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Incorporating local environmental factors into railway bridge asset management (2016)
Journal Article
Yianni, P. C., Neves, L. C., Rama, D., Andrews, J. D., & Dean, R. (2016). Incorporating local environmental factors into railway bridge asset management. Engineering Structures, 128, 362-373. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2016.09.038

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd A novel approach to comparing bridge deterioration rates under different environmental conditions is employed using a network analysis approach. This approach uses a matrix condition scoring system utilised by Network Rail (NR). I... Read More about Incorporating local environmental factors into railway bridge asset management.

Using data mining algorithms to predict the bond strength of NSM FRP systems in concrete (2016)
Journal Article
Coelho, M. R., Sena-Cruz, J. M., Neves, L. A., Pereira, M., Cortez, P., & Miranda, T. (2016). Using data mining algorithms to predict the bond strength of NSM FRP systems in concrete. Construction and Building Materials, 126, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.09.048

This paper presents the effectiveness of soft computing algorithms in analyzing the bond behavior of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) systems inserted in the cover of concrete elements, commonly known as the near-surface mounted (NSM) technique. It foc... Read More about Using data mining algorithms to predict the bond strength of NSM FRP systems in concrete.

Fracture-based interface model for NSM FRP systems in concrete (2016)
Journal Article
Coelho, M., Caggiano, A., Sena-Cruz, J., & Neves, L. C. (2016). Fracture-based interface model for NSM FRP systems in concrete. Composite Structures, 152, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2016.06.021

This paper introduces a numerical simulation tool using the Finite Element Method (FEM) for near-surface mounted (NSM) strengthening technique using fibre reinforced polymers (FRP) applied to concrete elements. In order to properly simulate the st... Read More about Fracture-based interface model for NSM FRP systems in concrete.

Influence of earthquake ground-motion duration on damage estimation - application to steel moment resisting frames (2016)
Journal Article
Barbosa, A. R., Ribeiro, F. L. A., & Neves, L. A. C. (in press). Influence of earthquake ground-motion duration on damage estimation - application to steel moment resisting frames. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, https://doi.org/10.1002/eqe.2769

This paper presents an analytical study evaluating the influence of ground motion duration on structural damage of 3-story, 9-story, and 20-story SAC steel moment resisting frame buildings designed for downtown Seattle, WA, USA, using pre-Northridge... Read More about Influence of earthquake ground-motion duration on damage estimation - application to steel moment resisting frames.

An innovative framework for probabilistic-based structural assessment with an application to existing reinforced concrete structures (2016)
Journal Article
Matos, J. C., Cruz, P. J., Valente, I. B., Neves, L. C., & Moreira, V. N. (2016). An innovative framework for probabilistic-based structural assessment with an application to existing reinforced concrete structures. Engineering Structures, 111, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2015.12.040

A novel framework for probabilistic-based structural assessment of existing structures, which combines model identification and reliability assessment procedures, considering in an objective way different sources of uncertainty, is presented in this... Read More about An innovative framework for probabilistic-based structural assessment with an application to existing reinforced concrete structures.