Safety, Reliability, Risk and Life-Cycle Performance of Structures and Infrastructures

Preface
Organization


1. Keynotes


Life-cycle design of bridges under multiple hazards: Earthquake, tsunami, and continuous deterioration
M. Akiyama & D.M. Frangopol


Performance-based earthquake engineering: From basic concepts to practical design methods
L. Esteva & O. Diaz


Probabilistic models, methods, and decisions in earthquake engineering
T. Haukaas


Bayesian system identification and response predictions robust to modeling uncertainty
J.L. Beck


Long-term safety evaluation of nuclear containment structure and optimal target reliability level based on life-cycle cost
S.-H. Kim


Managing structural safety and reliability in adaptation to climate change
H.O. Madsen



2. Mini-symposia and organized sessions abstracts
Communicating risk under high uncertainty: Developing cross-disciplinary knowledge
Organizers: L. Alison, G. Mythen, M. Beer & R.B. Corotis


Police communication: The uncertain logic of risk
M. Lee & A. McGovern


Crime, risk and needs assessment. Communicating risk in offenders' focused prevention
E.N. Baillergeau


Project risk management in construction: Developing modeling tools to favour a multidisciplinary approach
D. Breysse, E. Tepeli, F. Khartabil, F. Taillandier, R. Mehdizadeh & D. Morand


Quantification of risk aversion in decisions related to safety of nuclear power plants
E.J. Cha & B.R. Ellingwood


Anticipatory governance and risk perception
A.G. Hom


Avoiding errors through collaboration
F. Knoll


No risk reports - An analysis of crime risk assessment reports in New SouthWales (Australia)
M. Lee & G. Clancey


Risk communication and black swans - dealing with uncertainty by categorization
O.A. Lindaas & K.A. Pettersen


Risk perception vs. risk reality
T. Micic


The curse of the black swan: Embracing major improbable events as harbingers rather than as aberrations
J. Mueller


Communicating the risk of rare events common observations from structural, environmental, pharmaceutical and business disciplines
R.L. Mullen, C. Bennet, N.B. Saleh & G.R. Niehaus


Managing security under high uncertainty: Institutional strategies and dilemmas
G. Mythen


Risk perception of natural hazards: Effective communication of U.S. regional consequences and risks
D.E. Oliver & R.B. Corotis


A market in safety. The 'neoliberal' politics of urban fire protection in Australia
P. O'Malley &A. Lombard


High medical technology governance: The new stakeholder's map
J.D.R. Alvarez


Unified quantitative criteria for management of regional risk
S.A. Timashev



Mechanics of materials with random microstructure
Organizers: S.R. Arwade & L. Graham-Brady


Bounds on meso-scale random field representations of heterogeneous materials
K. Acton


Stochastic analysis of precipitates in a material grain
A. Der Kiureghian, D.C. Chrzan & S.Weissman


Nonlinear multiscale modeling of random heterogeneous materials
X.F. Xu



Uncertainty in the development of wind energy systems
Organizers: S.R. Arwade & L. Manuel


Predicting the extreme loads on a wind turbine considering uncertainty in airfoil data
I. Abdallah, A. Natarajan & J.D. Sorensen


Reliability analysis of monopile offshore wind turbine support structures
W. Carswell, S.R. Arwade, A.T. Myers & J.F. Hajjar


Probabilistic modeling of joint hurricane-induced wind and wave hazards to offshore wind farms on the atlantic coast
V. Valamanesh, A.T. Myers & S.R. Arwade


Quantifying the hurricane risk to offshore wind power in the United States
S. Rose, M.J. Small, P. Jaramillo, I. Grossmann & J. Apt


Assessing fatigue and ultimate load uncertainty in floating offshore wind turbines due to varying simulation length
G. Stewart, M. Lackner, L. Haid, D. Matha, J. Jonkman &A. Robertson


Assessment of wind turbine loading in stable atmospheric boundary layers based on conditionally simulated inflow fields
J. Xiao, D. Zuo & J. McNeill



Innovation in Structural Health Monitoring (ISHM): Current trends and applications
Organizers: I. Bartoli, A. Kontsos & S. Salamone


Non-propagating lamb mode extraction for reference-free crack detection
Y.-K. An & H. Sohn


On the use of imperialist competitive algorithm for guided waves based structural health monitoring
A. Bagheri, K. Li & P. Rizzo


Monitoring the scour phenomenon in the tabasco region of Mexico
A.F. Callewaert & B.S. Schorn


Structural health monitoring of unique structures: Normandy and Tancarville
A.A. Chaperon & B.S. Schorn


SHM of civil structures: Expectations and perspectives
A.D. Grosso


Rapid structural identification methods for highway bridges: Towards a greater understanding of large populations
J. DeVitis, D. Masceri, A.E. Aktan & F. Moon


Crack pattern quantification of concrete structures based on fractal analysis
A. Farhidzadeh, E. Dehghan-Niri & S. Salamone


Ensemble scenario analysis for the statistical performance evaluation of an NDE-based damage prognosis methodology
M. Gobbato, J.P. Conte & J.B. Kosmatka


Lamb wave tomography utilizing acoustic emission sources in plate like structures
J.P. Koduru, S. Momeni, M. Gonzalez &V. Godinez


Electrical methods for structural health monitoring of composite (aero) structures
V. Kostopoulos, A. Vavouliotis, A. Baltopoulos & N. Athanassopoulos


Acoustic emission wireless node for structural health monitoring of bridges
O. Ley, V.F. Godinez-Azcuaga, D.J. Inman & J.R. Farmer


A wireless system for structural health monitoring of wind turbine blades
O. Ley &V.F. Godinez-Azcuaga


A fiber-optic acoustic emission sensor for SHM
S. Momeni, J.P. Koduru, V. Godinez &A.D. Nguyen


Structural integrity of composite structures containing degrading fiber waviness and local porosity
I.I. Qamhia, E.M. Lauer-Hunt & R.F. El-Hajjar


Numerical and experimental characteristic of 3D MEMS AE sensors
H. Saboonchi & D. Ozevin


Identification of failure mechanisms in fiber reinforced composites by acoustic emission analysis
M.G.R. Sause


Structural health monitoring of civil infrastructure using carbon nanotube-based sensing composites
Th. Schumacher, H.B. Dai & E.T. Thostenson


Optical metrology an essential tool for structural health monitoring
E. Schwartz, J. Tyson &A. Kontsos


GPS_based remote optical monitoring system for structural inspection
S. Sumitro, S. Nishimura, H. Matsuda & I. Bartoli


Novel optico-acoustic sensing system for cross-validated structural health monitoring
P.A. Vanniamparambil, J. Cuadra, E. Schwartz, F. Khan, I. Bartoli & A. Kontsos


Integrated health monitoring system for damage detection in civil structural components
P.A. Vanniamparambil, F. Khan, R. Carmi, A. Kontsos & I. Bartoli


Acoustic emission characterization of early corrosion in prestressed concrete exposed to salt water
W. Velez, F. Matta & P.H. Ziehl


Inkjet-printed silver patch antenna for wireless strain sensing
X. Yi, C. Cho, Y.Wang, T. Le, M.M. Tentzeris & R.T. Leon


Engineering analyses with vague and imprecise information
Organizers: M. Beer, I. Kougioumtzoglou, E. Patelli, K.K. Phoon &V. Kreinovich


Structural reliability of bridges with vague information on its corrosion process
D. De Leon, D. Delgado & J.C. Arteaga


Process-oriented verification in biomechanics
E. Auer,W. Luther & R. Cuypers


Aggregation of not necessarily independent opinions without full conservatism
M. Basili & L. Pratelli


Comparing intervals and moments for the quantification of coarse information
M. Beer & V. Kreinovich


Random sets-based system for geotechnical site investigation - estimation of sounding density
D. Boumezerane & S. Belkacemi


Uncertainty characterization for structural systems
E.D. Elwood & R.B. Corotis


Limit state functions and parameter depending uncertainty described by sets of probability measures
T. Fetz


Interval Monte Carlo simulation with neural network based surrogate models
S. Freitag, R.L. Muhanna & W. Graf


Model uncertainty and gross errors in preliminary design of buildings - a round robin investigation
M. Froederberg & S. Thelandersson


Interval solution and robust validation of uncertain elastic beams
S. Gabriele, C. Valente & M. De Angelis


Analysis of dynamical processes under consideration of polymorphic uncertainty
W. Graf, M. Goetz & M. Kaliske


Assessment of reliability intervals under scarce statistical information by means of the bootstrap and the reliability plot
J.E. Hurtado & D.A. Alvarez


Calibration of partial safety factors for foundation design of offshore structures
F. Nadim, S. Lacasse & Y.J. Choi


A probabilistic model for predicting creep deformation of high-performance concrete members
Y.H. Kim & J.-W. Bai


Fuzzy stochastic finite element reliability analysis of structures by interval MCS and FORM
D.G. Lu, P.Y. Song, R.J. Xin & Q. Li


Determination of redundancy in structures using interval uncertainty analysis
M. Modares & S. Amirshaghaghi


Statistical analysis and spatial distribution of mortar joint thickness for clay block masonry walls
N. Mojsilovic


Lunar seismic structural analysis
S. Mottaghi & H. Benaroya


Probability bounds for the system response of non-linear structures
R.L. Mullen & R.L. Muhanna


Closed-form sensitivities of the frequency domain response of structural systems with interval uncertainties
G. Muscolino, R. Santoro & A. Sofi


Analysis and computation with hybrid random set stochastic models
M. Oberguggenberger


LRFD implementation for static bearing capacity of driven piles
J.H. Park, D. Kim, J.H. Lee, M. Chung & K. Kwak


Online segmentation of acoustic emission data streams for detection of damages in composites structures in unconstrained environments
V. Placet, E. Ramasso, L. Boubakar & N. Zerhouni


Characterizing a building class via key features and index buildings for class-level vulnerability functions
K. Porter & I.H. Cho


Interval concepts for structural analysis with applications
M.V. Rama Rao, M. Beer & R. Ravikumar


Verified stochastic methods - Evolution of the Dempster-Shafer with intervals (DSI) toolbox
G. Rebner, D. Sacher & W. Luther


Handling bias and uncertainty in model verification, validation, and extrapolation associated with heated pipes pressurized to failure
V. Romero, J.F. Dempsey, B. Antmm, G.Wellman & M. Sherman


Load reconstruction in structural vibration using an inverse spectral approach
T. Saraf & H. Benaroya


Slope reliability analysis considering correlation between shear strength parameters from the copula viewpoint
X.-S. Tang, D.-Q. Li, C.-B. Zhou & K.K. Phoon


Effect of seismic aftershock uncertainty on mainshock collapse probabilities for woodframe buildings
J. van de Lindt, N. Nazari &Y. Li


CPT-based probabilistic site characterization in geotechnical engineering
Y.Wang & Z. Cao


Optimal design of structures for crashworthiness under imprecise loading
E.J.Wehrle & H. Baier


Uncertain limit analysis of structures using fuzzy approach
D.Wu, C.Wang, X.L. Cui,W. Gao & F. Tin-Loi


Incomplete modal data-based structural model updating accommodating multiple uncertainties by employing wireless sensor network
W.-J. Yan & L.S. Katafygiotis


Structural reliability analysis with imprecise probability using interval importance sampling method
H. Zhang


Spatial analysis of time-series data with uncertainties for the groundwater contamination control
H.-S. Kim, G.-H. Lee, C.-K. Chung & H.-K. Kim



Resilient structures, infrastructures and communities under natural and man-made hazards
Organizers: P. Bocchini & D.M. Frangopol


Multi-hazard life-cycle cost analysis for bridges elevated with steel pedestals
V. Bisadi, P. Gardoni & M. Head


Computational procedure for the assisted multi-phase resilience-oriented disaster management of transportation systems
P. Bocchini


Resilience of ambulance service during emergency
G.P. Cimellaro, V. Arcidiacono, A.M. Reinhom & M. Bruneau


Pre-event probabilistic assessment of seismic resilience of bridges along a highway segment
A. Deco, D.M. Frangopol & P. Bocchini


Probabilistic assessment of dynamic instability of frame structures under seismic excitations
D. Deniz, J. Song, J.F. Hajjar & T.H. Nguyen


RISE: A method for the design of resilient infrastructures and structures against emergencies
F. Petrini, F. Bontempi & L. Giuliani


Seismic reliability assessment of bridge networks by statistical learning
K. Rokneddin, J. Ghosh, L. Duenas-Osorio & J.E. Padgett


A framework for assessing the effectiveness of resilience enhancement strategies for interdependent infrastructure systems
A. Shafieezadeh, K. Leelardcharoen & L. Duenas-Osorio


Resilience of precast frame structures under corrosion
A. Titi & F. Biondini


Quantitative measurement of social impacts for infrastructure sustainability assessment
T. Zinke & T. Ummenhofer



Analytical, statistical and simulation methods for the reliability and risk assessment of lifeline systems and associated structures
Organizers: L. Duenas-Osorio & W. Liu


A study on the advanced relaxed linear programming bounds method for system reliability
Y. Chang & Y. Mori


An adaptive importance sampling scheme for efficient reliability analysis
H.Z. Dai & H. Zhang


Resource allocation in infrastructure networks within the context of disaster management
A. Gonzalez, M. Sanchez-Silva, A. Medaglia & L. Duenas-Osorio


Multihazard capacitated reliability of interdependent networks with multistate components
M. Javanbarg & C. Scawthom


Seismic performance assessment of interdependent lifeline networks using logical expansion of recursive decomposition algorithm
Y. Kim & W.-H. Kang


Time-varying seismic reliability analysis of representative US Southwestern bridge transportation networks
N. Kurtz, J. Song & P. Gardoni


Evaluation of topological strength of water-supply pipeline network at earthquakes using topological index
Y. Kuwata & I. Okamoto


Seismic functional reliability analysis and optimization design of water distribution network
W. Liu & J. Li


A probabilistic model for seismic damage to buried segmented pipe
M. O'Rourke & R. Roe-Dale


Reliability bounds using multicut-high dimensional model representation
B.N. Rao & A.S. Balu


Analytical reliability assessment of reconfigurable power distribution systems
J. Rojo & L. Duenas-Osorio


Efficient seismic risk assessments in highway bridge networks with correlated bridge failures
K. Rokneddin, I. Hernandez-Fajardo & L. Duenas-Osorio


Role of correlation in seismic demand and building damage in estimating losses under scenario earthquake
S. Vitoontus & B.R. Ellingwood



Young researchers in performance-based earthquake engineering
Organizers: C. Galasso & S. Rezaeian


Seismic hazard analysis using simulated ground motions
M. Dabaghi, A. Der Kiureghian, S. Rezaeian & N. Luco


Seismic risk assessment for communities of buildings
D.J. DeBock, K.Y. Kim & A.B. Liel


A framework for physical simulation of critical infrastructures, accounting for interdependencies and uncertainty
P. Franchin


Multivariate probabilistic damage models for performance-based earthquake engineering
A.J. Yazdi & T. Haukaas


Structural component databases for performance-based earthquake engineering
D.G. Lignos, E. Karamanci & N. Al-Sawwa


