Texture analysis based damage detection of ageing infrastructural elements

M O'Byrne, F Schoefs, B Ghosh… - Computer‐Aided Civil …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
To make visual data a part of quantitative assessment for infrastructure maintenance
management, it is important to develop computer‐aided methods that demonstrate efficient …

Time-variant fatigue reliability assessment of welded joints based on the PHI2 and response surface methods

Y Dong, AP Teixeira, CG Soares - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2018 - Elsevier
A time-variant fatigue reliability assessment model for welded joints subjected to stochastic
loading is presented. The PHI2 method, which allows one to solve time-variant problems …

Regionally enhanced multiphase segmentation technique for damaged surfaces

M O'Byrne, B Ghosh, F Schoefs… - Computer‐Aided Civil …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Imaging‐based damage detection techniques are increasingly being utilized alongside
traditional visual inspection methods to provide owners/operators of infrastructure with an …

Stochastic finite elements analysis of large concrete structures' serviceability under thermo-hydro-mechanical loads–Case of nuclear containment buildings

DEM Bouhjiti, J Baroth, F Dufour… - … Engineering and Design, 2020 - Elsevier
This work proposes a global Stochastic Finite Element Method (SFEM) to model the effects
of concrete ageing uncertainties on the serviceability and durability of large reinforced and …

A reliability-based approach for the design of rockfall protection fences

F Bourrier, S Lambert, J Baroth - Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2015 - Springer
This paper proposes a method for improving the design of rockfall protection fences and
accounting for the variability of loading cases. It is based on a probabilistic reliability …

An underwater lighting and turbidity image repository for analysing the performance of image-based non-destructive techniques

M O'Byrne, F Schoefs, V Pakrashi… - Structure and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Image processing-based methods, capable of detecting and quantifying cracks, surface
defects or recovering 3D shape information are increasingly being recognised as a valuable …

Probability-based assessment of dam safety using combined risk analysis and reliability methods–application to hazards studies

L Peyras, C Carvajal, H Felix, C Bacconnet… - European Journal of …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Dam safety assessment is a major challenge for engineers specialising in hydraulic works. It
is now standardised in regulations providing for hazards studies using probability-based risk …

Eigenschaften von Boden und Fels–ihre Ermittlung im Labor

P von Soos, J Engel - Grundbau‐Taschenbuch: Teil 1 …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Im Kapitel „Eigenschaften von Boden und Fels–ihre Ermittlung im Labor “werden
die für die Untersuchung des Materialverhaltens geeigneten Laborverfahren und die …

The effect of copulas on time-variant reliability involving time-continuous stochastic processes

Á Rózsás, Z Mogyorósi - Structural Safety, 2017 - Elsevier
In structural reliability the dependence structure between random variables is almost
exclusively modeled by Gauss (normal or Gaussian) copula; however, this implicit …

A Bayesian strategy for forecasting the leakage rate of concrete containment buildings–Application to nuclear containment buildings

D Rossat, DEM Bouhjiti, J Baroth, M Briffaut… - … Engineering and Design, 2021 - Elsevier
The forecast of large concrete structures behavior such as Nuclear Containment Buildings
(NCB) is a critical safety issue, whether for the structure itself or for its surrounding …