Abstract: Any engineering structure is designed and built to operate in a dynamic and changing environment that cannot be fully predicted at design. Thus, successful designs ought to account for provisions that can handle uncertain ...

Abstract: Structures should be optimal with respect to economic investment, benefits derived from their existence, expected consequences in case of failure, and the degree of protection to human life and limb. This paper presents ...

Abstract: Most current modeling techniques assume that pavement layers are homogeneous. This assumption can be considered one of the main sources of uncertainty in the performance of pavement structures. The main objective of this ...

Abstract: Large infrastructure systems (e.g., transportation networks) cannot be designed and operated based only on standard regulations provided by codes of practice and operations manuals. It is necessary to consider not only ...

Abstract: The dynamics and uncertainties of environmental, physical, and social demands (e.g., climate change, technological evolution, population growth, and market changes) have a significant effect on the performance of ...