Introducing adaptive incremental dynamic analysis: A new tool for linking ground motion selection and structural response assessment
T. Lin & J.W. Baker


Recent advances and ongoing efforts in developing earthquake ground motion maps and time series for building codes and risk quantification
N. Luco & S. Rezaeian


Research findings and needs in performance-based seismic assessment of masonry constructions
F. Parisi


Models and issues in history-dependent mainshock hazard
B. Polidoro, I. Iervolino, E. Chioccarelli & M. Giorgio


Development of earthquake vulnerability functions for tall buildings
N. Shome, N. Jayaram & M. Rahnama


Stochastic ground motion modeling: Opportunities and challenges for seismic hazard description in probabilistic risk assessment
A.A. Taflanidis, C. Vetter & R. Dunbar


Real time post earthquake damage assessment of lifeline systems using broadcasted intensity measure maps
M. Torbol & M. Shinozuka



Probabilistic modeling, analysis and simulation for large scale and complex systems
Organizers: R. Ghanem, C. Soize & W.-K. Liu


Hybrid sampling/spectral method for solving stochastic coupled problems
M. Arnst, C. Soize & R. Ghanem


A coupling method for stochastic continuum models at different scales
R. Cottereau, Y. Le Guennec, D. Clouteau & C. Soize


Quantification of margins and uncertainties using multiple gates and conditional probabilities
G. Iaccarino, D. Sharp & J. Glimm


Parallel data assimilation for high dimensional state space models
M. Khalil,W. Subber & A. Sarkar


Stochastic buckling analysis of carbon nanotubes
N.M. Anoop Krishnan & D. Ghosht


Uncertainty quantification of diffusion maps
H. Meidani & R. Ghanem


Probabilistic modeling and simulation of CO2 storage in heterogeneous geological formations
T. Okhulkova, D. Clouteau, R. Cottereau & R. Farret


Molecular dynamics simulations based magnetic pulse regulation on suspension settlement of magneto-rheological fluids
Y.B. Peng, Y. Feng, J.B. Chen & J. Li


Use of multi-fidelity approximations in uncertainty quantification of complex simulation models
O. Roderick, M. Anitescu, Y. Peet & X. Zhang


A pragmatic UQ system and decision strategy for representing and propagating uncertainty in expensive engineering applications
V.J. Romero


Multiaxial probabilistic elastic-plastic constitutive simulation of soils
A. Sadrinezhad & K. Sett


Scalable two-level domain decomposition algorithms for stochastic systems
W. Subber & A. Sarkar


Stochastic upscaling approach to solve coupled equations arising from heat transfer and flow through porous media
R. Tipireddy, R. Ghanem & E.T. Phipps



Development of the GEM vulnerability functions
Organizer: A. Kiremidjian


Derivation of analytical vulnerability functions considering modeling uncertainties
D. D'Ayala & A. Meslem


Sensitivity of empirical fragility assessment of buildings to the misclassification of damage
I. Ioannou, T. Rossetto, H.-Y. Noh & A.S. Kiremidjian


Estimating structural collapse fragility of generic building typologies using expert judgment
K. Jaiswal, D.J.Wald, D. Perkins,W.P. Aspinall & A.S. Kiremidjian


Bayesian analysis of earthquake casualty rates
H. Noh, A. Kiremidjian, D. Jaiswal & E. So


Development of empirical fragility functions using Gaussian Kernel smoothing methods
H. Noh, A. Kiremidjian & D. Lallemant


Tall building analytical seismic vulnerability functions for the global earthquake model
D. Vamvatsikos & K. Porter



Recent advances & future challenges in computational stochastic dynamics
Organizers: I.A. Kougioumtzoglou, M. Beer, P.D. Spanos & A. Naess


Rotational domains for a nonlinear stochastic Mathieu equation
P. Alevras, D. Yurchenko & A. Naess


Short-term statistics of Extreme Ocean waves in space-time domain
F. Arena &A. Romolo


Analytical estimates of time-variant failure probability for linear elastic systems subjected to fully non-stationary stochastic earthquake excitation
M. Barbato & J.P. Conte


Scaling of statistics of strength and lifetime of quasibrittle structures: Problems and progress
Z.P. Bazant & J.-L. Le


On the influence of the power spectrum distribution on the peak response evaluation
P. Cacciola


Computational nonlinear stochastic dynamics with model uncertainties and nonstationary stochastic excitation
E. Capiez-Lemout, C. Soize & M.-P. Mignolet


Sensitivity analysis of a stochastic nonlinear energy pumping system
E. Cataldo, S. Bellizzi & R. Sampaio


Investigating the randomness in the outcome of a die throw.
M.N. Chatzis & A.W. Smyth


A PDEM-based dimension-reduction of FPK equation for high-dimensional stochastic dynamics
J.B. Chen, S.R. Yuan & J. Li


An artificial neural network based approach for power spectrum estimation subject to limited and/or missing data
L.A. Comerford, I.A. Kougioumtzoglou & M. Beer


A fractional calculus framework for the statistics of nonlinear stochastic dynamic equations under stationary non-white excitations
G. Cottone & F. Biagini


Linear stochastic systems of descriptor type: theory and applications
B. Gashi & A.A. Pantelous


Noise-induced transitions for solutions of stochastic differential equations
M. Grigoriu


First-excursion time problem for dynamic systems under renewal impulse processes: Approach based on integro-differential Chapman-Kolmogorov equations
R. Iwankiewicz


A Wiener path integral technique for determining the response of a bending beam with random material properties
I.A. Kougioumtzoglou & P.D. Spanos


Time-domain representation of frequency dependent inertial forces on offshore structures
S. Krenk


FE based solution of FPK equations for nonlinear oscillators driven by colored Gaussian noise
P. Kumar, S. Narayanan & S. Gupta


A non-separable stochastic model for simulating pulse-like ground motions
A. Lrmgu & A. Giaralis


Synthesis of response spectrum compatible earthquake records describing the Italian seismic hazard
S. Maracay, M. Ciampoli, D. Cecini & A. Palmeri


Stochastic response of seismically excited structures equipped with two-terminal flywheel devices for passive vibration control
L. Marian & A. Giaralis


Calculation of multi-dimensional pdfs for nonlinear mechanical systems with applications
W. Martens & U. vonWagner


Identifying quasi-wavelet models of random heterogeneous media
C.L. Pettit, S.N. Vecherin & D.K.Wilson


Risk analysis on horizontal drill-string dynamics
T.G. Ritto & R. Sampaio


Response analysis of piping systems containing turbulent fluids and under external random excitations
C.W.S. To & X. Dai


Nonlinear shell structures with large uncertainties and under nonstationary random excitations
C.W.S. To


A novel hysteretic multiscale finite element method for nonlinear dynamic analysis of heterogeneous structures
S.P. Triantafyllou & E.N. Chatzi


Simulation of drift-diffusion processes by quantum walks
Y.Wang


A variational framework on stochastic dynamics
X.F. Xu


Aleatory uncertainties involved in strong nonlinear behavior
I. Yoshida & M. Ishimaru


Stability of a stochastic ship crane
D. Yurchenko & P. Alevras



Generalized engineering reliability - a physical approach
Organizers: J. Li & J. Chen


PDEM-based global reliability evaluation for large civil structures
J.B. Chen, S.H. Zhang & J. Li


Calibration of the HRB400 strength characteristic value and the partial coefficient
D. Xiaotan & Z. Dilong


Reliability-based damage performance analysis of base isolated structures
D. Du, S.Wang & W. Liu


Finite mixture distribution of random variable and its application
W. Fan,W. Zhang, Z. Li & Z. Chen


An efficient response sensitivity analysis method for a bounding surface plasticity sandy soil model
Q. Gu, G.Wang & S. Huang


Reliability-based optimal control of bounded-uncertain quasi Hamiltonian systems
R.H. Huan


Numerical analysis of joint probability density of structural natural frequencies based on recursive stochastic finite element method
B. Huang, Y. Jing, H. Zhang & R.F. Seresh


Damage identification of structures with unknown excitations using adaptive quadratic sum square error with AR model
H. Huang & J.N. Yang


Study on reliability assessment based on sensitivity analysis and support vector machine
S.F. Jiang & D.B. Fu


Estimation of overall nonlinearity of an engineering site using surface strong earthquake recordings
J. Liang & Y. He


PDEM-Based general reliability assessment of nonlinear structures subjected to seismic loading
Z. Liu, B. Zhen & Y.Wan


An extended first order reliability method based on generalized Nataf transformation
D.G. Lu, P.Y. Song & Y.F. Liu


Analysis of global reliability of structures: FORM vs. HOMM
D.G. Lu & P.Y. Song


Three dimensional responses of RC bridges under spatially varying seismic excitation
C. Pena & A. Haldar


Evolution of seismic fragility curves over design ERAS for single-frame multispan continuous concrete box-girder bridges in California
K. Ramanathan, J.E. Padgett & R. DesRoches


A dynamic Bayesian network model for structural time-dependent reliability with deterioration
H. Sun & Z.Wu


Multi-dimensional fragility methodology for highway bridges under earthquakes
Q.Wang, Z.Wu & Z. Jia


Probability advection for stochastic dynamic systems. Part I: Theory
C. Yin & A. Kareem


Probability advection for stochastic dynamic systems. Part II: The evolutionary characteristic kernel method
C. Yin & A. Kareem


Consideration to application of reliability theory for railway engineering structures in China
Z. Yuling, L. Xiaoguang & P. Yongjie


Point estimates for time variant reliability with consideration of parameter uncertainties
Y.G. Zhao & Z.H. Lu



Risk-based assessment and mitigation for multiple hazards
Organizers: Y. Li & J.E. Padgett


An assessment of damage costs due to hurricane wind and hurricane-induced storm surge considering the impacts of climate change
S. Bjarnadottir, Y. Li & M.G. Stewart


Acceptance of risk due to competing wind and earthquake hazards
E.J. Cha & B.R. Ellingwood


Multi-hazard risk assessment: Moving beyond single, probabilistic models
S.D. Guikema, R. Nateghi & T. Aven


Effect of construction errors on the risks of snow-induced failure of roofs supported by open-web steel joists
D.L. Kozak & A.B. Liel


Loss estimation for combined hurricane wind and storm surge for Charleston, South Carolina
W. Pang, B. Pei, F. Testik & N. Ravichandran


Hybrid ABV procedure for combined wind and surge loss estimation in hurricanes
S. Park, J. van de Lindt & Y. Li


Multi-hazard performance-based design of mid-rise wood-frame buildings for hurricanes and earthquakes
S. Pei & W. Pang


Issues in the codification of load combination criteria for regions subjected to both earthquakes and hurricanes
E. Simiu & D. Duthinh


Reliability of as-built and retrofitted single-story RC frames under seismic and tsunami hazards
S. Takakuma, M. Akiyama & D.M. Frangopol


Performance-based hurricane risk assessment with application to wind and windborne debris hazards
V.U. Unnikrishnan & M. Barbato


Seismic risk of highway bridges in flood-prone regions
T. Yilmaz & S. Banerjee



Multiple hazards associated with tropical cyclones and other wind storms
Organizers: N. Lin & E. VanMarcke


Post-sandy damage and vulnerability assessment with 3D geospatial sensing methods
J. Gong & N. Lin


Multiple wind hazards in non-hurricane prone regions
F.T. Lombardo


A critical comparison of windstorm vulnerability models with application to extra-tropical cyclones in Northern Europe
M. Lopeman, G. Deodatis & G. Franco


An assessment and analysis of hurricane damage in Ortley Beach, New Jersey
M. Owensby, N. Lin & A. Kennedy


Modeling the vulnerability of mid/high rise commercial residential buildings to wind and rain in tropical cyclones
J-.P. Pinelli, K. Gurley, G. Pita, T. Johnson & J.Weekes


Multiple wind hazards in hurricane-prone regions and basic wind speeds specified by the ASCE 7 standard for NewYork City
D.H. Yeo, E. Simiu & N. Lin



Exploration of ground structure and estimation for spatial variation of earthquake ground motions
Organizers: H. Morikawa & A. Zerva


A method to estimate a 3-d ground structure using joint inversion of gravity and microtremor data
H.T. Chen, Y.Y. Tsai & H. Morikawa


Site amplification based on very dense seismic array observations in Furukawa district, Japan
H. Goto, M. Inatani, S. Sawada, H. Morikawa, Y. Ogura, S. Tokue, X.R. Zhang, M. Iwasaki, M. Araki & A. Zerva


Denoising of gravity anomaly data considering statistical independence of signals
R. Honda, P. Khatri & H. Morikawa


A study on developing subsurface structure model using microtremor, gravity and magnetic data
Y. Ishida, T. Noguchi, T. Kagawa & H. Morikawa


Developments of airborne survey on an unmanned helicopter for quick observation of gravity and magnetics
Y. Ogura, S. Tokue, H. Morikawa, S. Matsuda, I. Yokoi, H. Suda, S. Kima, S. Kusumoto, T. Noguchi & M. Komazawa


Accuracy verification of affordable L1 GPS and IMU
M. Saeki, E. Ohsawa & T. Suzuki


A study for modeling path and site effects in consideration of spatial variation of earthquake ground motions
K. Sakai, Y. Murono & S. Sawada


Discussion on the availability of seismic interferometry in microtremor dominated wavefield
Z. Xinrui & M. Hitoshi



Climate change risks to civil infrastructure
Organizers: K. Nishijima, E. Bastidas-Arteaga & M. Stewart


Consideration of climate change on the optimal design of RC structures subjected to carbonation
Y. Aoues, E. Bastidas-Arteaga & M.G. Stewart


Extreme actions and climate change: Experience gained in South Africa and Germany
C. Bamardo-Viljoen, E. van der Klashorst, J.V. Retief & D. Diamantidis


Probabilistic cost-benefit analysis of climate change adaptation strategies for new RC structures exposed to chloride ingress
E. Bastidas-Arteaga & M.G. Stewart


Hurricane risk assessment of power distribution poles considering the impact of climate change
S. Bjarnadottir, Y. Li, M.G. Stewart & S. Fang


Simulation of synthetic climate at local scale as a mean to assess the impact of climate change on infrastructures
D. Breysse, M. Chaplain &A. Marache


Natural hazard property losses and climate change
R.P. Crompton, K.J. McAneney, R.T. Musulin & R.A. Pielke


Effects of climate variations and global warming on the durability of RC structures subjected to carbonation
T. de Larrard, F. Duprat, E. Bastidas-Arteaga & F. Schoefs


Quantifying climate change effects on infrastructure: Flooding of tunnels
J.N. Huibregtse,W. van Kanten, O. Morales Napoles, R.M.L. Nelisse & M.S. deWit


Probabilistic optimization of the concrete cover for concrete structures exposed to chlorination and carbonation according to climate change
J. Mai-Nhu, F. Duprat, A. Sellier & P. Rougeau


Assessing climate change impact on the US east coast hurricane hazard, II: Sea surface temperature and hurricane frequency
L. Mudd, Y.Wang, D. Rosowsky & C. Letchford


Time-dependent reliability analysis of corrosion damage to concrete structures in china under a changing climate
L. Peng & M.G. Stewart


