A survey on approaches for reliability-based optimization

MA Valdebenito, GI Schuëller - Structural and Multidisciplinary …, 2010‏ - Springer
Reliability-based Optimization is a most appropriate and advantageous methodology for
structural design. Its main feature is that it allows determining the best design solution (with …

Risk assessment for civil engineering facilities: critical overview and discussion

MH Faber, MG Stewart - Reliability engineering & system safety, 2003‏ - Elsevier
The present paper should be seen as a basis for discussion of important aspects of risk
analysis and assessment, as well as attempting to describe risk assessment in accordance …

The hysteresis Bouc-Wen model, a survey

M Ismail, F Ikhouane, J Rodellar - Archives of computational methods in …, 2009‏ - Springer
Structural systems often show nonlinear behavior under severe excitations generated by
natural hazards. In that condition, the restoring force becomes highly nonlinear showing …

[كتاب][B] Systems with hysteresis: analysis, identification and control using the Bouc-Wen model

F Ikhouane, J Rodellar - 2007‏ - books.google.com
Hysterisis is a system property that is fundamental to a range of engineering applications as
the components of systems with hysterisis are able to react differently to different forces …

Performance-based hurricane engineering (PBHE) framework

M Barbato, F Petrini, VU Unnikrishnan, M Ciampoli - Structural safety, 2013‏ - Elsevier
This paper presents an innovative fully-probabilistic Performance-Based Hurricane
Engineering (PBHE) framework for risk assessment of structural systems located in …

Risk-based decision making for sustainable and resilient infrastructure systems

Z Lounis, TP McAllister - Journal of Structural Engineering, 2016‏ - ascelibrary.org
The development of infrastructure systems that are sustainable and resilient is a challenging
task that involves a broad range of performance indicators over the system lifecycle that …

Quantifying and communicating uncertainty in seismic risk assessment

BR Ellingwood, K Kinali - Structural safety, 2009‏ - Elsevier
Modern seismic risk assessment strives to support risk mitigation by providing insight into
the performance of civil infrastructure, including buildings, bridges and transportation and …

[HTML][HTML] Automatic detection of earthquake-damaged buildings by integrating UAV oblique photography and infrared thermal imaging

R Zhang, H Li, K Duan, S You, K Liu, F Wang, Y Hu - Remote Sensing, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Extracting damage information of buildings after an earthquake is crucial for emergency
rescue and loss assessment. Low-altitude remote sensing by unmanned aerial vehicles …

Seismic fragility analysis of low-rise unreinforced masonry structures

J Park, P Towashiraporn, JI Craig, BJ Goodno - Engineering Structures, 2009‏ - Elsevier
Unreinforced masonry (URM) is one of the most common structural types for low-rise
buildings in the United States. Its dynamic behavior is highly nonlinear, and generally shows …

Optimal path shape of friction-based Track-Nonlinear Energy Sinks to minimize lifecycle costs of buildings subjected to ground accelerations

LFF Miguel, AT Beck - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Track Nonlinear Energy Sinks (T-NES) are Pendulum Tuned Mass Dampers
(PTMDs) whose nonlinear restoring forces are obtained from curved path shapes. They …