Risk, Reliability, Resilience (R3) and beyond in dam engineering: A state-of-the-art review

MA Hariri-Ardebili - International journal of disaster risk reduction, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Dams are critical infra-structures whose their failure could leads to high economic and social
consequences. For this reason, application of quantitative risk analysis has gained …

Seismic fragility analysis of concrete dams: A state-of-the-art review

MA Hariri-Ardebili, VE Saouma - Engineering structures, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Given the recent impetus for probabilistic based analyses of dams, and the limited previous
attempts to address this timely question, there is a need for a comprehensive assessment of …

An uncertainty-aware dynamic shape optimization framework: Gravity dam design

A Abdollahi, A Amini, MA Hariri-Ardebili - Reliability Engineering & System …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Uncertainties such as material randomness, manufacturing anomalies, and external loading
play an important role in the design of engineering structures. Therefore, reliability-based …

Quantifying modeling uncertainties in seismic analysis of dams: Insights from an international benchmark study

MA Hariri‐Ardebili - Earthquake Engineering & Structural …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Advances in nonlinear dynamic analysis of dams have not completely resolved concerns
over modeling confidence and analysis accuracy. Verification and validation offer accuracy …

Coupling machine learning and stochastic finite element to evaluate heterogeneous concrete infrastructure

F Salazar, MA Hariri-Ardebili - Engineering Structures, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Probabilistic analyses facilitate the incorporation of inherent uncertainties in dam safety
evaluation. Their application is limited due to the high computational burden, especially for …

Collapse fragility curves for concrete dams: comprehensive study

MA Hariri-Ardebili, VE Saouma - Journal of Structural Engineering, 2016‏ - ascelibrary.org
This paper explores the seismic fragility curves for gravity dams with or without ground
motion vertical component within the context of performance-based earthquake engineering …

Seismic fragility of arch dams based on damage analysis

JT Wang, MX Zhang, AY **, CH Zhang - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Seismic fragility provides a measure for evaluating the safety margin of structures above
specific hazard levels. This study investigates the seismic fragility of arch dams using the …

Damage characteristics and failure modes of concrete gravity dams subjected to penetration and explosion

Y Shu, G Wang, W Lu, M Chen, L Lv, Y Chen - Engineering Failure …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
In recent decades, the penetration depth, hit accuracy, and damage ability of earth-
penetrating weapons have been greatly improved. High dams will thus face increasingly …

Random finite element method for the seismic analysis of gravity dams

MA Hariri-Ardebili, SM Seyed-Kolbadi, VE Saouma… - Engineering …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
The seismic response of gravity dams is typically derived under a deterministic finite element
model for the dam-reservoir-foundation system. In the case where uncertainty in material …

Modeling and material uncertainty quantification of RC structural components

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