An adaptive methodology for critical infrastructure assessment for UKCP09 based climate scenarios
M.-C. Preziosi & T. Micic


Risk Assessment of climate adaptation strategies for Australian housing subject to extreme wind events
M.G. Stewart, X. Wang & G.R. Willgoose


Stability of coastal breakwater due to climate change
D. Tsujio, H. Mase, T. Yasuda & N. Mori


Probabilistic assessment of failures of interdependent infrastructures due to weather related hazards
D.V. Val, R. Holden & S. Nodwell


Risk-based cost/benefit assessment and decision-making for residential housing adapting to increasing risks under storm-tide inundation due to sea level rise in Southeast Queensland, Australia
C.-H.Wang, Y.B. Khoo & X.Wang


Climate model-based probabilistic assessment of wind risk for residential buildings under projected future climate
S. Zhang, K. Nishijima & T. Maruyama



Recent developments in structural health monitoring with consideration of structural reliability and uncertainty quantification
Organizers: M. Noori & J. Zhang


A new approach for structural health assessment using unscented Kalman filter
A. Al-Hussein, A.K. Das & A. Haldar


Improvements in the Kalman filter concept for structural health assessment
A.K. Das &A. Haldar


Modified progressive incremental dynamic analysis versus single-stripe, double-stripe and cloud analyses methods
H. Kayhani, A. Azarbakht & M. Ghafory-Ashtiany


Optimal sensor placement for crane health monitoring system 288
H. Jin, J. Xia & L.Wang


A probabilistic damage identification approach for structures under unknown excitation and with measurement noise
Y. Lei, Y. Su & W.A. Shen


General concept of adaptive particle filter technique
T. Sato


Uncertainty analysis for damaged multi-wire cables
C. Schaal & M. Hanss


Modified transitional Markov chain Monte Carlo simulation for sampling difficult distributions
J.Wang & M.N. Noori


Advanced Markov Chain Monte Carlo approach for structural identification
J. Zhang



Performance-based, reliability-based, and risk-based design: Rational approaches to mitigate natural and man-made hazards
Organizers: M. Barbato, A. Palmerei & F. Petrini


Structural Identification of the cable stayed bridge of the ANCRiSST SHM benchmark problem
S. Arangio, S. Mannucci & F. Bontempi


Seismic performance based design - how it changes the design process
S. Ali Ashrafi


Uncertainties in a beam model of a residential tower
N. Basso, E. Garavaglia, L. Sgambi & R. Pavani


An efficient performance-based design approach to the high frequency force balance
E. Bernardini, S.M.J. Spence & A. Kareem


Seismic response of structural systems to response-spectrum-compatible accelerograms: A comparative study
P. Cacciola, L. D'Amico & I. Zentner


Evaluation of supertall reinforced concrete columns subjected to blast loading
L. Cao, A. Kermani, C. Pinto, E. Malsch, A. Ashrafi, R. Nagata & G. Panariello


Comparative performance analysis of two bridges designed using AASHTO and Florida I-Beam Girders
F.N. Catbas, H. Darwash & M. Alfadul


Seismic response prediction of base-isolated buildings
Y. Cheng, A. Lucchini, F. Mollaioli & G. Monti


Design of an emergency response centre for EDF energy in response to the lessons learnt from the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami 2011
A.D. Dickson, S.T. Stephens & P.D.F. Johnston


Effects of soil-structure interaction and soil variability on RC structures within a performance-based earthquake engineering framework
S.M. Elachachi, M. Mekki & D. Breysse


Performance-based seismic design of flexible earth-retaining structures
P. Franchin & F. Cavalieri


Stochastic performance based optimal design of passive viscous devices for seismic protection of adjacent structures
R. Greco & G.C. Marano


Seismic retrofitting of buildings by fluid viscous dampers connected to adjacent reaction towers
N. Impollonia, G.C. Avellino, P.L. Trombetta & A. Palmeri


A look on uncertainty in structural seismic fragility curves arising from additional viscous damping in inelastic time-history analysis
P. Jehel


Consideration of aging and SSI on the time-variant seismic vulnerability assessment of R/C buildings
S. Karapetrou, S. Fotopoulou & K. Pitilakis


Model parameter uncertainty effects on the seismic performance of a 4-story steel moment-resisting frame
A.K. Kazantzi, D. Vamvatsikos & D.G. Lignos


Life-cycle analysis of deteriorating engineering systems
R. Kumar & P. Gardoni


Risk-based seismic design of buildings using an efficient pushover analysis procecdure
N. Lazar & M. Dolsek


Uncertainty propagation in bridge flutter analysis
C. Mannini & G. Bartoli


Risk analysis of bridge decks prone to lock-in oscillations
A.M. Marra, C. Mannini & G. Bartoli


Reliability based application of Eurocode 2's variable strut inclination method for shear
K.K Mensah, J.V. Retief & C. Bamardo-Viljoen


Definition of integrity index and integrity-based optimal design, and their applications to offshore mooring systems
M.E. Mousavi & P. Gardoni


Blast resistance assessment of a reinforced precast concrete wall under uncertainty
P. Olmati & K. Gkoumas


Reliability based seismic performance evaluation of open ground storey buildings
T.K. Padhy, A.M. Prasad & D. Menon


Damage and loss evaluation in the performance-based wind engineering
F. Petrini, K. Gkoumas & F. Bontempi


Performance-based wind design of tall buildings equipped with viscoelastic dampers
F. Petrini, A. Palmeri & M. Barbato


Bayesian updating of the ground motion specific barrier model
A. Radu & M. Grigoriu


Reliability-based robustness assessment of structures subjected to post-mainshock hazard events
F.L.A. Ribeiro, L.C. Neves &A.R. Barbosa


Simplified analytical model and response surface method for evaluating seismic risk of masonry towers
L. Salvatori, A.M. Marra & G. Bartoli


Handling uncertainties in the seismic analysis of long span suspension bridges
L. Sgambi, E. Garavaglia, N. Basso & F. Bontempi


Likelihood-based approaches for confidence interval estimation of reliability indices
A. Shafieezadeh & B.R. Ellingwood


Influence of frequency content on building collapse risk
R. Song, Y. Li & J.W. van de Lindt


Efficient performance-based design optimization of tall buildings
S.M.J. Spence, E. Bernardini & A. Kareem


Reliability-based optimal design of floor isolation systems for protection of critical structural contents
A.A. Taflanidis, G. Jia & I. Gidaris


Probabilistic seismic demand analysis for pounding risk assessment
E. Tubaldi, F. Freddi & M. Barbato


A spectral-based technique for structural monitoring and damage identification
M. Vasta, M.G. Masciotta, L.F. Ramos & P.B. Lourenco


Seismic hazard mitigation through risk- and resilience-based optimization
A. Venkittaraman & S. Banerjee


Displacement-based uniform risk design of reinforced concrete bridges
Z.Wang, L. Duenas-Osorio & J.E. Padgett



System identification in structural dynamics
Organizers: C. Papadimitriou & I.S.K. Au


Posterior uncertainty in operational modal analysis
S.K. Au


Structural damage detection using cepstrum coefficients
L. Balsamo, R. Betti & H. Beigi


Modal parameter based damage detection in operational modal analysis: A statistical pattern recognition approach
L. Balsamo, S. Mukhopadhyay, R. Betti & H. Lus


Nonlinear system identification using a UKF enhanced ERA algorithm
E.N. Chatzi


A new stochastic simulation algorithm for updating robust reliability of linear structural dynamic systems
S.H. Cheung & S. Bansal


A stochastic simulation algorithm for Bayesian model updating of linear structural dynamic system with non-classical damping
S.H. Cheung & S. Bansal


Nonlinear system identification of strongly nonlinear beats in the dynamics of a beam with a local stiffness nonlinearity
M. Kurt, A.F. Vakakis, D.M. McFarland, L.A. Bergman & M. Eriten


Efficient model updating with incomplete modal data for structural health monitoring
Z. Feng & L.S. Katafygiotis


Structural identification and uncertainty quantification in operational modal analysis with minimal instrumentation
S. Mukhopadhyay, R. Betti & H. Lus


Damage detection in composite laminates using Lamb wave: Fundamental studies and damage imaging
C.T. Ng


Detection of structural parameter deterioration using chaotic excitation technique
T. Sato, Y. Nomura & C.Wan


Efficient techniques for Bayesian inverse modeling of large-order computational models
C. Papadimitriou, P. Angelikopoulos, P. Koumoutsakos & D.-C. Papadioti


Uncertainty quantification in the damage assessment of a seven-story RC building slice through Bayesian FE model updating
E. Simoen, B. Moaveni, J.P. Conte & G. Lombaert


Estimation of the prediction error correlation model in Bayesian model updating
E. Simoen, C. Papadimitriou & G. Lombaert


Dynamics of a broadband nonlinear piezoelectric energy harvester
L. Tang, H.Wu & Y. Yang


Time-frequency blind source separation for output-only modal identification using independent component analysis
Y. Yang & S. Nagarajaiah



Treatment of spatial variability in reliability and probabilistic assessment
Organizers: I. Papaioannou & K.K. Phoon


Effect of the soil spatial variability on the seismic behavior of a free field elastic medium
T. Al-Bittar, A.-H. Soubra, G. Mollon, D. Dias, P. Billion & N. Humbert


Assessment of methods for the numerical solution of the Fredholm integral eigenvalue problem
W. Betz, I. Papaioannou & D. Straub


Mean and variance of the mobilized shear strength for a soil mass with spatially variable cohesion and with ?>0
J. Ching & K.K. Phoon


Stability analysis of a pressurized tunnel face in a spatially varying sand using numerical limit analysis
T. Chong, K.K. Phoon & A.-H. Soubra


On introduction of spatial material randomness into lattice-particle model of concrete fracture
J. Elias


Physically consistent models for stochastic elliptic partial differential equations
M. Grigoriu


Statistical estimation error evaluation theory of local averages of geothecnical parameters
Y. Honjo &Y. Otake


Spatial correlations in seismic response analysis of extended structures
K. Konakli


Probabilistic model of bone structure based on CT scan data and validation of simulation results using the finite cell method
J. Luque, I. Papaioannou, D. Straub, M. Ruess & D. Schillinger


A Simplified reliability analysis of spatial variability employing local average of geotechnical parameters
Y. Otake & Y. Honjo


Predicting spatial extent of liquefaction from geospatial and earthquake specific parameters
J. Zhu, L.G. Baise, E.M. Thompson, D.J.Wald & K.L. Knudsen



Engaging with risk and uncertainty: Robust engineering solutions
Organizers: E. Patelli, M. Beer, H.A. Jensen & K. Marti


Long-term reliability assessment of offshore structures in complex environment
Y. Zhang, M. Beer & S.T. Quek


Long-term statistics of nonlinear wave crests via the equivalent power storm model
F. Arena, A. Romolo & G. Malara


Performance reliability of soil-infilled concrete caisson foundations for vibrating machinery
K. Ashkinadze


Assessment of reinforced concrete structural components for an aging complex building using reliability and risk methodologies
I.A. Assakkaf, H. Kamal & M. Al-Saffar


Simulation of collision loads to bridge supporting structures from heavy goods vehicle traffic on Swedish highways
I. Bjoernsson, S. Thelandersson & F. Carlsson


A system reliability approach to portfolio damage assessment
H. Bonstrom & R. Corotis


Upgraded passive control of the seismic response of multi-storey buildings
H. Caudana & M. Petkovski


Friction-based semiactive control of multi-storey frames
H. Caudana & M. Petkovski


Quantification of risk aversion in decisions related to safety of nuclear power plants
E.J. Cha & B.R. Ellingwood


An efficient strategy for interval computations in risk-based optimization
M. De Angelis, E. Patelli & M. Beer


A case study of random field models applied to thinwalled composite cylinders in finite element analysis
V. De Groof, M. Oberguggenberger, H. Haller, R. Degenhardt & A. Kling


A fully probabilistic framework for spatially distributed slope systems considering spatial cross-correlations of vector intensity measures
A.W. Du & B.G.Wang


Robust maintenance planning with flexible periods against uncertainty of deterioration prediction
H. Furuta, K. Takahashi, K. Nakatsu, K. Ishibashi & M. Aira


Seismic risk management using soft and hard measures: Seismic retrofitting and catastrophe bonds
K. Goda & H. Yoshikawa


Surrogate models in early design stages
M. Goetz,W. Graf & M. Kaliske


Design and inspection optimization of corroding pipelines
W.J.S. Gomes & A.T. Beck


Bayesian updating in evaluating and strengthening of existing tall buildings
G.C. Hart, J.P. Conte & K. Park


Probabilistic analysis of structural systems using linearly independent set of deviations for geometric shape variation
P. Jafarali, H. Kamal & D. Krikunov


Design of isolation systems for large scale building models under stochastic excitations
H.A. Jensen & D.S. Kusanovic


Reliability-based robust geotechnical design of rock bolts for slope stability
C.H. Juang, L.Wang & Z. Luo


Serious damage occurrence probability in an existing estuary dam during future earthquakes
T. Kato, A. Nishida, H. Yukimoto, T. Hara, M. Iwata, Y. Otake & Y. Honjo


Seismic performance assessment of the transmission pipeline after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
T. Koike, S. Mori & K. Chiba


Low probability response of structures with stochastic morphology
M. Krush & K. Altus


Fragility analysis for progressive collapse of RC space frames with infilled walls
D.G. Lu, X.H. Yu & C.Wu


Application of two individual data-driven based change/damage detection methods for bridge monitoring
M. Malekzadeh & F.N. Catbas


Structural configuration as a measure of structural robustness
S. Marjanishvili & B. Katz


Reliability-based analysis of progressive collapse of highway bridges
F. Miao & M. Ghosn


Risk minimization in structural safety monitoring
I. Neumann &Y. Zhang


Efficient sensitivity analysis of reliability of dynamic systems considering change in energy content of excitation
M. Norouzi & E. Nikolaidis


Non-detection issues in wind turbine tower damage detection
V. Pakrashi, A. O'Connor & A. Quilligan


Improved structural design code
T. Poutanen


Fiducial confidence in relation to risk-based engineering decision-making
S.G. Reid


Variability in shore loads during concrete placement
J. Reynolds, H. Zhang, K. Rasmussen & Q. Li


Metamodeling of structural systems with parametric uncertainty subject to stochastic excitation
M. Spiridonakos & E. Chatzi


On the use of info-gap decision theory to choose from among models of varying complexity
C.J. Stull & F.M. Hemez


The Bayesian update of the number of true defects in a pipeline using results of several inspections
S.A. Timashev, V.V. Kuznetsov & M.G. Malyukova


A consistent approximation of the standard POD curve
S.A. Timashev, M.G. Malyukova &V.V. Kuznetsov


Incorporating model uncertainty in collapse reliability assessment of buildings
B. Ugurhan, J.W. Baker & G.G. Deierlein


Efficient assessment of first excursion probabilities for uncertain linear dynamical structures subject to Gaussian excitation
M.A. Valdebenito, H.A. Jensen, J.P. Oyarzun & J.I. Correa


Recalibration and uncertainty quantification of the B3 creep model for long term estimates using Bayesian methods
R.Wendner, M.H. Hubler & Z.P. Bazant


