Measuring the performance of infrastructure networks is critical to allocation resources before, during, and after a system’s disruption. However, lack data often hinders ability accurately estimate performance, resulting in uncertainty its evaluation which can lead biased estimates. To address this challenge, study develops Bayesian approach measure network at component level incorporate it sy...

Measurements from load tests may lead to numerical models that better reflect structural behavior. This kind of system identification is not straightforward due to important uncertainties in measurement and models. Moreover, since system identification is an inverse engineering task, many models may fit measured behavior. Traditional model updating methods may not provide the correct behavioral...

Hardware/software (HW/SW) co-verification can considerably shorten the time required for system integration and bring-up. But coverification is limited by the simulation speed achievable whenever hardware models are required to verify hardware and software interactions. Although the use of a generalpurpose hardware accelerator as an extremely fast simulator resolves performance aspects, it gene...

Steel corrosion leads to the deterioration of bond between concrete and steel bars. The serviceability and ultimate strength of concrete elements within RC structures are hence affected. Many researchers have studied the bond behavior of corroded steel bars. However, very few studies have investigated the effects of confinements on the degradation of bond strength. The present paper proposed a ...

Analysis of the stability of the building is a needed measurement process for all buildings in the cities. Periodic monitoring of the structure for such damage is therefore a key step in rationally planning of safety and serviceability. However, in order for the installation of a permanently installed sensing system in buildings to be economically viable, the sensor modules must be wireless to ...

The assessment of the reliability of concrete structures during fire is becoming increasingly important due to the emergence of performance based design codes, the increased interest in decision making with respect to life time optimization of infrastructure, and the direct applicability of reliability calculations for insurance purposes. Most recent studies on the topic of the probabilistic ca...

Serviceability of buildings is affected by excessive acceleration experienced at the top floors in wind storms that may cause discomfort to the occupants. To ensure functional performance of tall buildings it is important to keep the frequency of objectionable motion levels below the discomfort threshold. This paper addresses a new approach that facilitates mitigation of wind induced motion of ...

Concrete is a quasi-brittle material, characterized by non-negligible, finite-sized fracture process zone (FPZ) in which various toughening mechanisms play significant role on crack development and propagation. often reinforced with fibers to improve the serviceability longevity of concrete structures controlling maximal widths providing residual carrying capacity initiated cracks. In materials...

Repairing and strengthening of existing aged steel-reinforced concrete structures is a major challenge. Today, much the repair work completed insufficient brittle. A promising new solution for tasks use iron-based shape memory alloy (Fe-SMA). The pre-strained Fe-SMA components enable pre-stressing building due to heat-triggered contraction steel. Thus, deflections can be reduced or even recover...