ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering: Recent submissions
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Effects of Bracing Stiffness and Viscoelastic Damping on Enhancing Vibration Control in Buildings
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This study investigates the synergistic effects of viscoelastic damping and bracing stiffness on enhancing vibration control in tall buildings. The research transitions from a theoretical single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) ... -
Intelligent Construction and Analysis of a Complex Network for Determining Risk-Influencing Factors in Ship Self-Sinking Accidents
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)One of the most effective methods for analyzing risk-influencing factors (RIFs) in maritime accidents is the complex network approach. However, there is limited research specifically focused on RIFs in ship self-sinking ... -
Characterization of Autocovariance Parameters for Horizontal and Vertical Trends and Spatial Variabilities from a Three-Dimensional CPT Database
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper compiles a large cone penetration test (CPT) database, named CPT3D/3/2577, to investigate the horizontal and vertical autocovariance structures of soil spatial variation. It contains three CPT parameters (cone ... -
Prediction of the Residual Stiffness of Composite Materials under Random Vibration Loading Using a Combined Probabilistic Random Forest and Probabilistic Stiffness Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The residual stiffness distribution of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) is an essential basis for evaluating structural fatigue reliability. This paper proposes a combined random forest and probability model for evaluating ... -
Quantifying the Uncertainty of Structural Parameters Using Machine Learning–Based Surrogate Models
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Uncertainty quantification is crucial for accurately assessing the seismic vulnerability of structures in performance-based earthquake engineering (PBEE). Traditional methods, such as the first order second moment (FOSM) ... -
Risk Prediction for the Securing of Vehicles on a ROPAX Vessel
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The rolling of a ship in a seaway has a significant impact on the securing of vehicles stowed on deck. To ensure the safety of the vehicle, the crew on deck should ensure that all the vehicles have been rigidly lashed and ... -
Load-Bearing Performance of SEPLAs in Spatially Variable Clay
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The increasing deployment of floating platforms has driven the widespread adoption of suction embedded plate anchors (SEPLAs), which have emerged as a promising deep-water anchoring solution due to their precise installation ... -
Investigation of the Spatial Variability and Correlation in Concrete in Structures Using the Rebound Method
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The spatial variability and correlation of the physical and mechanical properties are important characteristics of concrete. This study systematically investigates the spatial variability and correlation of concrete in an ... -
Application of Bayesian Inference and Observational Method for Uncertainty Reduction in the Bearing Pressure–Settlement Relationship of Spread Footings on Clay
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The design of spread footings on a clayey soil bed are usually governed by the allowable settlement criterion at a serviceability limit state (SLS). Therefore, the bearing pressure against settlement curve obtained from ... -
Multidynamic Graph Convolutional Networks for Vessel Trajectory Prediction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)With the increasing frequency of global maritime activities, the importance of accurate vessel trajectory prediction becomes increasingly prominent, playing a vital role in maritime safety, risk assessment, military strategic ... -
Advanced Energy Harvesting Vibration Absorbers Using Inertial Amplifiers
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Conventional dynamic vibration absorbers (DVAs) face challenges in achieving optimal vibration suppression and efficient energy harvesting due to design limitations and the absence of exact closed-form analytical solutions. ... -
Seafarer Fatigue Identification Based on PSO-ACLSTM
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The rapid development of the shipping industry and the increasingly complex maritime traffic pose potential risks, potentially leading to serious accidents and substantial economic losses. Identifying seafarer fatigue is ... -
Automatic Ship Collision Avoidance Algorithm Based on AIS Data Processing and Improved DWA Algorithm
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This study proposes a path planning algorithm for maritime navigation that combines global trajectory extraction from a ship’s automatic identification system (AIS) data with local dynamic collision avoidance using the ... -
Physics-Informed Explainable AI and SMOTE-GPC for the Classification of Surrounding Rock Mass in Tunneling
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The classification of surrounding rock mass is essential for characterizing rock properties and geological conditions in tunneling engineering. While numerous empirical rock mass classification systems have been proposed ... -
Dynamic Maneuvering Decision-Making Approach for Ships Navigating Using Ship Routing Systems in a Complex Estuary: A Case Study on the Liuhe River
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Autonomous ships in different water areas have garnered significant attention. Researchers have gradually expanded their focus from simple open waters to more complex waters. This paper presents a dynamic maneuvering ... -
Uncertainty-Aware Structural Anomaly Detection under Varying Environmental Conditions Based on Bayesian Nonparametric Density Estimation–Guided Probabilistic Damage Index
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper presents a novel structural anomaly detection method that combines a truncation-free variational inference (VI)-based Dirichlet process Gaussian mixture model (DPGMM) with a Mahalanobis squared distance (MSD)-based ... -
Optimization of Tuned Mass Dampers by Considering Soil–Structure Interaction and Uncertainty in Soil Parameters
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The tuned mass damper (TMD) is one of the oldest and most widely used passive control devices, designed to absorb lateral energy from structures and mitigate vibrations. Various methods have been proposed for the optimal ... -
Numerical Simulation of Damage to Submarine Pipe-in-Pipe Systems Impacted by Falling Objects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Subsea pipe-in-pipe systems frequently encounter challenges from impact loads caused by falling objects, resulting in dents and damages that lead to oil and gas leakage. This study conducted a comprehensive analysis using ... -
Parallel Multifidelity Design of Experiment Strategy Considering Low-Fidelity Simulation Feasibility
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)For computationally demanding engineering applications with variable-fidelity numerical simulators, multifidelity surrogate modeling has emerged as a promising approach to mitigate the computational cost. This paper proposes ... -
Experimental Study on Soil Temperature and Deformation during an Artificial Ground-Freezing Process Considering Interface Differences
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Artificial ground freezing (AGF) is prevalently employed in the construction of tunnel connecting passages. The soil heat transfer process plays a pivotal role in temperature alterations during freezing, subsequently ...