Decentralized Bayesian substructuring damage detection approach using nonstationary response measurements
W.-J. Yan & L.S. Katafygiotis


Seismic risk management of building construction sites
A. Zahaf & M. Bensaibi


Global optimization for performance-based design using the asymptotically independent Markov sampling method
K.M. Zuev & J.L. Beck



Probabilistic models for natural hazards
Organizers: F. Poirion & I. Zetner


Stochastic modal identification procedures based on random decrement and proper orthogonal decomposition methods
D. Clair & M. Fogli


Ranking of epistemic uncertainties in scenario-based seismic risk evaluations
P. Gehl, T. Ulrich, J. Rohmer, C. Negulescu, A. Ducellier & J. Douglas


Stochastic model construction of natural hazards given experimental measures
F. Poirion & I. Zentner


Non-linear sea-wave simulation with Laplace moving average processes
M. Prevosto & N. Raillard


Nonstationary excitation data condensation for analytical probabilistic dynamic response analysis: An application using the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake ground motion recordings
A. Smyth, S.F. Masri & C.H. Loh


Analysis of skew storm surge series with seasonal autoregressive models
J.Weiss, P. Bemardara & M. Benoit


Simulation of non stationary ground motion compatible with NGA spectra
I. Zentner, L. D'Amico & P. Cacciola



Structural health monitoring: Uncertainty analysis and decision making
Organizers: M. Pozzi, Der A. Kiureghian, D. Zonta & B. Glisic


Structural health monitoring of a complex cable-stayed footbridge and reliability assessment
O.S. Bursi, A. Ussia, G. Abbiati &A. Kumar


An application of statistical process control for structural health monitoring of a highway bridge
Y. Chen & P.L. Durango-Cohen


A Bayesian updating approach for structural damage assessment using visual inspection data
M. Dirbaz, J. Mohammadi & M. Modares


Investigation of the effect of model uncertainties on structural response using structural health monitoring data
Y.S. Erdogan, P.G. Bakir, M. Gul & F.N. Catbas


System identification by a novel outlier resistant extended Kalman filter
K.-V. Yuen & H.-Q. Mu


SHM DATA - management, treatment, analysis and interpretation - a solution for permanent monitoring systems
P. Furtner, M. Stoeger & M. Schreyer


Probabilistic model falsification for structural identification
J.-A. Goulet & I.F.C. Smith


Real-time monitoring of fatigue reliability of partially instrumented structures embedded in random fields
E.M. Hernandez


Risk updating due to soil uncertainties of coastal infrastructures from SHM: The French experience
K.-T. Le, F. Schoefs & F. Lanata


Optimal sensor placement for structural health monitoring based on K-L divergence
B. Li & J. Ou


Wave propagation based damage assessment and decision making for SHM
W. Ostachowicz, P. Kudela & M. Mieloszyk


Model-based data interpretation and diagnosis robustness
R. Pasquier, J.-A. Goulet & I.F.C. Smith


Structural monitoring with a dynamic vibrating wire analyzer
S.M. Petroff, M. Halling, P. Barr, S. Comelsen & D. Madsen


Policy evaluation for instrumented structures under seismic risk
M. Pozzi &A. Der Kiureghian


Robust structural health monitoring in changing environmental conditions with uncertain data
E. Reynders & G. De Roeck


Uncertainty in determination of neutral axis of a steel stringer bridge
D. Sigurdardottir & B. Glisic


Assessing the value of structural health monitoring
S. Thoens & M.H. Faber


Risk and operation optimized damage detection and inspection systems
S. Thoens


Assessing maximum structural response under seismic load using dynamic Bayesian network
I. Tien, M. Pozzi &A. Der Kiureghian


Probabilistic defect size and location diagnosis algorithm based on Bayesian updating
T. Peng, L.Wang, J. Zhang, Y. Xiang &Y. Liu


Risk-based-optimization of geo-positioning of sensors in case of spatial fields of deterioration/properties
T.V. Tran, F. Schoefs & E. Bastidas-Arteaga


The IRIS decision support system for structural health monitoring and lifecycle engineering
H.Wenzel, P. Furtner, R. Lima, R. Veit-Egerer & M.Widmann


Data-driven techniques for ultrasonic monitoring of an in-service hot-water pipe
Y. Ying, C. Liu, J.H. Garrett, I.J. Oppenheim & L. Soibelman


Sensor degradation and effect on structural health prognosis: Case study in fatigue failure prediction
Y. Zhang & Z. Li


Measurement noise effect on an iterative convex optimization procedure for substructure model updating
D. Zhu, X. Dong & Y.Wang


Correlating acceleration, velocity and displacement measured on a bridge through high speed live-load tests
N. Zolghadri, M.W. Halling, S.M. Petroff & P.J. Barr


Bayesian analysis of monitoring data from cable stayed bridge
D. Zonta, F. Bruschetta, R. Zandonini, M. Pozzi, B. Glisic, M.Wang, Y. Zhao, D. Inaudi & D. Posenato



Risk modeling and optimization
Organizer: J.O. Royset


Robust optimization based on high-order statistics
R. Abgrall, P.M. Congedo, G. Geraci & G. Iaccarino


Stochastic programming concepts in PDE-constrained shape optimization under uncertainty
S. Conti, B. Geihe, M. Rumpf, H. Held, M. Pach & R. Schultz


Optimization with multivariate dominance constraints
D. Dentcheva & E.Wolfhagen


Two-stage optimization problems with stochastic dominance constraints
D. Dentcheva


Risk measures for minimization of earthquake costs
T. Haukaas, S. Allahdadian, M. Mahsuli & J.O. Royset


Filling the gap between point-in-time and extreme value distributions
R. Minguez, Y. Guanche, F.F. Jaime, F.J. Mendez & A. Tomas


New insights on the buffered failure probability risk measure for optimal structural design
R. Minguez, F.F. Jaime, A. Tomas & E. Castillo


Iterative scenario reduction technique to solve reliability-based optimization problems using the buffered failure probability
R. Minguez, F.F. Jaime, A. Tomas & J.L. Lara


Uncertainty quantification using exponential epi-splines
J.O. Royset, N. Sukumar & R.J.-B.Wets


Dynamic risk-averse optimization
A. Ruszczynski



Spatial probabilistic modeling of deterioration and inspection processes
Organizers: F. Schoefs, D. Straub, M. Stewart & M. Chryssanthopoulos


Estimating extreme depth of marine pitting corrosion of steel plates from sampling small coupons
M. Ahammed & R.E. Melchers


Detecting and assessing spatial variability of concrete deterioration: Challenges NDT are faced with
D. Breysse, Z.M. Sbartai, N. Tan & J.F. Lataste


Reliability of a concrete bridge subject to corrosion conditional on spatially distributed monitoring and inspection results
J. Fischer & D. Straub


Stochastic modeling of chloride-induced pitting corrosion of reinforcement bars in concrete
L. Llano, M.I. Rafiq & M.K. Chryssanthopoulos


Image processing based damage detection of offshore infrastructural elements using texture information
M. O'Byme, B. Ghosh, V. Pakrashi & F. Schoefs


Probabilistic impact-echo method to detect debonding of steel reinforcement in RC structures
A. Pagnotta, P. Gardoni, D. Trejo & Q. Huang


Statistical analysis of welded joints geometry for stochastic modeling and reliability analysis
O. Pasqualini, F. Schoefs, M. Chevreuil & M. Cazuguel


Spatial time-dependent reliability analysis of RC bridge piers subject to marine exposures
H. Sabtu & M.G. Stewart


Effect of different inspection strategies on the reliability of Daniels systems subjected to fatigue
R. Schneider, S. Thoens,W. Ruecker & D. Straub


Assessment of spatial variability of the corrosion of steel infrastructures from ultrasonic measurements: Application to coastal infrastructures
F. Schoefs &T.V. Tran


Performance prediction methods for the life-cycle and sustainability assessment of concrete structures
A. Strauss, K. Bergmeister & H. Grossberger


Durability assessment of large surfaces
M. Sykora & M. Holicky


Optimization of geo-positioning of NDT measurements for modeling spatial field of defects: A two stage procedure
T.V. Tran, F. Schoefs, E. Bastidas-Arteaga, G. Villain & X. Derobert



Risk assessment of terrorist attack on buildings and other civil infrastructure systems
Organizers: A. Shafieezadeh, E.J. Cha & B.R. Ellingwood


Rationality: Does it matter in attacker-defender games?
S.D. Guikema & E. Zechman


Infrastructure risk assessment for prioritizing security mitigation alternatives
S. King, K. Teferra & N. Abboud


Robustness as an estimate of uncertainty using evolutionary algorithm
S. Marjanishvili & S. Dogruel


Explosive field trials and probabilistic modelling of explosive blast loading
M.D. Netherton & M.G. Stewart


A risk informed decision framework for risk management of infrastructure systems against terrorist attacks
A. Shafieezadeh, E.J. Cha & B.R. Ellingwood


Vulnerability assessment in urban streetscapes
R. Smilowitz


Risk aversion and decision-making for homeland security infrastructure protection
M.G. Stewart & J. Mueller


Heuristics to assess system vulnerability against intelligent adversaries
S. Tas &V.M. Bier


Network attributes of critical infrastructure, vulnerability, and consequence assessment
R. Zimmerman



Simulation of non-Gaussian stochastic processes and fields and its applications
Organizers: M. Shields, G. Deodatis & S.R. Arwade


Stochastic characteristics and modeling of structural composite lumber mesostructures
S.R. Arwade, A. Amini & P.L. Clouston


Simulation of non-Gaussian, non-stationary stochastic processes with evolutionary power
B.A. Benowitz, G. Deodatis & M.D. Shields


Efficient approximation and sampling of translation random fields
R.V. Field & M. Grigoriu


Generation of non-Gaussian tensor-valued random fields using an adaptive ISDE-based algorithm
J. Guilleminot & C. Soize


Simulation of correlated multivariate processes with non-Gaussian marginal and joint probability density functions
M. McCullough & A. Kareem


Functional quantization of stationary Gaussian and non-Gaussian random processes
M. Miranda & P. Bocchini


Statistical Inverse Problems for non-Gaussian vector-valued random fields with a set of experimental realizations
G. Perrin, C. Soize, D. Duhamel & C. Funfschilling


Estimation of the evolutionary power spectral density for non-stationary and non-Gaussian translation processes
M.D. Shields & G. Deodatis



Uncertainty quantification methods for large-scale computational models
Organizers: M.D. Shields, K. Teferra, R. Daddazio & N. Abboud


Challenges in the reliability analysis of large dynamic systems - a novel approach
A. Haldar, R. Farag & J. Huh


Multi-disciplinary analysis and optimization under uncertainty
C. Liang, S. Mahadevan & S. Sankararaman


Efficient techniques for direct and inverse analysis of structural deterioration in stochastic models
K.G. Papakonstantinou


Bootstrap Monte Carlo method utilizing a refined stratified sampling routine for uncertainty quantification of very large transient dynamic computational models
M.D. Shields, K. Teferra, A. Hapij & R. Daddazio


A reduced order and substructuring approach combined with a stochastic dimension reduction technique for uncertainty quantification of equipment response due to shock loading
K. Teferra, M.D. Shields, A. Hapij & R. Daddazio


Uncertainties in the estimation of wind effects on tall, flexible structures: A time-domain, load-effects space, bootstrapping methodology
D. Yeo & E. Simiu


An improved point estimation method based on Nataf transformations for uncertainty and sensitivity analysis
X.H. Yu, D.G. Lu & P.Y. Song



Interval analysis of uncertainty
Organizers: A. Sofi, G. Muscolino & I. Elishakoff


Interval based model updating for damage detection of vibrating beams
S. Gabriele & C. Valente


Influence of cable length variability on tensile stress of cable structures
L. Greco & N. Impollonia


Sensitivity analysis for quantified interval constraints
J. Hu &Y.Wang


Interval analysis for complex problems with related input variables
J.E. Hurtado & D.A. Alvarez


Parameter dependent interval systems
W. Kraemer


Spatial variability of interval material properties in Euler-Bernoulli beams
G. Muscolino & A. Sofi


Comparison of parameterized and improved interval analyses
R. Santoro, G. Muscolino & I. Elishakoff


Natural frequencies of structures with uncertain-but-bounded parameters
A. Sofi, G. Muscolino & I. Elishakoff


Interval fields: Capturing spatial uncertainty within a non-probabilistic framework
W. Verhaeghe,W. Desmet, D. Vandepitte & D. Moens


Inverse problems under uncertainties - an interval-based approach
N. Xiao, F. Fedele & R.L. Muhanna


Interval finite elements for uncertainty in frame structures
N. Xiao, R.L. Muhanna, F. Fedele & R.L. Mullen


Interval analysis of structures using an improved particle swarm optimization method
C.W. Yang,W. Gao & N.G. Liu



The stochastic finite element method: From the nano to the macro scale
Organizers: G. Stefanou, V. Papadopoulos & M. Papadrakakis


SFEM-based safety format for concrete structures
D.L. Allaix, V.I. Carbone, G. Mancini & F. Marchisio


B-spline finite elements in computational stochastic mechanics
D.L. Allaix, V.I. Carbone & G. Mancini


Stability analysis of cylindrical shells with stochastic imperfections
G. Stefanou, I. Vryzidis, V. Papadopoulos & M. Papadrakakis


Multiscale stochastic finite element method on random field modeling of geotechnical problems
X.F. Xu & Y. Jie



Bayesian networks for engineering risk analysis
Organizers: D. Straub, M. Pozzi & Der A. Kiureghian


Decision making under diagnosis and prognosis uncertainty
G. Bartram & S. Mahadevan


Service-life prediction of concrete bridge decks using dynamic Bayesian networks
M. Cruz & Th. Schumacher


Bayesian network classifiers for probabilistic spatial risk analysis: An application for wildfire risk mapping using GIS and remote sensing data
W.M. Dlamini


Using Bayesian networks and value of information for risk-based adaptation to climate change: An application of the DNV-ADAPT framework
L. Garre & P. Friis-Hansen


Non-parametric Bayesian networks: Theory & practice
A.M. Hanea & O.M. Napoles


Bayesian networks for comprehensive uncertainty quantification in multi-scale, multi-physics risk analysis
Y. Ling & S. Mahadevan


Decision optimization of railway facilities involving risks using influence diagrams and Life Quality Index
Q. Mahboob, E. Schoene & J. Trinckauf


Probabilistic outage prediction model with Bayesian networks for electric power systems subjected to hurricane events
A.F. Mensah & L. Duenas-Osorio


A Bayesian network approach to assessing wildfire consequences
P. Papakosta & D. Straub


Time-dependent human risk analysis for dam failure using Bayesian networks
M. Peng & L.M. Zhang


Gaussian Bayesian network for system reliability of bridges
M. Pozzi &A. Der Kiureghian


Bayesian network to analyse concrete strength
S. Salini & R. Kenett


Employment of Bayesian networks for risk assessment of excavation processes in dense urban areas
S. Sessa & M.G. D'Urso


