Outputs (61)

Coloured Petri Nets-based Approach for Modelling Effects of Variation on the Reliability of the Newborn Life Support Procedure (2025)
Journal Article
Tan, A., Remenyte-Prescott, R., Egede, J., Sharkey, D., & Valstar, M. (in press). Coloured Petri Nets-based Approach for Modelling Effects of Variation on the Reliability of the Newborn Life Support Procedure. Reliability Engineering & System Safety,

About 10% of newborns need a life support procedure following birth. However, this procedure has a considerable error rate of more than 25%, which may compromise its safety and reliability. Continuous studies to improve its performance are carried ou... Read More about Coloured Petri Nets-based Approach for Modelling Effects of Variation on the Reliability of the Newborn Life Support Procedure.

Waterborne debris impact forces on wall structures: Elastic analytical model integrating the effects of the structural mass (2025)
Journal Article
De Iasio, A., Ghiassi, B., Briganti, R., & Milani, G. (2025). Waterborne debris impact forces on wall structures: Elastic analytical model integrating the effects of the structural mass. Engineering Structures, 330, Article 119928. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2025.119928

To evaluate the structural safety against waterborne debris impacts, the impact loads are usually computed with analytical models such as those proposed by ASCE/SEI 7–22. These models often assume a massless structure to simplify the analytical formu... Read More about Waterborne debris impact forces on wall structures: Elastic analytical model integrating the effects of the structural mass.

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) based microstructural and micromechanical analysis of bitumen during ageing and rejuvenation (2025)
Journal Article
Hu, Y., Yin, Y., Sreeram, A., Si, W., Airey, G. D., Li, B., Singh, B., Özdemir, D. K., & Zhou, L. (2025). Atomic force microscopy (AFM) based microstructural and micromechanical analysis of bitumen during ageing and rejuvenation. Construction and Building Materials, 467, Article 140387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2025.140387

Aging deteriorates the performance of bitumen whereas rejuvenation can partially restore these properties. Although the macroscale properties of bitumen ageing and rejuvenation have been well documented, the microscale mechanisms are still not well u... Read More about Atomic force microscopy (AFM) based microstructural and micromechanical analysis of bitumen during ageing and rejuvenation.

Numerical analysis and prediction of the effect of debris initial configurations on their dispersion during extreme-hydrodynamic events (2025)
Journal Article
Ruffini, G., Briganti, R., Stolle, J., & De Girolamo, P. (2025). Numerical analysis and prediction of the effect of debris initial configurations on their dispersion during extreme-hydrodynamic events. Coastal Engineering, 198, Article 104702. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2025.104702

Tsunamis and other extreme hydrodynamic events have the potential to transport large debris that, along with the flow, are capable of causing severe damage to coastal structures and infrastructures. Therefore, modelling such processes is essential wh... Read More about Numerical analysis and prediction of the effect of debris initial configurations on their dispersion during extreme-hydrodynamic events.

The unspoken value of water infrastructure (2025)
Journal Article
Valero, D., Pummer, E., Heller, V., Kramer, M., Bung, D. B., Mulligan, S., & Erpicum, S. (2025). The unspoken value of water infrastructure. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 212, Article 115378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2025.115378

Water infrastructure forms the backbone of development, being pivotal for water, food and energy security. Both existing and new infrastructure must cope with global climatic challenges and increased human activity. Continuous investment in water inf... Read More about The unspoken value of water infrastructure.

Enhancing fatigue resistance and low-temperature performance of asphalt pavements using antioxidant additives (2025)
Journal Article
Hu, Y., Cheng, X., Sreeram, A., Si, W., Li, B., Pipintakos, G., & Airey, G. D. (2025). Enhancing fatigue resistance and low-temperature performance of asphalt pavements using antioxidant additives. Materials and Structures, 58(1), Article 46. https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-025-02574-4

Ageing results in significant performance deterioration of asphalt, especially in relation to its fatigue and low-temperature performance. This performance deterioration can theoretically be lowered by incorporating antioxidants in asphalt mixtures.... Read More about Enhancing fatigue resistance and low-temperature performance of asphalt pavements using antioxidant additives.

An indirect data-driven model-updating framework to estimate soil–pile interaction parameters using output-only data (2025)
Journal Article
Ioakim, A., Greś, S., Döhler, M., Prendergast, L. J., & Chatzi, E. (2025). An indirect data-driven model-updating framework to estimate soil–pile interaction parameters using output-only data. Engineering Structures, 328, Article 119699. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2025.119699

This paper presents a data-driven model updating framework to estimate the operational parameters of a laterally-impacted pile. The goal is to facilitate the estimation of soil–pile interaction parameters such as the mobilized mass and stiffness, as... Read More about An indirect data-driven model-updating framework to estimate soil–pile interaction parameters using output-only data.

Physicochemical compatibility assessment of bio-additives and bitumen using solubility science-based approaches (2025)
Journal Article
Hu, Y., Sreeram, A., Al-Tabbaa, A., & Airey, G. D. (2025). Physicochemical compatibility assessment of bio-additives and bitumen using solubility science-based approaches. Fuel, 387, Article 134361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2025.134361

Increasing environmental concerns necessitate the urgent investigation of alternative, sustainable resources as replacement for fossil fuel-derived bitumen; the primary material used for road construction. One of the promising approaches is the use o... Read More about Physicochemical compatibility assessment of bio-additives and bitumen using solubility science-based approaches.

A Transition to Sustainable Built Environment: A Framework for Modular Building Construction Designed for Disassembly (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ali-Gombe, B., Tokbolat, S., & Mckechnie, J. (2024, June). A Transition to Sustainable Built Environment: A Framework for Modular Building Construction Designed for Disassembly. Presented at 1st International Conference on Net-Zero Built Environment: Innovations in Materials, Structures, and Management Practices (Net-Zero Future 2024), Oslo, Norway

In the quest to achieve a sustainable built environment, circular construction emerged as an innovative approach to aid towards a quick transition for the resource-intensive construction industry. The successful implementation of circular approaches... Read More about A Transition to Sustainable Built Environment: A Framework for Modular Building Construction Designed for Disassembly.

Comprehensive prediction of subaerial landslide-tsunamis via slide model- and water body geometry-invariant machine learning techniques (2025)
Journal Article
Jenkins, D. G., Heller, V., & Giannakidis, A. (2025). Comprehensive prediction of subaerial landslide-tsunamis via slide model- and water body geometry-invariant machine learning techniques. Ocean Engineering, 320, Article 120197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2024.120197

Subaerial landslide-tsunamis (SLTs) are generated by mass movements impacting water bodies. These phenomena are responsible for substantial loss of life and damage to properties making their prediction vital. There is limited literature on deriving c... Read More about Comprehensive prediction of subaerial landslide-tsunamis via slide model- and water body geometry-invariant machine learning techniques.