Measures for structural safety - Modelling the human error influence on temporary falsework during the design and construction

Within the Netherlands, the building industry is startled every couple of years by an impactful structure collapse. Even though over the years, a large amount of structural failure investigation reports and studies have provided abundant lessons, regulations, and good practices, structural failures still occur occasionally. The question arises...

A data-based comparison of BN-HRA models in assessing human error probability: An offshore evacuation case study

Bayesian Network (BN) has been increasingly exploited to improve different aspects of Human Reliability Analysis (HRA), resulting in a new generation of HRA techniques, known as BN-HRA models. However, validating and evaluating the accuracy of BN-HRA models is still a challenging task. In this study, we have assessed and compared the...

Grass revetment reinforcements: A study into the effectiveness of measures applied during critical conditions.

Reinforcement measures are applied by water boards during critical conditions in an ultimate attempt to prevent flooding. However, the effect of these measures on the reduction in flood risk or failure probability of the flood defence is often unknown. This research focusses on the effectiveness of grass revetment reinforcement measures applied...