Seismic risk assessment of high-voltage transformer using Bayesian belief network
T. Siraj, S. Tesfamariam & L. Duenas-Osorio


The CORAS Language -Why it is designed the way it is
K. Stolen


Compression algorithm for Bayesian network modeling of binary systems
I. Tien &A. Der Kiureghian


A Bayesian network perspective on flood damage assessment
K. Vogel, C. Riggelsen, F. Scherbaum, K. Schroeter, H. Kreibich & B. Merz


Post-earthquake assessment of bridges using Bayesian networks with continuous variables
Y.C. Yue, J.X. Ma, M. Pozzi & D. Zonta


Learning a Bayesian network model for predicting wildfire behavior
K. Zwirglmaier, P. Papakosta & D. Straub



Meta-models/surrogate models for uncertainty quantification, reliability analysis and robust design
Organizers: B. Sudret, S. Mahadevan, S. Missoum, J.-M. Bourinet & G. Blatman


Efficient construction of Gaussian process surrogate models for component and system reliability estimation
B.J. Bichon, J.M. McFarland & S. Mahadevan


Reliability estimation of power modules using electro-thermal-mechanical simulation and probabilistic-based kriging approach
Y. Aoues, A. Makheloufi & A. El-Hami


A new improvement of the design point - response surface - simulation method for time-invariant structural reliability analysis
M. Barbato, Q. Gu & J.P. Conte


Structural optimization under uncertainties using ANN surrogates
W.J.S. Gomes & A.T. Beck


Sparse polynomial chaos expansions of vector-valued response quantities
G. Blatman & B. Sudret


Reliability assessment with sensitivity-based adaptive SVM surrogates
J.-M. Bourinet


Covariance-based global sensitivity indices using polynomial chaos expansions
Y. Caniou & B. Sudret


Sampling based tensor approximation method for uncertainty propagationt 5
M. Chevreuil, P. Rai & A. Nouy


Robust optimization for expensive simulators with surrogate models: Application to well placement for oil recovery
S. Da Veiga & F. Delbos


Probabilistic analysis of a containment vessel subjected to dynamic pressure loading using surrogate models
G. Defaux & P. Evrard


Electro-thermal simulation and reliability analysis of power microelectronic devices
A. Makhloufi, Y. Aoues & A. El-Hami


The use of kriging for the tolerance analysis of complex system
A. Dumas, N. Gayton & J.-Y. Dantan


AK-SYS - A new method for system probability assessment based on kriging and Monte Carlo simulation
N. Gayton & W. Fauriat


Real-time hurricane risk assessment through surrogate modeling
G. Jia & A.A. Taflanidis


Reliability-based design optimization using Kriging and support vector machines
S. Lacaze & S. Missoum


Bayesian calibration using fidelity maps
S. Lacaze & S. Missoum


Comparisons of three meta-models for structural reliability analysis: RSM, ANN and SVR
B.Q. Li & D.G. Lu


SFE Methods for the propagation of geometrical variabilities: Application to fatigue of marine structures
O. Pasqualini, M. Chevreuil, F. Schoefs, O. Pasqualini & M. Cazuguel


Robust minimax design from costly simulations
H. Piet-Lahanier, J. Marzat & E.Walter


Combined use of the sparse polynomial chaos expansion and the global sensitivity analysis for the probabilistic analysis of shallow foundations resting on a 3D random soil
T. Al-Bittar & A.-H. Soubra


Computing seismic fragility curves using polynomial chaos expansions
B. Sudret & V.C. Mal


Analysis of uncertain systems using fuzzy arithmetic and adaptive sparse grids
N.-P.Walz & M. Hanss


Gaussian process surrogate modeling of fatigue crack growth
V.K. Hombal, K.A. Wolfe, Y. Ling & S. Mahadevan


Modeling and propagation of uncertainties in the framework of the stimulus-driven theory of probabilistic dynamics
A. Peeters


Reliability analysis of submerged tunnel taught mooring elements subjected to parametric excitation
A. Ronnquist, O. Oiseth, A. Naess & S. Remseth



Recent developments in life-cycle performance, reliability, and cost prediction of structural systems
Organizers: D.M. Frangopol & Y. Tsompanakis


Life cycle cost optimization of reinforced concrete structures considering nonlinear failure cost
A. Aissani, A. Chateauneuf & L. Saad


Time effects on robustness and redundancy of deteriorating concrete structures
F. Biondini & D.M. Frangopol


Real-time reliability combinational prediction of bridge structures based on multiple Bayesian dynamic linear models
X.P. Fan & D.G. Lu


Risk-based design of bridges under increasing traffic loads
G. Fiorillo & M. Ghosn


Life-cycle cost based optimization of fluid viscous dampers; design framework and trends of optimal solutions
I. Gidaris & A.A. Taflanidis


Gamma modeling of continuous deterioration and cumulative damage in life-cycle analysis of earthquake-resistant structures
I. Iervolino, E. Chioccarelli & M. Giorgio


Time-dependent risk assessment of deteriorating reinforced-concrete bridges for sustainable infrastructure design
A. Rao, M. Lepech & A. Kiremidjian


Beta distribution model for improved remote-sensing based post-earthquake damage assessment
D. Lallemant & A. Kiremidjian


Intergenerational risk-informed decision framework for civil infrastructure
J.Y. Lee & B.R. Ellingwood


Performance assessment of seismically isolated reinforced concrete frames
E. Nitadorakis, Y. Tsompanakis & N.D. Lagaros


Optimum maintenance policies for infrastructure systems subjected to shock-based deterioration
M. Sanchez-Silva & M. Junca


Performance indicators for damaged ship hulls
D. Saydam & D.M. Frangopol


Optimum inspection and maintenance planning for steel bridges under uncertainty
M. Soliman, D.M. Frangopol & S. Kim


Fatigue assessment of high-speed naval vessels based on structural health monitoring
M. Soliman & D.M. Frangopol


Optimal strategy on seismic loss control for deteriorated reinforced concrete
Y.-C. Sung, T.-K. Lin & H.-H. Hung


A holistic approach for economic and environmental analyses of steel-concrete composite bridges
N.-B. Ta, A. Orcesi & C. Cremona


Life cycle optimization of structural retrofit and repair based on sustainability criteria
C. Tapia & J.E. Padgett


Bridge risk assessment and mitigation under traffic and seismic loading
B. Zhu & D.M. Frangopol


Updating ship performance using Bayesian approach
B. Zhu & D.M. Frangopol



Reliability-based methods for civil infrastructure condition assessment, renewal and risk management
Organizers: N.Wang & M. Akiyama


On the risk assessment of aging civil and marine structures
A. Deco & D.M. Frangopol


Predicting a high reliability response for low sample size SSI analyses
D. Eggers & S. Bolourchi


Life-cycle performance, management, and optimization of civil infrastructure systems for risk-informed decision
D.M. Frangopol


Structural robustness analysis: From local to global damage
N. Kagho, A. Orcesi & C. Cremona


Durability of HongKong-Zhuhai-Macau (HZM) sea link project exposed to marine chloride-field investigations and modeling
Q. Li, K. Li & Z. Li


Seismic design of RC bridge piers to ensure the post-disaster functionality of road network
Y. Nogami, M. Akiyama & D.M. Frangopol


Statistical study on identification of bridge deterioration mechanism based on visual inspection database
Y. Otake, Y. Honjo & S. Takashi


Risk assessment for key component of long span bridge based on reliability-based method
X. Ruan, Z. Yin & A. Chen


Risk assessment methodology for bridges based on element condition ratings considering different maintenance strategies
D. Saydam, D.M. Frangopol & Y. Dong


Conditional assessment of existing steel structures subjected to mainshock-aftershock sequences
R. Song, Y. Li & J.W. van de Lindt


Stochastic modeling of traffic air pollution
P. Thoft-Christensen


Reliability-based framework for improving highway bridge capacity rating
N.Wang, B.R. Ellingwood & A.-H. Zureick


Probability-based limit state design criteria for concrete cylinder pipe renewal using carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites
N.Wang & M.S. Zarghamee


System reliability considerations for steel design by inelastic analysis
H. Zhang, K. Rasmussen & B.R. Ellingwood



Reliability of complex systems and networks
Organizers: K. Zuev, I.S.K. Au & J.L. Beck


Rupture interaction and cascading in mechanical models of complex fault systems
A. Alimoradi & M. Yamada


Reliability and resilience of large-scale data centers
M. Bradonjic, I. Saniee & I.Widjaja


Evaluation of a complex distributed agent network framework for risk-based decision support in infrastructure engineering
C. Gomez, M. Sanchez-Silva & L. Duenas-Osorio


Sequential construction of costly networks
A. Gutfraind, M. Bradonjic & T. Novikoff


Using game theory to protect infrastructure
M. Jain, A.X. Jiang & M. Tambe


Accelerated subset simulation with Bayesian interpolation for reliability analysis
Y.-Z. Ma & H.-S. Li


Detecting structural breaks in seasonal time series by regularized optimization
B.Wang, J. Sun &A.E. Motter


Network reliability problem and its efficient solution by subset simulation
K.M. Zuev, S.Wu & J.L. Beck



3. Unsolicited abstracts


Analysis of uncertainties in seismic vulnerability modeling of stone masonry buildings
A. Abo-El-Ezz, M.-J. Nollet & M. Nastev


Seismic collapse fragility of structures vulnerable to the P-delta effect
C. Adam & S. Tsantaki


An experimental study of impact force resulting from tsunami-driven debris
P.P. Aghl, C.J. Naito & H.R. Riggs


Synthesis of design input motion to represent possible ground motions considering nonlinear response of structures
T. Ahmed & R. Honda


Estimation of element damage parameter for locating and quantifying damage
M.A. Ajmal Hasan, D. Dinkler & S. Talukdar


Robust estimation of magnitude conversion equations
A.D. Akkaya & M.S. Yucemen


SHM-based probabilistic model updating for performance assessment of welded joints in steel decks considering strain, temperature and traffic data
I.F. Alcover, M.K. Chryssanthopoulos & J.E. Andersen


Vulnerability assessment of bridges subjected to multiple extreme events
A. Alipour & B. Shafei


Reliability assessment of wave energy devices
S. Ambuehl, M. Kramer, J.P. Kofoed, J.D. Sorensen & C.B. Ferreira


Real-time operational decision support for agricultural plastic houses facing emerging extreme wind event
A. Anders, K. Nishijima & T. Maruyama


Seismic vulnerability analysis of the Civic Tower and Palazzo Margherita in the L'Aquila City Hall
T. Aoki, D. Sabia & V. Sumini


Residual life assessment against thermal fatigue and creep
Y. Appalanaidu & S. Gupta


Time-variant structural reliability: Some theoretical considerations for industrial practice
E. Ardillon


Probabilistic assessment of dynamic amplification factors for highway bridges using HDMR based response surface method
S. Arun, D. Menon & A.M. Prasad


Earthquake loss analysis of the Italian building stock investigating the feasibility of an earthquake insurance system
D. Asprone, F. Jalayer, A. Prota, G. Manfredi, S. Simonelli & A. Acconcia


City ecosystem resilience analysis in case of disasters
D. Asprone, G. Manfredi, M. Cavallaro, V. Nicosia & V. Latora


Statistical analysis of the identified modal properties of a 5-story RC building specimen
R. Astroza, H. Ebrahimian, J.P. Conte, J.I. Restrepo & T.C. Hutchinson


Evaluate reliability of Morgenstern-Price's method in vertical self-stable excavations
S. Atashband


Probability-based modeling of corrosion initiation times using mix-dependent age factors
A. Attari, C. McNally & M.G. Richardson


The optimum strategy of composite beam based on system reliablity
J. Bae, T. Ahn, Y. Kim, H. Ryu, J. Kim & D. Jang


Seismic vulnerability assessment for tilt-up concrete buildings in Mid-America
J.-W. Bai, M.B.D. Hueste & P. Gardoni


Pushover analysis of 16 storey steel building for enhancing the seismic performance of building using passive damper system
V. Bandekar & T.P. Bandivadekar


Maintenance planning based on reliability, risk, availability and hazard approaches: Advantages and drawbacks
G. Barone & D.M. Frangopol


Modeling resilience in infrastructure networks: inherent costs and interdependent impacts
H. Baroud, K. Barker, J.E. Ramirez-Marquez & C.M.S. Rocco


Natural hazards vs. decision-making processes in buildings life cycle management
N. Basso, E. Garavaglia, L. Sgambi & N. Imagawa


Adaptive importance sampling using probabilistic classification vector machines
A. Basudhar


Reliability assessment of stay cables for cable stayed bridges
J. Baussaron, T. Yalamas, J.D. Sorensen & H.S. Toft


Performance-based seismic assessment and retrofit of low-rise buildings
A. Bebamzadeh, C.E. Ventura & W.D.L. Finn


Rehabilitation of existing masonry structures with hysteretic dampers: A displacement based approach
A. Benedetti, L. Landi, D.G. Merenda


Simulation of wind velocities on long span structures: A novel stochastic wave based model
B.A. Benowitz & G. Deodatis


Sensitivity studies on ground motions and damping in tall building response
M.T. Bhuiyan & R.T. Leon


A Bayesian parameter estimation and model selection algorithm for strongly nonlinear dynamical systems
P. Bisaillon, R. Sandhu, M. Khalil, A. Sarkar & D. Poirel


A complete performance-based optimization framework for the design of tall buildings
S. Bobby, S.M.J. Spence, D.Wei, E. Bernardini & A. Kareem


Probabilistic analysis of fire resistance of steel roof structure exposed to fire
I. Boko, N. Torc & B. Peros


Probabilistic soil-structure interaction analysis using nonlinear time-domain methods
C. Bolisetti &A.S. Whittaker


Non-Stationary stochastic dynamic analysis by tail equivalent linearization
M. Broccardo &A. Der Kiureghian


Probabilistic approach for the fatigue design of tower cranes
S. Bucas, P. Rumelhart, N. Gayton &A. Chateauneuf


Estimation of tail probabilities using asymptotic sampling
C. Bucher


Dynamic-buckling fragility of anchored steel tanks with the added mass method
N. Buratti, M. Tavano & M. Savoia


Markovian analysis of aging distributed systems remaining life
A.V. Bushinskaya & S.A. Timashev


Experimental studies on a PolyVinyliDene Fluoride (PVDF) sensor for energy harvesting
P. Cahill, N. Jackson, A. Mathewson &V. Pakrashi


Reliability analysis of dredging slope in port development
M. Kalinski & L. Cao


Computational simulation for seismic performance of reinforced concrete frame structure
L. Cao


Dynamic response of trackside structures due to passing trains and reliability of railway monitoring systems
L. Carassale & M.M. Brunenghi


Influence of tensile membrane action in concrete slabs on structural robustness indices
R. Caspeele, D. Gouverneur & M.A. Maes


Regression and data affected by interval uncertainty: Approximating the set of values of the least-squares estimator
M. Cerny


Reliability analysis using a response surface method for laminated stiffened plates
B. Chakraborty & A. Bhar


Response surface based efficient finite element model updating
S. Chakraborty, A. Sen & S.K. Misra


Study of the correction for basin effects in ground-motion prediction based on multivariate singular spectrum analysis
Y.W. Chang,W.Y. Jean & C.H. Loh


