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Wu, Jiansong (author), Xing, Yuxuan (author), Bai, Yiping (author), Hu, Xiaofeng (author), Yuan, S. (author)Accidents induced by natural disasters at sports sites may cause catastrophic loss of great concern. However, previous studies on risk assessments of sports sites have only focused on operational risk and equipment failure. With the frequent occurrence of extreme disasters, the risk of domino chains caused by natural disasters at large-scale...review 2022
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Kestens, Lisa (author)Due to the continuous growth of air traffic up to the year 2020, the air transportation network has become more complex, and the airports and airspace busier. However, capacities have not grown at the same rate as air traffic, making Air Traffic Control one of the most encountered primary delays. A data driven approach is taken in order to...master thesis 2021
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van Kooten, Wietse (author)Applying multiple structure learning algorithms like hill-climbing, incremental association and grow-shrink, to investigate their robustness, predictive capabiliy and goodness of fit on multiple discrete Bayesian networks and Gaussian Bayesian networks.bachelor thesis 2021
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Koot, Paul (author)Climate change causes cities to deal with increased temperatures and more frequent weather extremes. Heat waves will occur more often, becoming a more prevalent issue in especially urban areas. The quantification of heat stress is a first step to define mitigation measures. For that purpose, a standardised method to assess the spatial influence...master thesis 2021
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Strookman, Mark (author)Non-linear finite element analysis (NLFEA) is a powerful numerical solution method that can enhance accurate determination of the structural resistance for a more efficient design. However, the implementation of NLFEA for the design of reinforced concrete structures is lagging behind as related uncertain- ties have not been quantified adequately...master thesis 2021
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de Kok, Tim (author)Implementation of nature-based solutions (NBS) in flood defenses is hindered by a lack of probabilistic tools and design guidelines that can be used to assess spatial and temporal variability in these biophysical systems. It is well established that nature-based elements, such as vegetation, attenuate waves, capture sediment, strengthen the...master thesis 2021
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Goslings, Wessel (author)This thesis concerns itself with the effect of the normality assumption, the effects of discretisation choices and other assumptions made by software on prediction performance, when using Gaussian Bayesian Networks. To test these effects, different types of Bayesian Networks are constructed and made to perform predictions, using the same dataset...bachelor thesis 2021
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Wopereis, Ligaya (author)River floods are becoming increasingly devastating because of climate change (more frequent and extreme rainfall), population growth and the increasing economic importance of river basins. This situation requires maintenance and strengthening of flood-defence systems.<br/><br/>Adding certain types of vegetation at precise locations for their...master thesis 2021
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Zinetullina, Altyngul (author), Yang, M. (author), Khakzad, Nima (author), Golman, Boris (author), Li, Xinhong (author)The emergent hazards of chemical process systems cannot be wholly identified and are highly uncertain due to the complicated technical-human-organizational interactions. Under uncertain and unpredictable circumstances, resilience becomes an essential property of a chemical process system that helps it better adapt to disruptions and restore...journal article 2021
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Li, Xinhong (author), Zhang, Yi (author), Abbassi, Rouzbeh (author), Yang, M. (author), Zhang, Renren (author), Chen, Guoming (author)Urban gas pipelines usually have high structural vulnerability due to long service time. The locations across urban areas with high population density make the gas pipelines easily exposed to external activities. Recently, urban pipelines may also have been the target of terrorist attacks. Nevertheless, the intentional damage, i.e. terrorist...journal article 2021
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Zhu, Jingyu (author), Chen, Guoming (author), Khan, Faisal (author), Yang, M. (author), Li, Xinhong (author), Meng, Xiangkun (author), He, Rui (author)Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) system is widely used in the deepwater drilling operation. Reliability assessment plays a critical role in the MPD system in the management of drilling operation risk and the prevention of blowouts. However, the reliability assessment of the MPD system is challenged due to its sequential operations and multiple...journal article 2021
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Mendoza Lugo, M.A. (author), Morales Napoles, O. (author)Traffic counts collect information that is valuable, for example, in bridge and road design or maintenance processes. The average daily traffic volume is often the most collected measure of vehicular traffic, which is used in the design or assessment of major highways. Permanent control stations, situated in key locations of the highway network,...conference paper 2021
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Iuliis, Melissa De (author), Kammouh, O. (author), Cimellaro, Gian Paolo (author), Tesfamariam, Solomon (author)Natural and human-made disasters can disrupt infrastructures even if they are designed to be hazard resistant. While the occurrence of hazards can only be predicted to some extent, their impact can be managed by increasing the emergency response and reducing the vulnerability of infrastructure. In the context of risk management, the ability of...journal article 2021
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Ibrahim, Mesfin Seid (author), Fan, J. (author), Yung, Winco K.C. (author), Jing, Zhou (author), Fan, Xuejun (author), van Driel, W.D. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)The increased system complexity in electronic products brings challenges in a system level reliability assessment and lifetime estimation. Traditionally, the graph model-based reliability block diagrams (RBD) and fault tree analysis (FTA) have been used to assess the reliability of products and systems. However, these methods are based on...journal article 2021
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Talaee Malmiri, Ahmad Reza (author), Norouzi Isfahani, Roxana (author), BahooToroody, Ahmad (author), Abaei, M.M. (author)Purpose: Destinations to be able to compete with each other need to equip themselves with as many competitive advantages as possible. Tourists' loyalty to a destination is considered as a prominent competitive tool for destinations. Tourists' loyalty manifests itself in recommendation of the destination to others, repeat visit of the...journal article 2021
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Chockalingam, S. (author), Pieters, W. (author), Teixeira, André (author), van Gelder, P.H.A.J.M. (author)Water management infrastructures such as floodgates are critical and increasingly operated by Industrial Control Systems (ICS). These systems are becoming more connected to the internet, either directly or through the corporate networks. This makes them vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Abnormal behaviour in floodgates operated by ICS could be caused...journal article 2021
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De Iuliis, Melissa (author), Kammouh, O. (author), Cimellaro, Gian Paolo (author), Tesfamariam, Solomon (author)Critical infrastructures are an integral part of our society and economy. Services like gas supply or water networks are expected to be available at all times since a service failure may incur catastrophic consequences to the public health, safety, and financial capacity of the society. Several resilience strategies have been examined to...journal article 2021
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Cats, O. (author), Hijner, Anne Mijntje (author)Delays in transport networks has adverse implications for infrastructure and service managers as well as travellers. While it is widely acknowledged that delays occurring across the transport networks may be related, there are is lack of knowledge on the underlying properties of these relations and means for quantifying them. To this end, we...journal article 2021
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Niazi, M.H.K. (author), Morales Napoles, O. (author), van Wesenbeeck, B (author)The increasing risk of flooding requires obtaining generalized knowledge for the implementation of distinct and innovative intervention strategies, such as nature-based solutions. Inclusion of ecosystems in flood risk management has proven to be an adaptive strategy that achieves multiple benefits. However, obtaining generalizable...journal article 2021
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Torres Alves, G.A. (author), Morales Napoles, O. (author), Jonkman, Sebastiaan N. (author)A submerged floating tunnel (SFT) is a novel structure that allows crossing waterways where immersed tunnels or bridges are not viable. However, no SFT has been built yet mainly, due to lack of experience. In consequence, there are several uncertainties regarding its design and construction. An effect that should be further investigated is the...conference paper 2021