ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering: Recent submissions
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Risk-Informed Bridge Optimal Maintenance Strategy Considering Target Service Life and User Cost at Project and Network Levels
(ASCE, 2022/12/01)As the concept and methods of maintenance of infrastructure systems are receiving increasing attention, the optimal maintenance strategy for a group of structures is a promising research topic. Among the factors affecting ... -
Effect of Stairway Handrails on Pedestrian Fatigue and Speed during
(ASCE, 2022/12/01)Improving the evacuation efficiency of fire stairways is conducive to ensuring -
Probabilistic and Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Mineral Adsorbents on Porous Concrete Using Kriging, PRSM, and RBF Methods
(ASCE, 2022/12/01)The use of porous concrete for paving urban pathways and reducing water pollution is particularly important. Pumice, scoria, zeolite, travertine, and metal sulfide nanoparticles can reduce water pollution. In this study, ... -
Dynamic Modeling for Analyzing Cost Overrun Risks in Residential Projects
(ASCE, 2022/07/13)The primary concern in the residential projects industry is to implement a project with the optimal quality within the planned schedule and planned budget. Simulation is considered an effective tool for analyzing the ... -
Risk Control Method and Practice in the Whole Construction Process of a Shield Tunneling Pipe Gallery in Complex Surrounding Underground Environment
(ASCE, 2022/06/27)This paper establishes a risk control method that ensures the construction safety of a comprehensive underground pipe gallery in a complex surrounding environment. Through risk identification, risk analysis, and the ... -
Probabilistic Study of Offshore Monopile Foundations Considering Soil Spatial Variability
(ASCE, 2022/07/04)The objective of this paper is to investigate how the spatially varied soil stiffness affects the ultimate lateral load and failure mechanism of monopiles embedded in soft clay. Responses of a laterally loaded monopile in ... -
Sensitivity Analysis of Tsunami Evacuation Risk with Respect to Epistemic Uncertainty
(ASCE, 2022/07/05)To assess tsunami evacuation risk accurately in order to guide effective evacuation planning, various uncertainties (including the aleatory and epistemic uncertainties) associated with the evacuation process need to be ... -
Analyzing the Impact of Floods on Vehicular Mobility along Urban Road Networks Using the Multiple Centrality Assessment Approach
(ASCE, 2022/06/24)Rapid urbanization due to fast economic development has put tremendous stress on urban infrastructure and has caused an increase in impervious surface area and runoff, resulting in flash floods in many cities in the world. ... -
Bayesian Updating: Reducing Epistemic Uncertainty in Hysteretic Degradation Behavior of Steel Tubular Structures
(ASCE, 2022/07/12)This paper proposes a probabilistic framework for updating the governing parameters in the hysteretic constitutive model for tubular steel with strength degradation. The hysteretic constitutive model is formulated to track ... -
Bayesian Decision Network–Based Optimal Selection of Hardening Strategies for Power Distribution Systems
(ASCE, 2022/07/08)Power distribution systems, composed of wood poles and wires, are susceptible to damage caused by strong winds during hurricanes or winter storms. Power outages induced by failed poles result in millions of revenue and ... -
Risk Assessment of Footings on Slopes in Spatially Variable Soils Considering Random Field Rotation
(ASCE, 2022/05/17)This paper presents the risk assessment of a footing-on-slope system that uses the random finite element method. The effect of a soil autocorrelation structure on the probability of failure and the associated risk is ... -
Time-Dependent Fragility Functions for Circular Tunnels in Soft Soils
(ASCE, 2022/05/23)Fragility functions are used in the vulnerability analysis of structures considering different sources of uncertainties. In this research, a framework to develop time-dependent fragility functions for circular tunnels ... -
A Probabilistic Risk Assessment Approach for Surface Settlement Caused by Metro Tunnel Construction Using Credal Network
(ASCE, 2022/07/12)The epistemic uncertainty of geological condition, hydrological condition, and human factors causes the risk assessment result of metro construction to be imprecise. To reveal the epistemic uncertainty, a probabilistic ... -
Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis for Andalusian Dams in Southern Spain Using New Seismogenic Zones
(ASCE, 2022/07/01)The importance of developing accurate seismic analysis for dams becomes crucial, especially in active seismic zones. In this research, a probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA) for 48 Spanish dams in the Andalusian ... -
Modified Best-Selection Method for Bridge Live-Load Model Development
(ASCE, 2022/05/17)Due to the expanding availability of high-fidelity weigh-in-motion (WIM) data in recent years, various local agencies have modified bridge design and rating procedures to best reflect state-specific traffic loads. However, ... -
Fuzzy-Logistic Models for Incorporating Epistemic Uncertainty in Bridge Management Decisions
(ASCE, 2022/05/07)Many bridge management systems (BMSs) plan future maintenance and inspection based on deterioration models derived from probabilistic analysis of field inspection data. Such analysis considers the aleatoric but not the ... -
Time-Dependent Resilience of Repairable Structures Subjected to Nonstationary Load and Deterioration for Analysis and Design
(ASCE, 2022/04/23)Civil structures and infrastructures are often subjected by design to the impacts of natural and human-caused hazardous events, and accordingly may suffer from damages, functionality loss, and failure. In order to ... -
Seismic Risk Assessment of a Novel Bridge-Aqueduct Cobuilt Structure
(ASCE, 2022/04/27)A seismic risk assessment is a guarantee to keep the integrity of the infrastructure under an uncertain earthquake action. This paper carried out seismic risk assessment of a novel bridge-aqueduct cobuilt structure (BACS) ... -
Bayesian System Identification of Rail–Sleeper–Ballast System in Time and Modal Domains: Comparative Study
(ASCE, 2022/04/22)From the literature, time domain and modal domain data are commonly used in system identification and damage detection of various systems. This paper focuses on the comparison between time and modal domain system identification ... -
Development of a Protocol for Engineering Applications of Evidence Theory
(ASCE, 2022/07/04)Recent data trends and analysis have highlighted the need to incorporate more imprecise, ambiguous, and unreliable data into uncertainty analysis traditionally handled by probability theory. However, data fraught with ...