This paper proposes a new method to build probabilistic fire demand model (PFDM) investigate the structural behaviour of steel pipe-rack located within an industrial installation and exposed localised fire. The PFDM will serve develop fragility functions be used either in risk assessment or fully engineering (PSFE) framework. cloud analysis (CA) was exploited based on different parameters (EDP)...

background: estimating dosimetric parameters for small fields under non-reference conditions leads to significant errors if done based on conventional protocols used for large fields in reference conditions. hence, further correction factors have been introduced to take into account the influence of spectral quality changes when various detectors are used in non-reference conditions at differen...

Dominant Pruning (DP) is a distributed connected dominating-set algorithm that can be used for reducing the impact of flooding in wireless ad hoc networks. We propose an enhanced dominant pruning (EDP) approach to be used in the route discovery process of on-demand routing protocols. To show the benefits of EDP, we integrate EDP into the Ad-hoc On-demand Distance Vector (AODV) protocol. We pres...

The question of whether amplitude scaling ground motion (GM) records introduces bias is controversial in earthquake engineering. In this study, research formally defined with a focus on evaluating determining an engineering demand parameter (EDP) as result nonlinear response history analyses (NLRHA) when using scaled rather than unscaled GM that have the same level intensity. analysed structure...

A critical issue in the probabilistic framework for performance-based earthquake engineering is the choice of ground motion intensity measure(s). In an effort to identify optimum intensity measure(s), a comprehensive parametric statistical study based on 881 earthquake record components was conducted to identify the correlation between (1) seismological variables (SV’s) and traditional ground m...

Background: Estimating dosimetric parameters for small fields under non-reference conditions leads to significant errors if done based on conventional protocols used for large fields in reference conditions. Hence, further correction factors have been introduced to take into account the influence of spectral quality changes when various detectors are used in non-reference conditions at differen...

This report investigates the issue of selecting and scaling ground motions as input excitations for response history analyses of buildings in performance-based earthquake engineering. Many ground motion selection and modification (GMSM) procedures have been developed to select ground motions for a wide variety of objectives. This report focuses on the selection and scaling of single, horizontal...

Corrosion of steel reinforcement is one the most common durability issues for reinforced concrete (RC) structures, especially when located in marine areas. The study mechanical consequences this pathology great importance to assess their performance. Experimental campaigns have been carried out on corroded structures. So far, assessing quasi-static behavior or predicting dynamic response struct...

There is a need for benchmarking and validating simulated ground motions in order them to be utilized by the engineering community. Such validation may geared towards specific motion simulation method, target application, location; presented herein focuses on bridge application southern California. Catalogs of representing 200,000-year forecast are selected from Southern California Earthquake C...

The need for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) workforce is well documented in the literature. The lack of interest among school-age students in STEM careers and the reason for such lack of interest are also well documented. Pedagogical research suggests that K-12 students learn best by engaging them in activities that relate to their daily lives and that reinforce principles th...