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Morato, P. G. (author), Andriotis, C. (author), Papakonstantinou, K. G. (author), Rigo, P. (author)In the context of modern engineering, environmental, and societal concerns, there is an increasing demand for methods able to identify rational management strategies for civil engineering systems, minimizing structural failure risks while optimally planning inspection and maintenance (I&M) processes. Most available methods simplify the I...journal article 2023
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van de Loo, Koen (author)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...master thesis 2022
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Adams, Maarten (author)Fiber Reinforced Composite (FRC) materials are gaining great popularity in marine structures because of their excellent strength-to-weight ratio, low density, and provided freedom in the design process. However, the use of FRC materials comes along with relatively large uncertainties in material properties and structural integrity after...master thesis 2022
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Martelli, Davide (author)Cost and lifetime requirements are two of the key drivers for the development of complex systems for modern space missions. As a consequence, system reliability is a factor of primary concern, requiring appropriate analyses. A closely related topic is the study of the effects induced by failures to which the system may be subjected, necessary to...master thesis 2022
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Kool, J.J. (author), Kanning, W. (author), Jonkman, Sebastiaan N. (author)This study introduces a method for assessing the annual failure rate of levees based on information from historical floods, while also considering the return period of these past events. Also, an approach has been developed to quantify the influence of deviating conditions on failure rates. The presence of deviating conditions at failed and...journal article 2022
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Rongen, G.W.F. (author), Morales Napoles, O. (author), Kok, M. (author)The Wettelijk Beoordelingsinstrumentarium (WBI) is the legal set of instruments for flood risk analysis in the Netherlands. Often, engineers have the impression that some failure probabilities of flood defenses resulting from these instruments are overestimated. In an effort to better estimate the failure probabilities of dikes along the...journal article 2022
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Vuurberg, Gwendolyn (author), Tümer, N. (author), Sierevelt, Inger (author), Dobbe, Johannes G.G. (author), Hemke, Robert (author), Wiegerinck, Jan Joost (author), Maas, Mario (author), Kerkhoffs, Gino M.M.J. (author), Tuijthof, Gabriëlle J.M. (author)Background: The objective consisted of 2 elements, primarily to define 2 bone geometry variations of the ankle that may be of prognostic value on ankle instability and secondly to translate these bone variations from a 3D model to a simple 2D radiographic measurement for clinical use. Methods: The 3D tibial and talar shape differences derived...journal article 2022
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Liao, D.L. (author), Zhu, Shun Peng (author), Correia, J.H.G. (author), De Jesus, Abílio M.P. (author), Veljkovic, M. (author), Berto, Filippo (author)Wind, as a sustainable and affordable energy source, represents a strong alternative to traditional energy sources. However, wind power is only one of the options, together with other renewable energy sources. Consequently, the core concerns for wind turbine manufacturers and operators are to increase its reliability and decrease costs,...journal article 2022
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Mantri, Shardul (author)In the past few decades, the use of Bayes' theorem in geotechnical engineering has increased significantly. A good amount of work is done on implementing this theorem for improving the knowledge on soil properties, identification of soil strata, and quantifying different uncertainties involved in predicting soil properties. However, the results...master thesis 2021
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Tavera Diaz, Daniela (author)Nowadays, one of the main requirements from civil engineering structures is the level of reliability and safety that they must provide to the users. In structural analysis, the exponential application of numerical methods, as the nonlinear finite element analysis (NLFEA), is due to the increasing growth of computational power. These powerful...master thesis 2021
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van der Werf, Jilles (author)Reliability analysis is a rational method for dealing with uncertainties. It is increasingly used for the design and assessment of (civil) structures. Reliability analysis, possibly in combination with performance data, allows for instance to update (extend) the lifetime of existing quay wall structures. This gives economic advantages when...master thesis 2021
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van Hulst, Jeffrey (author)One of the basic principles of the design of structures is that they must be sufficiently safe and meet the required reliability requirements. In Eurocode NEN-EN 1990 specific minimum reliability index values are defined, which depend on a certain reference period and reliability class. To ensure that the structures meet the reliability...master thesis 2021
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Sluiter, Tim (author)The Dutch government provides a calculation method to determine the risks to society outside the boundaries of institutions handling Dangerous Goods (the risk affecting External Safety). The current method to calculate the risk affecting External Safety for train marshalling yards is deterministic, outdated, and not transparent. This thesis aims...master thesis 2021
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Rowbottom, Luke (author)Seaports across the globe form a critical lifeline for 90% of the international trade of goods. To ensure the safe and efficient handling of these goods and protect the hinterland from floods, seaports often construct and maintain a large array of hydraulic structures. Revetments and quay walls are a critical part of this infrastructure....master thesis 2021
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Uijterwaal, Paulien (author)The failure of composite laminates is most commonly evaluated through deterministic approaches. However, even though these traditional methods predict the failure well on average, they cannot take into account the inherent probabilistic aspect of failure mechanics. Thus, reliability methods allow for a better structural assessment and improve...master thesis 2021
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Theodoridis, Giannis (author)Structural health monitoring of maritime and offshore structures can contribute to the reduction of the amount of uncertainty in assessment of the operational loads and the structural integrity. Such a survey can also reduce the large safety margins during the design and optimize the conservative inspection and maintenance schedules. One of the...master thesis 2021
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Kindermann, Paulina (author)Since 2017, Dutch flood defences are assessed according to new safety standards. These standards are based on flooding probabilities and rely on several assumptions and approximations. There are concerns that the combination of these assumptions leads to conservative results. Recently computed probabilities of failure are...master thesis 2021
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Laghmouchi, Kamal (author)In practice, many structures among which quay walls are designed according the Dutch national guidelines (CUR). Dutch national practical guidelines (NPR), with guidelines for renovation, is still in development for the building industry. These guidelines follow the Dutch Norms (NEN) and Annexes. The guidelines propose procedures in which newly...master thesis 2021
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Nogal Macho, M. (author), Nogal, A. (author)Engineering models are becoming increasingly complex, involving a larger number of variables. As a result, engineers struggle to deeply understand the models and therefore validate and properly use them. Sensitivity analyses (SA) are usually conducted to help with this task. Nonetheless, the knowledge and computational efforts required to...journal article 2021
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Fitrianie, S. (author), Bruijnes, M. (author), Li, Fengxiang (author), Brinkman, W.P. (author)In this paper, we report on the multi-year Intelligent Virtual Agents (IVA) community effort, involving more than 90 researchers worldwide, researching the IVA community interests and practice in evaluating human interaction with an artificial social agent (ASA). The joint efforts have previously generated a unified set of 19 constructs that...conference paper 2021