Hydrodynamic isolation of concrete gravity dams and its effects on nonlinear seismic behavior
H. Chavoshi, H. Kananipour & H. Mirzabozorg


Stochastic deterioration modelling and life cycle performance assessment of concrete structures due to reinforcement corrosion
H.-P. Chen


Effects of ground surface response variability as inputs in structure-soil-structure system identification in a city block
A.Z.Q. Chen


Reliability of hybrid simulation technique for evaluating seismic safety of complex structures under earthquakes
C. Chen & N. Avramova


Panel reliability assessment of FPSO
N.-Z. Chen, G.Wang & J. Bond


Probabilistic seismic loss estimation by stochastic simulation algorithms
S.H. Cheung & S. Bansal


Reliability assessment of structural dynamic systems due to earthquake-induced Tsunamis
C.S. Hung & S. Zhe


Study on risk assessment of human damage by heavy snowfall in snowy region
T. Chiba, T. Tomabechi, T. Takahashi, T. Tsutsumi & Y. Abe


A probabilistic methodology for evaluation of structural performances with respect to wind risk
R. Chiodi, D. Asprone, A. Prota & G. Manfredi


Probabilistic assessment of seismic behavior of an existing RC building retrofitted with BRB
R. Chiodi, A. Prota, G. Manfredi & L. Di Sarno


Identification of the predictability of the structures subject to extreme loading
D.-E. Choe


Development of pressure vessel design process using optimization and structural reliability method
A.Y. Choi & B.D. Chang


River stage prediction using by an adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system based on fuzzy clustering
S.Y. Choi & C. Lee


System reliability based topology optimization of structures under stochastic excitations
J. Chun, J. Song & G.H. Paulino


Estimation of structural parameters using static loading tests
E. Covian, M. Casero & A. Gonzalez


Using Bayesian response surface updating for estimating the covariance function of random fields based on limited measurements
P. Criel, R. Caspeele & L. Taerwe


Hierarchical decision making for flood risk reduction
R. Custer & K. Nishijima


Apply research on substructure finite element model updating with parametric analysis
D.Wang, C. Chen, Y. Liu, X. Min & A. Xiao


System identification and control improvement of a semi-active-controlled base-isolated building using the records of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
M. Dan & M. Kohiyama


Take into account the randomness of an aggregate in the local approach to fracture by the inference of random stress fields
X.-H. Dang, M. Berveiller, A. Zeghadi, B. Sudret & T. Yalamas


A non-stationary model of seismic ground acceleration
A.I. Daniliuc


Prediction of the global maximum of the seismic non-stationary response via Rice formula
A.I. Daniliuc


Comparison of interval estimate of concrete properties by bootstrap from initial tests and partially destructive tests for health assessment
S. Dauji, K. Bhargava & S. Basu


Reliability of road bridges under overweight vehicle transit
E. Debiasi, R. Zandonini & D. Zonta


The accuracy of CQC and response spectrum analysis in the case of impulsive earthquakes
F. De Luca & G.M. Verderame


Influence of the uncertainty in capacity models on the assessment of seismic collapse performance of non-ductile RC frames
M.T. De Risi, P. Ricci, G.M. Verderame & G. Manfredi


Assessment seismic vulnerability and different strategies for rehabilitation on a r/c building demaged by earthquake
A. Di Mattia


Effective simulation of wind turbine long-term extreme responses using importance splitting method
J. Ding & X. Chen


Simplified method for the assessment of the nonlinear seismic response of structures equipped with viscous dampers
P.P. Diotallevi, L. Landi & O. Fabbri


Retrofitting cost estimation for existing reinforced concrete buildings based on multistage seismic assessment methods
O. Dogan & M.S. Yucemen


Envelope-based pushover analysis procedure for assessing the collapse risk of buildings
M. Dolsek & M. Brozovic


Sustainability of bridge networks under flood-induced scour and earthquake
Y. Dong, D.M. Frangopol & D. Saydam


Effect of near-field pulse on the seismic performance of water tanks
Y. Dong, R. Song, Y. Li & H. Liu


A coupled parametric and nonparametric approach for modal analysis of a satellite
S. Dubreuil, F. Petitjean & M. Salauen


Seismic performance evaluation of self-centering concentrically braced frame system
M. Dyanati, Q. Huang & D. Roke


Adaptive post-earthquake reliability assessment of structures subjected to aftershocks
H. Ebrahimian, F. Jalayer, D. Asprone, A.M. Lombardi,W. Marzocchi, A. Prota & G. Manfredi


Offline implementation of hybrid MPC for semiactive control of structures
W.M. Elhaddad & E.A. Johnson


A Bayesian methodology for the performance evaluation of steel perimeter columns under fire
N.E. Khorasani, M.Garlock & P. Gardoni


Investigation of roissy airport collapse using reliability analysis
Y. El Kamari,W. Raphael & A. Chateauneuf


Reliability-based bridge assessment using enhanced Monte Carlo to simulate extreme traffic loading
B. Enright, D. Hajializadeh & E.J. OBrien


A probabilistic framework for incorporating material processing parameters into fracture risk computations
M. Emight, J. McFarland, R. McChmg,W.Wu & R. Shankar


Reliability-based gear contact fatigue analysis for wind turbines under stochastic dynamic conditions
W.B. Dong, T. Moan & Z. Gao


A coupled stochastic/deterministic procedure for vibration based damage detection of structures under operational condition
L.F. Fadel Miguel, R.H. Lopez & L.F.F. Miguel


Loads induced on tall structures by thunderstorm winds in temperate latitudes
L.F. Fadel Miguel & J.D. Riera


On the vibrations of multi-span beams with external and internal flexibility and damping
G. Failla &A Santini


Reliability analysis of drilled shafts subjected to axial and lateral loading considering soil spatial variability
H. Fan, Q. Huang & R. Liang


Reliability-based approach for remaining fatigue life prediction of critical weld details in steel highway bridges
A.M. Farag & G.Y. Grondin


Practical enhancement of Bayesian networks in structural seismic reliability assessment using the response surface method
S.-E. Fereshtehnejad & M. Banazadeh


Construction of customized payment tables for Cat-in-a-Box earthquake triggers as a basis risk reduction device
G. Franco


Reliability analysis of structures with various failure modes by using Metaheuristics
H. Furuta, K. Takahashi, K. Nakatsu, K. Ishibashi & M. Uchida


A statistical model for flood depth estimation
C. Galasso, S.U.S. Senarath & D.P. Duggan


Uncertainty analysis of flexural overstrength for Eurocode-designed RC members
C. Galasso


Significant failure mode identification and structural reliability analysis for a CFST arch bridge system
X. Gao & L.Wang


Assessment of the efficiency of Kriging models for reliability analysis of complex structures
B. Gaspar, A.P. Teixeira & C.G. Soares


Appropriate creep and shrinkage model of HPC for improved life-cycle design
B.A. Gedam, A. Upadhyay, N.M. Bhandari


Estimation of the resonance-response factor regarding to the critical excitation methods
S.H. Ghasemi, A.S. Nowak & P. Ashtari


Random crack propagation using polynomial chaos
W.J.S. Gomes & A.T. Beck


Cyclonic damage estimate of rural houses considering wind directional effect
P.K. Goyal & T.K. Datta


Statistical development of an exogenous wind-borne debris generator for building envelope failure assessment models
M. Grayson, W. Pang & S. Schiff


The influence of knots on the failure load of timber
C. Grazide, A. Cointe, J.-L. Coureau & S. Morel


An internal parameter material model for calculating energy dissipation during high cycle fatigue processes on railway bridges
V. Grigoriou & E. Bruehwiler


Seismic fragility of scoured bridge systems: Scour is beneficial?
X. Guo & Z. Chen


System identification from non-stationary data: Blind source separation and time-frequency approaches
Y.L. Guo &A. Kareem


Facts and fiction of T-stress in predicting crack paths
M. Gupta, R.C. Alderliesten & R. Benedictus


Late-life mortality-rate deceleration in biological and non-biological life: Denouement of the mystery
S.N. Habibullah & S.C. Saunders


DNV-ADAPT framework for risk-based adaptation: A test case for the offshore industry
O. Hagen, L. Garre & P. Friis-Hansen


Effects of large uncertainties in a reliability based framework for humanitarian emergency shelters
C. Hanley, D. Gilmour &V. Pakrashi


Progressive collapse analysis of precast concrete frames with semi-rigid connections
N.M. Hashim & J. Agarwal


A study on variation of seismic motion indices within very small distance
Y. Hata, K. Ichii & A. Nozu


Bridge damage identification using traffic-induced vibration and neural network
H. Hattori, X. He, F.N. Catbas, H. Furuta, M. Kawatani & C.W. Kim


Dynamic response characteristics of tall buildings subjected to pulse-like ground motions
Y. Hayashi, H. Minami, H. Yasumoto, R. Okazawa & N. Takiyama


Bridge damage identification using vehicle-bridge interaction analysis and GA optimization
X. He, F.N. Catbas, H. Hattori, M. Kawatani, H. Furuta, T. Hayashikawa & T. Matsumoto


Non-linear dynamic reliability analysis of profiled blast walls
M.H. Hedyati, S. Sriramula & R. Neilson


A comparison of reliability based structural optimization methodologies in the design of aircraft structures
S. Hernandez, J. Diaz, A. Baldomir, M. Cid & C. Lopez


Empirical prediction model for ground motion intensity due to aftershocks
M. Hirose, T. Itoi & T. Takada


Synthesis of design ground motion representing the information of a set of possible ground motions
R. Honda & T. Miyamoto


Performance of the ordinary, weighted and generalized least-squares methods in fitting extreme value distributions
H.P. Hong


Computer modelling of effects of seismic events on aged nuclear reactor cores
T.J. Horgan, B. Kralj & S. Brasier


Bayesian inference for general time-variant systems
H. Hu & C. Proppe


Probabilistic model for steel-concrete bond behavior of bridge columns considering the effect of ASR
Q. Huang, P. Gardoni, D. Trejo &A. Pagnotta


Hazard analysis of seismic-induced landslide displacement-a case study of Liugui district in Taiwan
F.K. Huang, G.S.Wang & C.C. Hsieh


Monte carlo prediction of extreme values of the combined load effect and semi-probabilistic design of ocean-going ships
W. Huang & Y. Xiao


The efficient Monte Carlo based method of structural reliability analysis
W. Huang & X. Yang


The rain-flow estimate of fatigue damage of combined high and low frequency load effects
W. Huang


Characterization of main-shock effects on the aftershock fragility of rigid electrical equipment
J. Hur & A. Shafieezadeh


A time-domain approach for the performance-based seismic design of tall buildings in Bucharest
M. Iancovici, G. Vezeanu, R. Vacareanu & F. Pavel


Development of numerical simulation of gas diffusion considering mitigation with water curtain for RBM
K. Ikeda & T. Kurashiki


Seismic vibration control of a building considering fragility curves of accommodated computer servers
T. Ito & M. Kohiyama


On spatial distribution of ground motion for emergency response planning of important facilities
T. Itoi


Effects of vehicle speed in structural health monitoring from operational conditions of bridges
V. Jaksic, A. O'Connor & V. Pakrashi


Probability of Earthquake occurrences and time-dependent seismic hazard analysis for Tehran urban area
S.M. Jalalalhosseini, H. Zafarani & M. Zare


From climate predictions to flood risk assessment for a portfolio of structures
F. Jalayer, R. De Risi, I. Iervolino, G. Manfredi & F. De Paola, M.E. Topa, M. Giugni, E. Bucchignani, P. Gasparini, E. Mbuya & A. Kyessi


Comparison of fragility curves for an older RC frame with column and beam-column joint shear models
J.-S. Jeon, R. DesRoches, I. Brilakis & L.N. Lowes


Probabilistic seismic risk assessment and comparison of steel reinforced concrete frame and buckling-restrained braced steel reinforced concrete frame
M.M. Jia, D.G. Lu & X.H. Yu


The fuzzy reliability analysis of elevation control in cable-stayed bridge during the construction stage
B.Y. Jia, X.L. Yu & Q.S. Yan


A mathematical modeling method of ellipsoidal convex model for structural uncertainty analysis
C. Jiang & X. Han


Reliability analysis for stability bearing capacity of CFST arches
W. Jiang & D.G. Lu


Fuzzy clustering method for performance evaluation of bridge superstructure based on field data
Y.B. Jiao, H.B. Liu, P. Zhang & X.Q.Wang


Efficient optimal design of passive hysteretic base isolators by volterra integral equations
E.A. Johnson, M. Kamalzare & S.F.Wojtkiewicz


Analysis on effects of ergodic assumption on probabilistic ground motion prediction for sophistication of ground motion prediction equation
M. Jozuka, T. Takada & T. Itoi


Application of spectral analysis to embankment dam piezometer data
I.-S. Jung, M. Berges, J.H. Garrett & C.J. Kelly


Challenges in reliability based life-cycle management of bridges
M. Kabani, P. Moyo & M. Alexander


Seismic performance assessment of dual systems combining conventional and self-centering concentrically-braced-frames
M. Kafaeikivi, D. Roke & Q. Huang


Sensitivity analysis for structural integrity assessment of pressure equipment using partial safety factor method
T. Kaida, S. Izumi & S. Sakai


Investigation on the risk of traffic passage by the damage of girder and abutment due to severe earthquakes
Y. Kajita, T. Kobayashi & H. Otsuka


Quantification of uncertainty in nonlinear soil models for earthquake site response at a representative KiK-net site
J. Kaklamanos, L.G. Baise & L. Dorfmann


Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis of beam stability problems using shell finite elements and nonlinear computational approach
Z. Kala & J. Kala


Effect of inspection/testing on the reliability of spillway gates
M. Kalantamia, L. Chouinard & S. Foltz


Fast optimal design and reliability analysis of a large-scale smart structure
M. Kamalzare, E.A. Johnson & S.F.Wojtkiewicz


Experimental investigation and computational modelling of corrosion induced mechanical-geometrical degradation of reinforcing bars
M.M. Kashani, A.J. Crewe, N.A. Alexander, L.N. Lowes & M.O. Eberhard


Reliability analysis of reinforced concrete slab subjected to low velocity impact accounting of material damage
F. Kassem, D. Bertrand, M. Brun &A. Limam


Effects of road surface roughness on energy harvesting from bridge-vehicle interaction
J. Keane, A. O'Sullivan, V. Jaksic, S.F. Ali & V. Pakrashi


Reliable identification of corrosion in reinforced concrete structures
S. Kessler & C. Gehlen


Impact of localized chloride corrosion on the fatigue behavior of reinforcement
S. Kessler, K. Osterminski, A. Volkwein & C. Gehlen


A probabilistic model for predicting creep deformation of high-performance concrete members
Y.H. Kim & J.-W. Bai


Changes in modal parameters of a steel truss bridge due to artificial damages
C.W. Kim, K.C. Chang, S. Kitauchi, P.J. McGetrick, K. Hashimoto & K. Sugiura


Structural damage diagnosis of steel truss bridges by outlier detection
C.W. Kim, S. Kitauchi, K.C. Chang, P.J. McGetrick, K. Sugiura & M. Kawatani


