infrastructure resilience modeling perspectives

JE Padgett, R Rincon, P Panakkal - npj Natural Hazards, 2024 - nature.com
Risk-informed decisions that promote infrastructure resilience (or the ability to withstand,
recover from, and adapt to stressors like natural hazards) require confident predictions of …

An analytically tractable solution for hierarchical Bayesian model updating with variational inference scheme

X Jia, WJ Yan, C Papadimitriou, KV Yuen - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2023 - Elsevier
The hierarchical Bayesian modelling (HBM) framework has recently been proposed to
properly account for the model parameter uncertainty in structural dynamics. This framework …

An expeditious and expressive vehicle dynamics model for applications in controls and reinforcement learning

H Unjhawala, T Hansen, H Zhang, S Caldraru… - IEEE …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a Vehicle Model (VM) that has 17 degrees of freedom and includes nonlinear
tire and powertrain subsystems. Implemented as a relatively small piece of C++ code, the …

A hierarchical Bayesian framework embedded with an improved orthogonal series expansion for Gaussian processes and fields identification

M Ping, X Jia, C Papadimitriou, X Han, C Jiang… - … Systems and Signal …, 2023 - Elsevier
A new hierarchical Bayesian framework (HBM) is proposed for identification of Gaussian
processes or fields, which are usually used for simulating uncertainty in temporal variability …

An improved Bayesian model updating framework by enhanced iterative model reduction technique in time domain

P Sengupta, S Chakraborty - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2023 - Elsevier
An improved Bayesian model updating technique in the Transitional Markov Chain Monte
Carlo framework in time domain is investigated. In doing so, a modified iterative model …