Outputs (9)

Verification of the HDM-4 fuel consumption model using a Big data approach: a UK case study (2018)
Journal Article
Perrotta, F., Parry, T., Neves, L. C., Buckland, T., Benbow, E., & Mesgarpour, M. (2019). Verification of the HDM-4 fuel consumption model using a Big data approach: a UK case study. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 67, 109-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2018.11.001

This paper presents an assessment of the accuracy of the HDM-4 fuel consumption model calibrated for the United Kingdom and evaluates the need for further calibration of the model. The study focuses on HGVs and compares estimates made by HDM-4 to mea... Read More about Verification of the HDM-4 fuel consumption model using a Big data approach: a UK case study.

Mechanical performance of eco-efficient hollow clay bricks incorporating industrial nano-crystalline aluminium sludge (2018)
Journal Article
Cavaco, E., Grilo, I., Paulo Gouveia, J., Júlio, E., & Neves, L. C. (2020). Mechanical performance of eco-efficient hollow clay bricks incorporating industrial nano-crystalline aluminium sludge. European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 24(12), 1921-1938. https://doi.org/10.1080/19648189.2018.1492974

In this paper, mechanical properties of a new structural and eco-efficient hollow clay bricks are investigated. The principal goal was to recycle residual sludge from aluminium anodizing industries by incorporating it in the raw material of bricks, t... Read More about Mechanical performance of eco-efficient hollow clay bricks incorporating industrial nano-crystalline aluminium sludge.

Quantifying the impact of variability in railway bridge asset management (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yianni, P. C., Neves, L. C., Rama, D., Andrews, J. D., Tedstone, N., & Dean, R. Quantifying the impact of variability in railway bridge asset management. Presented at The Sixth International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2018)

Bridge asset management is often a challenging and complicated task due to the diversity, multitude and variation of bridge configurations. Much research has been carried out in the field of asset management which has resulted in a wealth of models t... Read More about Quantifying the impact of variability in railway bridge asset management.

Numerical modelling of CLT diaphragms tested on a shake-table experiment (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Barbosa, A. R., Rodrigues, L., Sinha, A., Higgins, C., Zimmerman, R. B., Breneman, S., Pei, S., van de Lindt, J., Berman, J., McDonnell, E., Branco, J. M., & Neves, L. C. (2018, August). Numerical modelling of CLT diaphragms tested on a shake-table experiment. Presented at 2018 World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2018), Seoul, South Korea

Current standards and existing literature provide very limited information regarding the design of cross-laminated timber (CLT) floor diaphragms. In addition, limited procedures exist to develop analytical models to estimate the deformation response... Read More about Numerical modelling of CLT diaphragms tested on a shake-table experiment.

Stochastic petri-net models to predict the degradation of ceramic claddings (2018)
Journal Article
Ferreira, C., Canhoto Neves, L., Silva, A., & de Brito, J. (2018). Stochastic petri-net models to predict the degradation of ceramic claddings. Building Research and Information, 47(6), 697-715. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2018.1501873

A stochastic Petri-net formalism is proposed to predict the degradation of ceramic claddings over time in order to understand how different environmental exposure conditions contribute to the overall degradation of these claddings. For that purpose,... Read More about Stochastic petri-net models to predict the degradation of ceramic claddings.

Uncertainty quantification for random fields estimated from effective moduli of elasticity (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pierce-Brown, J., Neves, L. C., & Brown, D. L. (2018, July). Uncertainty quantification for random fields estimated from effective moduli of elasticity. Presented at 8th International Workshop on Reliable Computing "Computing with Confidence", Liverpool, UK

The stochastic finite element method is a useful tool to calculate the response of systems subject to uncertain parameters and has been applied extensively to analyse structures composed of randomly heterogeneous materials. The methodology to estimat... Read More about Uncertainty quantification for random fields estimated from effective moduli of elasticity.

Using Petri-Net modelling for a data-driven approach to bridge management and safety (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yianni, P. C., Neves, L. C., Rama, D., Andrews, J., & Dean, R. (2018, July). Using Petri-Net modelling for a data-driven approach to bridge management and safety. Presented at 9th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2018)

Bridge portfolio managers have a difficult task managing a large, varied portfolio of aging assets in a squeezed financial climate and on networks with increasing usage. Therefore, decision support tools are becoming more and more integral in managin... Read More about Using Petri-Net modelling for a data-driven approach to bridge management and safety.

Probabilistic-based characterisation of the mechanical properties of CFRP laminates (2018)
Journal Article
Gomes, S., Dias-da-Costa, D., Neves, L., Hadigheh, S., Fernandes, P., & Júlio, E. (2018). Probabilistic-based characterisation of the mechanical properties of CFRP laminates. Construction and Building Materials, 169, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.02.190

Fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) composites have been increasingly used worldwide in the strengthening of civil engineering structures. As FRP becomes more common in structural strengthening, the development of probability-based limit state design code... Read More about Probabilistic-based characterisation of the mechanical properties of CFRP laminates.

Reliability-based design of interventions in deteriorated timber structures (2018)
Journal Article
Sousa, H. S., & Neves, L. C. (in press). Reliability-based design of interventions in deteriorated timber structures. International Journal of Architectural Heritage, 12(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/15583058.2018.1436205

When accommodating new uses or mitigating the consequences of deterioration, the strength increase of existing structures is significantly more onerous than a similar increase at the design stage of new structures. The safety methods prescribed in cu... Read More about Reliability-based design of interventions in deteriorated timber structures.