Health monitoring and reliability estimation of a tall building
E. Kirkpinar, E. Ozer & S. Soyoz


Effect of return period and its variation of input ground motion on partial safety factors
T. Kitahara, Y. Kishi & Y. Kajita


Prediction of maximum control force of PD-controlled system under stationary white noise
M. Kohiyama


Multidimensional risk assessment for vehicle trajectories by using copulas
A. Koita, D. Daucher & M. Fogli


A 3D nonlinear progressive collapse study of multi-story steel frame buildings accounting for loss of stability and structural uncertainties
T. Kontoroupi, S. Gerasimidis & G. Deodatis


HDMR for sliding predictions in rock slopes based on the upper bound limit analysis
J. Kozubal, W. Pula & G. Vessia


Stochastic response evaluation of shape memory alloy supplemented lead rubber bearing isolation system
S.K. Mishra & S. Chakraborty


Study on simulation system for heat radiation of large tank fire based on Monte Carlo method
T. Kurashiki, Y. Kozue & N.Waris


Crack growth detection for concrete structures based on non-contact displacement measurements
T. Kusaka, Y. Nomura, Y. Hineno &T. Fujii


Probabilistic model for human comfort
J.E. Laier


Statistical characterisation of soil porosity
T.M.H. Le, G.R. Eiksund & P.J. Strom


Determination of strength statistics of quasibrittle structures based on mean size effect analysis
J.-L. Le, A.C. Falchetto & M.O. Marasteanu


Probabilistic analysis of progressive collapse of reinforced concrete buildings
J.-L. Le & B. Xue


Dynamic analysis of bridges with rocking isolation in ultimate states
T.Y. Lee & M.Y. Huang


System reliability updating of fatigue-induced sequential failures through inspection and repair
Y.-J. Lee


Inverse reliability problem solved by artificial neural networks
D. Lehky & D. Novak


On Reliability-based calibration of LQG control algorithms
B.J. Leira


Extreme response analysis for a jacket-type offshore wind turbine using environmental contour method
Q. Li, Z. Gao & T. Moan


A proposal of designable space of diaphragm made of thin stainless steel for electrical assemblies considering clicking behavior and fatigue life
L. Xingsheng, T. Kurashiki & M. Fukuda


Sensitivity analysis-assisted robust parameter design of an adaptive vibration neutralizer
Y. Li, T. Pfeiffer, J. Nuffer, J. Boes & H. Hanselka


The concept of generalized engineering reliability: A physical approach
J. Li


A pier-scour potential evaluation via a probabilistic approach
K.-W. Liao & H.-J. Lu


Sensitivity study of frequency detuning effect on control performance of tuned mass dampers
C.-C. Lin, G.-L. Lin & K.-C. Chiu


Application of seismological model for estimating seismic risk of spatially distributed structures
T.J. Liu & H.P. Hong


The progressive collapse analysis of super high-rise building based on applied element method
Z. Liu, P. Lin, X. Lu


Estimating correlation structure of non-Gaussian stationary translation processes
Y. Liu, S.T. Quek & F.H. Lee


Assessment of vibration-based on-line damage detection identification techniques
C.-H. Loh & S.-H. Chao


Fast estimation of expected information gains for Bayesian experimental designs of underdetermined models based on Laplace approximations
Q. Long, M. Scavino, R. Tempone & S.Wang


Reliability-based calibration of design seismic response spectra and structural acceptance criteria
C. Loth & J.W. Baker


Seismic resilience of regional health-care systems
A. Lupoi, F. Cavalieri & P. Franchin


Site-specific live load and extreme live load models for long span bridges
M. Lutomirska & A.S. Nowak


Structural failures due to combinations of loads including extreme events
M. Lutomirska


Investigation of uncertainties associated with modeling error and time delay on real-time hybrid simulation
A. Maghareh & S.J. Dyke


Time dependent reliability analysis of underground concrete pipes subjected to sulfide corrosion
M. Mahmoodian & M.A. Alani


Contribution to development and validation of numerical tools for reliability analysis of vibro-acoustic problems in complex structures
M. Mansouri, B. Radi & A. El Hami


Multi-hazard assessment of offshore wind turbines
M. Mardfekri & P. Gardoni


Seismic reliability of bridges retrofitted with an indirect retrofit approach versus direct-conventional approaches. Case study of a reinforced concrete retrofitted bridge
O. Markogiannaki & I. Tegos


Probabilistic analyses of traffic loads on bridges
J. Markova, M. Holicky, J. Kral, M. Studnickova & M. Sykora


Calibration of thermal actions on bridges
J. Markova & M. Holicky


Reliability-based operation of offshore wind turbines
S. Marquez-Dominguez, J.D. Sorensen & J.G. Rangel-Ramirez


Sensitivity analysis and uncertainty propagation based on surrogate model for an atmospheric dispersion code
A Marrel, C. Mottet & N. Perot


Tsunami damage assessment of buildings in Chiba Prefecture, Japan using fragility function developed after the 2011 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake
Y. Maruyama, K. Kitamura & F. Yamazaki


A stochastic model for deterioration process of tunnel lining concrete in cold regions
O. Maruyama, A. Sutoh, H. Tanaka, T. Satoh & H. Nishi


Structural monitoring scheme on the basis of direct sensing of inter-story drift displacement responses
C. Matsui, A. Nishitani, K. Kanekawa, T. Tanii, I. Ohdomari, Y. Nitta, T. Hatada, R. Katamura & I. Matsuya


Estimation on deterioration model for RC building received chloride induced damage
M. Matsushima & K. Matsuda


Risk-based evaluation of seismic design methods for steel moment resisting frames
A. Mellati & M. Banazadeh


Approximate tensile capacity and fatigue life of cracked flange stem subjected to cyclic tensile stress
S.B. Mendes


Variability response function for nonlinear beam
M. Mestrovic


Slope reliability analysis using First Order Reliability Method (FORM)
S. Metya, G. Bhattacharya & R. Chowdhury


Stochastic process model for timber-concrete composite beam deterioration
T. Micic, D. Stojic & N. Velimirovic


A framework for selecting a suite of ground-motion intensity maps consistent with both ground-motion intensity and network performance hazards for infrastructure networks
M. Miller & J. Baker


Estimation of the probability of merging at an entrance ramp of a suburban freeway - Application to the road safety
J. Mint-Moustapha, D. Daucher & B. Jourdain


Variability response functions for viscoelastic beams
M. Miranda & G. Deodatis


Multivariate extreme value distributions of vector LMA processes
K. Mohan, J. Jith & S. Gupta


Structural reliability of loadbearing masonry members designed to the CSA S304 standard
H. Moosavi & Y. Korany


Global sensitivity analysis for the structural system with correlated inputs
M. Moradi & S.R. Arwade


A reliability-based bounding analysis methodology for seismic isolated nuclear power plants
T.A. Morgan


Quality evaluation of cementitious material using chaotic wave
R. Moriishi, Y. Oshima & T. Miyagawa


Uncertainty quantification on creep prediction of concrete subjected to cyclic loading
H.B. Motra, A. Dimmig-Osburg & J. Hildebrand


Comparing conservative estimations of failure probabilities using sequential designs of experiments in monotone frameworks
V. Moutoussamy, N. Bousquet, B. Iooss, P. Rochet, T. Klein & F. Gamboa


A new denoising procedure based on empirical mode decomposition for SHM purpose
S. Mukhopadhyay, R. Betti, E. Galli, M. Savoia & L. Vincenzi


Probabilistic integration of validation and calibration results for prediction level uncertainty quantification: application to structural dynamics
J. Mullins, C. Li, S. Sankararaman, S. Mahadevan & A. Urbina


A spreadsheet approach to a reliability-based assessment of scour depth at bridge pier
M. Muzzammil & J. Alam


Safety and reliability of temporary structures: The indiana state fair collapse incident
S. Nacheman, K. Jackson, A. Bhagath, L. Valderruten, J. Nelson & M.J. Pinto


Statistics of bivariate extreme values by the ACER Method
A. Naess & O. Karpa


Fragility evaluation of underground structure considering multi-failure mode
S. Nakamura, T. Matsumoto, S. Niwa, H. Nakamura & K. Mori


Probabilistic load model for bridge-vehicle-road dynamic interaction system
H. Nassif, D. Yuksel & E.-S. Hwang


Finite element models and future uses for confined masonry
L.T. Nguyen, R.B. Corotis & G. Camata


Seismic risk assessment of deteriorating multi span integral bridges
M. Ni Choine, A.O. Connor & J.E. Padgett


Experimental and numerical evaluation of seismic performance of propped rocking walls
A. Nicknam & A. Filiatrault


Application of good-lattice points as interaction nodes for seismic soil-structure interaction analysis of deeply embedded structures
J. Nie & J. Braverman


Code based reliability design of seismically isolated bridges
T. Nifuku & M. Shinozuka


Reliability of the crankshaft based on the probabilistic approach by using Markov Chain Model
N. Nikabdullah, S.S.K. Singh, R. Alebrahim, A.K. Elwaleed & M.S.M. Noorani


Diagnosis of earth-fills and reliability-based design
S. Nishimura, T. Shuku & M. Suzuki


Probabilistic assessment and simulation of coincidental damage to collocated and distributed lifelines in earthquake disasters
N. Nojima


Structural health monitoring based on chaotic excitation and recurrence quantification analysis
Y. Nomura, T. Kusaka, D. Morimoto & H. Furuta


Uncertainty and reliability analysis in life cycle assessment of pavements
A. Noshadravan, M.Wildnauer, J. Gregory & R. Kirchain


Probabilistic life-cycle assessment of civil engineering concrete structures
D. Novak, B. Teply, D. Lehky & R. Pukl


Development of running spectrum analysis system for analyzing huge disaster information
M. Numada & K. Meguro


The effect of truck permitting policy on us bridge loading
E.J. OBrien, B. Enright & C. Leahy


Imperfect inspection characterization for gamma process structural deterioration model
A. Ohadi &T. Micic


A stochastic framework to optimizing net benefits of a wood pole preventive maintenance program
U. Onyewuchi, M.M. Begovic, R. DesRoches &A. Shafieezadeh


Damage detection of bridge joints based on the impact sound recorded by a passing vehicle
Y. Oshima, H. Fukuda, H. Hattori & S. Tsukamoto


Probabilistic modeling of failure of reinforcements under dynamic loads
K. Osterminski, F. Meyer, A. Volkwein, A. Zashev & C. Gehlen


Probabilistic modelling of steel degradation due to reinforcement corrosion
K. Osterminski


Reliability estimation using system identification results
E. OEzer, S. Soyoez & M.Q. Feng


Experimental nonlinear responses of a monopile wave energy device
V. Pakrashi, K. O'Sullivan, R. O'Shea & J. Murphy


Predicting the time-dependent mechanics of concrete based on a multi-scale material model
C. Pan & Q.Yu


Strength distributions of quasibrittle materials and its size effect implications on reliability of structures
S.D. Pang


Adaptive economic resilience planning for infrastructure and industry sectors with multiple shocks
R. Pant, K. Barker & C.W. Zobel


Reliability sensitivity analysis with Monte Carlo methods
I. Papaioannou, K. Breitung & D. Straub


Stochastic control in a Bayesian framework for structural state assessment and decision making
K.G. Papakonstantinou & M. Shinozuka


Data processing techniques for the evaluation of cable tension of bridge by laser vibrometer
K.-T. Park & H.-S. Shin


Development of evacuation simulator for fire risk assessment and its application
J. Park, S.-W. Yoon, K.-S. Park & D.-S. Park


Probabilistic failure analysis of composite beams under ballistic impact
S.D. Patel, S. Ahmad & P. Mahajan


Uncertainty quantification of an airfoil control surface flutter system
M. Patel, V.V. Nair & S. Sarkar


Epistemic uncertainty of the structural response of RC members under cyclic loading due to different material modelling choices
N. Pereira, X. Romao & R. Delgado


WOLF3 a statistical software for refined modelling of fracture toughness data indexed by temperature
N. Perot & M. Marques


Performance optimization of an adaptive vibration absorber using a design to reliability approach
T. Pfeiffer, E. Janssen, J. Nuffer &T. Melz


New method for the determination of seismic fragilities of reinforced concrete structures
D. Proske, D. Kurmann & J. Cervenka


Optimisation of IDA-based fragility curves
N.N. Pujari, T.K. Mandai, S. Lala & S. Ghosh


A model for bridge seismic performance correlation
J. Qin, B. Stojadinovic & K.R. Mackie


Dealing with uncertainty in earthquake engineering: A discussion on the application of open system dynamics
P. Quintana-Gallo, R. Rebolledo & G. Allan


A new parameter perturbation method suitable for reliability analysis of large dynamic systems
S. Rahrovani & T. Abrahamsson


Evaluation of safety level for railway bridges
A.M. Rakoczy & A.S. Nowak


Storm surge damage and loss estimation in a CAT modeling framework
K. Ramanathan & C. Kafali


Information-based modeling of creep in concrete structures
W. Raphael, F. Kaddah, F. Geara & A. Chateauneuf


Reliability analysis of an unsaturated glacial till railway embankment
C. Reale, K. Gavin & A. O'Connor


Estimation of fatigue life and inspection interval of orthotropic bridge deck
A. Reddy & S. Talukdar


Influence on bridge reliability of uncertainty in estimated traffic load-effects
S.G. Reid & C.C. Caprani


Reliability analysis of tube hydroforming process: Numerical and analytical treatment
B. Radi, A. Cherouat & A. El Hami


Stochastic design sensitivity analysis and optimization of complex systems
X. Ren & S. Rahman


Bayesian parameter identification for hybrid parametric-nonparametric stochastic system models
E. Reynders, G. Lombaert, E. Simoen, J. Legault & R.S. Langley


Reliability analysis for transmission line systems for atmospheric hazards
S.N. Rezaei, L. Chouinard & F. Legeron


Reliability analysis of nonlinear timber roofs under seismic loading
H. Riahi, Ph. Bressolette, A. Chatemmeuf & E. Fournely


Assessment of epistemic uncertainties in the shear strength of reinforced concrete beams
A.B. Ribeiro, J.M.F. Calixto & S.M.C. Diniz


Damage assessment in truss-like discrete element (DEM) models of anisotropic quasi-fragile materials
J.D. Riera, L.F.F. Miguel, I. Iturrioz & L.E. Kosteski


Train-bridge interaction influence on the safety of a short span high-speed railway bridge
J. Rocha, A.A. Henriques & R. Calcada


Preliminary probabilistic prediction of ice/snow accretion on stay cables based on meteorological variables
J.H. Roldsgaard, A. Kiremidjian, C.T. Georgakis & M.H. Faber


A novel machine-learning approach for structural/environmental state identification using ultrasonic guided waves
S. Roy & F.-K. Chang


Life cycle cost optimization of reinforced concrete structures under coupled corrosion fatigue deterioration
L. Saad, A. Aissani, A. Chateauneuf & W. Raphael


Seismic fragility of base-isolated industrial tanks
S.K. Saha, V.A. Matsagar & A.K. Jain


