All Outputs (9)

Probabilistic-based assessment of existing steel-concrete composite bridges : application to Sousa River Bridge (2018)
Journal Article

This paper presents a framework to assess the safety of existing structures, combining deterministic model identification and reliability assessment techniques, considering both load-test and complementary laboratory test results. Firstly, the propos... Read More about Probabilistic-based assessment of existing steel-concrete composite bridges : application to Sousa River Bridge.

Verification of the HDM-4 fuel consumption model using a Big data approach: a UK case study (2018)
Journal Article

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

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.

Effect of non-structural masonry brick infill walls on the robustness of a RC (2018)
Journal Article

Western countries are increasingly demanding for robust structures, i.e., structures capable of withstanding local damage caused by unforeseen extreme events without triggering a progressive collapse, thus reducing the magnitude and proportion of the... Read More about Effect of non-structural masonry brick infill walls on the robustness of a RC.

Stochastic petri-net models to predict the degradation of ceramic claddings (2018)
Journal Article

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.

Behavior of reinforced concrete frame with masonry infill wall subjected to vertical load (2018)
Journal Article

The effectiveness of masonry infill wall on behavior of a Reinforced Concrete (RC) frame subjected to a column failure is studied experimentally. For this reason, one full scale RC frame designed according to Eurocode is statically tested to investig... Read More about Behavior of reinforced concrete frame with masonry infill wall subjected to vertical load.

Probabilistic model for the representation of the reservoir water level of concrete dams during normal operation periods (2018)
Journal Article

The dam’s reservoir water level varies over the year according to the water inflow and outflow, as a function of environmental events but also of dam exploitation management policy and human decisions. In the Portuguese dam safety regulation (RSB 200... Read More about Probabilistic model for the representation of the reservoir water level of concrete dams during normal operation periods.

Probabilistic-based characterisation of the mechanical properties of CFRP laminates (2018)
Journal Article

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

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.