Engineering analysis with probability boxes: A review on computational methods

MGR Faes, M Daub, S Marelli, E Patelli, M Beer - Structural Safety, 2021 - Elsevier
The consideration of imprecise probability in engineering analysis to account for missing,
vague or incomplete data in the description of model uncertainties is a fast-growing field of …

[HTML][HTML] Stochastic model updating with uncertainty quantification: an overview and tutorial

S Bi, M Beer, S Cogan, J Mottershead - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents an overview of the theoretic framework of stochastic model updating,
including critical aspects of model parameterisation, sensitivity analysis, surrogate …

On-line Bayesian model updating for structural health monitoring

R Rocchetta, M Broggi, Q Huchet, E Patelli - Mechanical Systems and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Fatigue induced cracks is a dangerous failure mechanism which affects mechanical
components subject to alternating load cycles. System health monitoring should be adopted …

Probabilistic modelling of pitting corrosion and its impact on stress concentrations in steel structures in the offshore wind energy

S Shojai, P Schaumann, T Brömer - Marine Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Supporting structures for offshore wind turbines and the appropriate transformer platforms
are highly susceptible to corrosion. Especially the phenomenon of pitting corrosion is very …

[HTML][HTML] From inference to design: A comprehensive framework for uncertainty quantification in engineering with limited information

A Gray, A Wimbush, M de Angelis, PO Hristov… - … Systems and Signal …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper we present a framework for addressing a variety of engineering design
challenges with limited empirical data and partial information. This framework includes …

The role of the Bhattacharyya distance in stochastic model updating

S Bi, M Broggi, M Beer - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2019 - Elsevier
The Bhattacharyya distance is a stochastic measurement between two samples and taking
into account their probability distributions. The objective of this work is to further generalize …

Non-intrusive stochastic analysis with parameterized imprecise probability models: I. Performance estimation

P Wei, J Song, S Bi, M Broggi, M Beer, Z Lu… - Mechanical Systems and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Uncertainty propagation through the simulation models is critical for computational
mechanics engineering to provide robust and reliable design in the presence of polymorphic …

Recurrent neural networks and proper orthogonal decomposition with interval data for real-time predictions of mechanised tunnelling processes

S Freitag, BT Cao, J Ninić, G Meschke - Computers & Structures, 2018 - Elsevier
A surrogate modelling strategy for predictions of interval settlement fields in real time during
machine driven construction of tunnels, accounting for uncertain geotechnical parameters in …

Imprecise system reliability and component importance based on survival signature

G Feng, E Patelli, M Beer, FPA Coolen - Reliability Engineering & System …, 2016 - Elsevier
The concept of the survival signature has recently attracted increasing attention for
performing reliability analysis on systems with multiple types of components. It opens a new …

A power-flow emulator approach for resilience assessment of repairable power grids subject to weather-induced failures and data deficiency

R Rocchetta, E Zio, E Patelli - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
A generalised uncertainty quantification framework for resilience assessment of weather-
coupled, repairable power grids is presented. The framework can be used to efficiently …