Probabilistic damage control seismic design of bridges using structural reliability concept
M.S. Saiidi, A. Vosooghi & A. Saini


Bayesian model updating for evaluation of building seismic response and probabilistic damage estimation
T. Saito


A study on material factors of RC structures subjected to bending moment and axial force
Y. Sakai, R. Pongwit & M. Fujita


Model selection methods for stochastic nonlinear dynamical systems using experimental data
R. Sandhu, M. Khalil, D. Poirel & A. Sarkar


Quantifying the reliability of computational models
S. Sankararaman & S. Mahadevan


Evaluation of the safety criteria of brazilian standard for reinforced concrete design based on reliability analyses
S.H.C. Santos, C.R. Eboli & F.P.S. Bastos


Probabilistic multi-physics degradation analysis of cementitious materials under sulfate attack
S. Sarkar, S. Mahadevan, D.S. Kosson, J.C.L. Meeussen, H. van der Sloot & K.G. Brown


Bayesian networks to quantify the reliability of a debris flow alarm system
M. Saettele, M. Bruendl & D. Straub


Rayleigh waves transport along a surface with random impedance
E. Savin


Identification of the manhattan bridge dynamic properties for fatigue assessment
M. Savoia, L. Vincenzi, E. Bassoli, P. Gambarelli, R. Testa & R. Betti


Robustness in structural engineering - influences of the numerical model on the evaluation of structural robustness
F. Scheiber & F.Werner


Robust topology optimization accounting for geometric imperfections
M. Schevenels, M. Jansen, G. Lombaert & B.S. Lazarov, O. Sigmund


Structural innovation through active fire safety
J.B. Schleich


Life safety through smoke evacuation
J.B. Schleich


A new perspective on efficiency of simulation techniques in structural reliability
D. Sen & B. Bhattacharya


Life cycle performance assessment of reinforced concrete bridges under deterioration processes
B. Shafei &A. Alipour


Reliability based code calibration for rc column subject to vehicle collision
H. Sharma, P. Gardoni & S. Hurlebaus


Reliability-based design optimization of structures using GA and SORM
M. Shayanfar, R. Abbasnia & A Khodam


Sensitivity-based study of the local and global buckling on the seismic response of special concentrically braced frame
M.A. Shayanfar, R.Z. Bidoki & B. Farhadi


Probability and catastrophic events
M. Shinozuka, T. Nifuku & K.P. Cheung


Risk-based evaluation of code conforming reinforced concrete moment frames
M. Shokrabadi & M. Banazadeh


Tsunami damage estimation model of utility pole
Y. Shumuta & M. Matsuyama


Estimation of extreme response and failure probability of wind turbines under normal operation using probability density evolution method
M.T. Sichani, S.R.K. Nielsen,W.F. Liu, J.-B. Chen, J. Li &Y.B. Peng


Comparison of nonlinear static and dynamic stability-related progressive collapse mechanisms of steel frames considering structural uncertainties
J. Sideri, S. Gerasimidis & G. Deodatis


Deterministic seismic hazard analyses for historical monumental buildings
S. Silvestri, M. Palermo, G. Gasparini & T. Trombetti


A procedure for probabilistic seismic hazard analysis which allows to account for poisson or non-poissonian models
S. Silvestri, M. Palermo, G. Gasparini & T. Trombetti


Probabilistic assessment of the axial strength of cold-formed steel columns
B.T.P. Sily, F.C. Rodrigues & S.M.C. Diniz


Reliability analysis of deep water composite riser subjected to random loads
M. Singh & S. Ahmad


A fuzzy analytical network process (ANP)-based framework for safety management system in malaysian construction industries
S.D. Samarin & Z.B. Ismail


Damage identification of multi-story structures by modified EKF method
R. Song, Y. Dong & H. Liu


Effect of main shock-aftershock sequences on seismic behavior of water tanks
R. Song, Y. Li, Y. Dong & H. Liu


Nonlinear seismic reliability analysis of RC frame structures using a stochastic capacity spectrum method
P.Y. Song & D.G. Lu


Modeling of uncertainties for wind turbine blade design
J.D. Sorensen & H.S. Toft


How to select optimal mitigation strategies for natural hazards?
O. Spackova & D. Straub


A study on the comparison of ductile and brittle progressive collapse mechanisms of steel frames and the effect of structural uncertainties
A. Spiridaki, S. Gerasimidis & G. Deodatis


Vibration control and reliability of wind turbines
A. Staino & B. Basu


Reliability based evaluation of existing railway bridges using structural health monitoring and finite element modeling
D. Su, H. Nassif & P. Lou


Maximum response evaluation of two-storied traditional wooden buildings for pulse-like ground motions
M. Sugino, T. Nakanishi, N. Takiyama, Y. Hayashi &Y. Moriya


Simultaneous identification of structural parameters and dynamic input with incomplete output-only measurements
H. Sun & R. Betti


Multiple flaws detection in structures using a combination of XFEM and topologically adaptive enhanced ABC algorithm
H. Sun, H.Waisman & R. Betti


Probabilistic model for damage accumulation in concrete tunnel lining using inspection data
A. Sutoh, O. Maruyama, H. Tanaka, T. Satoh & H. Nishi


Structural health monitoring as an innovative post-disaster response tool for essential facilities
D.B. Swanson, E.S. Bishop, L.K. Lum, K.M. Baldwin, B.A. Martin & R.L. Loveless


Collapse mode-based building fragility against tsunami
T. Takada, K. Ando & T. Itoi


A closed form solution of seismic risk curve considering uncertainties of structural response and loss
T. Takada, J.H. Kim & K. Tanaka


New methodology for wave-based probabilistic seismic hazard analysis
T. Takada, K. Tanaka & T. Itoi


Event tree analysis for strong ground motion at Nishichiba campus of Chiba University
T. Takahashi & M. Katada


Analysis of blocking probability of redundant evacuation path
U. Tamima & L. Chouinard


Shelter choice decision by earthquake evacuees: An application of logit model
U. Tamima & L. Chouinard


Optimal control of maintenance strategies including repairs and reinforcements for concrete tunnel lining
H. Tanaka, A. Sutoh, O. Maruyama, T. Satoh & H. Nishi


Using duffing equation to understand various kinds of backbones for modeling nonlinear systems
P.F. Tang, J.S. Pei, J.P. Wright, P.H. Fobel & F. Gay-Balmaz


Uncertainty quantification using evidence theory and differential evolution-based computational strategy for steel frames with semi-rigid connections
H. Tang & J.Wang


Comparative life cycle cost and performance analysis of structural systems
V. Terzic, S.K. Merrifield, S.A. Mahin & M. Comerio


Entropy approach to assessing residual life of deteriorating systems
S.A. Timashev & A.V. Bushinskaya


Assessment of the reliability level embedded in international codes for design of corroding pipelines
S.A. Timashev & A.V. Bushinskaya


Reliability assessment of welded steel details in bridges using inspection
H.S. Toft, J.D. Sorensen, T. Yalamas & J. Baussaron


Multi-objective optimization for inspections and maintenance of structures, considering structural deterioration
D. Tolentino & S.E. Ruiz


Statistical analysis of variability in floor response spectra using random vibration theory
M. Tootkaboni, A. Louhghalam & T. Igusa


Real time frequency domain decomposition for structural health monitoring
M. Torbol & C.B. Yun


Extreme winds from synthetic records - the state of play
A. Torrielli, M.P. Repetto & G. Solari


Examination of extreme traffic action effects at an elemental level in RC road bridges
M.A. Treacy & E. Bruehwiler


Multivariate statistics of low frequency sound radiated from highway viaducts with expansion joints
M. Tsubomoto, M. Kawatani, Y. Takami & N. Kawada


Development of damage functions on water supply systems subjected to an extreme ground motion
T. Tsukiji & G. Shoji


Passive control of human-induced footbridge vibrations
F. Tubino & G. Piccardo


Reliability of rotor blades of tidal stream turbines under extreme and fatigue loading
D.V. Val, D. Yurchenko & L. Chernin


Reliability of existing concrete structures during fire: An analysis of concrete slabs subjected to chloride induced corrosion
R. Van Coile, R. Caspeele & L. Taerwe


Structural damage identification using power spectral density and an evolutionary algorithm
M. Varmazyar, N. Haritos & M. Kirley


Seismic assessment of retrofitted non-ductile reinforced concrete frames
P. Vega-Behar, C.-S.W. Yang, R. DesRoches & R.T. Leon


Robust optimization of control devices for tall buildings with uncertain mass distribution
I. Venanzi & A.L. Materazzi


Analysis of a fluid structure interaction system under random gust
S. Venkatesh, S. Sarkar & I. Rychlik


A multi-scale approach for uncertainty quantification of layered composite beams
A. Venketeswaran, P. Sasikumar & S. Gupta


Identification of the importance of risk factors in seismic risk assessment based on stochastic ground motion models
C. Vetter &A.A. Taflanidis


Building's stability problem solution appling health monitoring principles
V. Volkovas


Sample size extension in stratified sampling: Theory and software implementation
M. Vorechovsky, D. Novak & R. Rusina


Feasibility study of structures with building mass damper design
S.J.Wang, K.C. Chang, B.H. Lee, Y.H. Chen & J.S. Hwang


Computationally efficient seismic risk analysis using seismic hazard deaggregation
Z.-L.Wang, S.-H. Ni,W.-C. Xie & M.D. Pandey


Joint wind-snow hazard characterization for performance-based design
Y.Wang & D. Rosowsky


Initial study on the effects of ground motion record selection and scaling method on performance-based engineering of wood-frame structures
Y.Wang & D. Rosowsky


Hybrid genetic algorithm in frequency domain to structural dynamic parameter identification
G.S.Wang, Y.-C. Tsai & F.-K. Huang


An improved gradient-based kriging technique to structural reliability problems
W.Wang, G.F. Xue &W. Zhao


Reliability assessment of existing RC bridges based on small samples of inspection data
L.Wang, Y. Ma, T. Peng, Y. Liu & J. Zhang


Practical cross-asset management procedures for infrastructure networks
A.Weninger-Vycudil, S. Deix, A. O'Connor &V. Pakrashi


Probability-based guidelines for design and assessment of concrete dams
M.W.Wilde & F. Johansson


Adjacent building response sensitivity to earthquake loading
W.S. White, H.B. Mason & M.H. Scott


A sparse third-order volterra model to simulate nonlinear bridge aerodynamics
T.Wu & A. Kareem


A simplified live load model for fatigue assessment of orthotropic steel decks
Y. Xia, H. Nassif & D. Su


Actuator tracking evaluation for reliability assessment of real-time hybrid simulation in frequency domain
W. Xu, T. Guo & C. Chen


Safety reserve of offshore platform structures: A review
C. Xu &Y. Yang


Adaptive polynomial dimensional decompositions for uncertainty quantification in high dimensions
V. Yadav & S. Rahman


Development of building height data from high-resolution SAR imagery and building footprint
F. Yamazaki & W. Liu


Empirical vulnerability modeling considering geospatial ground motion variability
U. Yazgan


System reliability of a semi-submersible drilling rig
Q. Ye, W. Jin, Y. He & Y. Bai


Stochastic simulation of turbulence with intermittence
C. Yin, T.Wu & A. Kareem


Application of the response surface method based on the support vector classification machine to the seismic reliability analysis of cable-stayed bridge
X.L. Yu, B.Y. Jia, Q.S. Yan & W. Li


A new empirical Bayes approach for estimating common cause failures
S. Yu, X.-X. Yuan & M.D. Pandey


Statistical evaluation of logic trees in seismic hazard analysis
M.S. Yucemen & A.D. Akkaya


A study on the global loss of stability progressive collapse mechanisms of steel moment frames taking into account structural uncertainties
Y. Yan, S. Gerasimidis & G. Deodatis


Multidimensional parallelepiped model - a new structural uncertainty analysis method
Q.F. Zhang & C. Jiang


A meshfree-Galerkin method in modelling and synthesizing spatially varying soil properties
D.-Y. Zhang,W.-C. Xie & M.D. Pandey


Fuzzy logic control of the building structure with CLEMR dampers
X.C. Zhang, Z.D. Xu, X.H. Huang & J.T. Zhu


Optimal condition-based maintenance decisions for systems with dependent stochastic degradation of components
S. Zhang, W. Zhou & H. Hong


Stochastic growth modeling for metal-loss corrosion defects on energy pipelines using inspection data
S. Zhang & W. Zhou


Non-linear partial least squares response surface method for structural reliability analysis
W. Zhao & W.Wang


A method for quality evaluation of existing reinforced concrete members
W. Zhong, Y. Zhao & Y. Lu


Advanced model error assessments of burst capacity models for corroded pipelines
W. Zhou & G. Huang


Applying weigh-in-motion traffic data to reliability based assessment on bridge structures
X. Zhou, F. Schmidt, F. Toutlemonde & B. Jacob


The residual structural performance of RC beams damaged by 28 years of natural corrosion in chloride environment
W.J. Zhu & R. Francois


Reliability analysis of fluid-structure interaction using the particle finite element method
M. Zhu & M.H. Scott


Stationary probability density function of a vibro-impact duffing oscillator driven by Gaussian white noise
H.T. Zhu


An energy approach for assessment the potential of progressive collapse
W. Zhuang & J. Agarwal


Life cycle costs of civil infrastructure in tourist destinations
G. Zografos


Assessment of a vulnerability model against post-earthquake damage data: The case study of the historic city centre of l'aquila in Italy
R. Ferlito, M. Guarascio, G. Marcari & M. Zucconi


A Bayesian network model for the risk assessment of dropped objects to offshore pipeline
Y. Liu & H. Hu


Damage detection using vibration-based data from instrumented isolated building
M.G. Kesti & F. Kesti


Apply research on substructure finite element model updating with parametric analysis
D.Wang, C. Chen, Y. Liu, X. Min & A. Xiao


Introducing stress random fields of polycrystalline aggregates into the local approach to fracture
X.H. Dang, B. Sudret, M. Berveiller, A. Zeghadi & T. Yalamas


Modeling the moisture variations in flexible pavement
M.R. Islam & R.A. Tarefder


Robust analysis of ultimate capacity of beam string structure with random load ratio
Y. Jiang, G. Liao & M. Xie


Reliability and uncertainties estimation of welded assembly based on power-law accelerated of Birnbaum-Saunders life models
A. Grous, T. Lassen & N. Recho


An approach to minimize the risk of progressive collapse in R.C. buildings
A.M. Tarabia, S.M.S. Shoukry & H. Abd El Razek


Probabilistic aftershock hazard analysis based on 2011 Tohoku earthquake data
B. Choi, T. Takada &T. Itoi


System reliability analysis of cantilever retaining walls embedded in granular soils
K.E. Daryani & H. Mohamad


Critical success factors influencing safety management system in Malaysian construction projects, by using analytical models
S.D. Samarin & Z.B. Ismail


The influence of internal stiffening rings on the stability of wind turbine towers and structural uncertainties
N. Stavridou, E. Efthymiou, S. Gerasimidis & C.C. Baniotopoulos


Application of next generation attenuation relationships for the Iranian ground motion records
A. Azarbakht, S. Rahpeyma & M. Mousavi


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