Structural Reliability analysis (SRA) is one of the prominent fields in civil and mechanical
engineering. However, an accurate SRA in most cases deals with complex and costly …

Abstract System safety, reliability and risk analysis are important tasks that are performed
throughout the system life-cycle to ensure the dependability of safety-critical systems …

The Bayesian network (BN) is a powerful model for probabilistic knowledge representation
and inference and is increasingly used in the field of reliability evaluation. This paper …

This paper proposes a new multi-stage framework to analyze infrastructure resilience. For
each stage, a series of resilience-based improvement strategies are highlighted and …

Probabilistic uncertainty and imprecision in structural parameters and in environmental
conditions and loads are challenging phenomena in engineering analyses. They require …

Bayesian updating is a powerful method to learn and calibrate models with data and
observations. Because of the difficulties involved in computing the high-dimensional …

This book integrates the physical processes of dam breaching and the mathematical aspects
of risk assessment in a concise manner• The first book that introduces the causes, processes …

Natural and anthropogenic hazards pose significant risks to individuals and communities.
Over the past few decades, risk and reliability analysis have gone from a specialty topic to a …

Inspections are important to ensuring adequate safety and performance of a bridge
throughout its service life. Bridge inspections are highly connected with maintenance …

In the field of Structural Health Monitoring, tests and sensing systems are intended as tools
providing diagnoses, which allow the operator of the facility to develop an efficient …