Proceedings of the International Symposium on Engineering under Uncertainty: Safety Assessment and Management (ISEUSAM - 2012)

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Past, Present, and Future of Engineering under Uncertainty: Safety Assessment and Management....Pages 1-25
Geotechnics in the Twenty-First Century, Uncertainties and Other Challenges: With Particular Reference to Landslide Hazard and Risk Assessment....Pages 27-53
Uncertainties in Transportation Infrastructure Development and Management....Pages 55-71
Physical Perspective Toward Stochastic Optimal Controls of Engineering Structures....Pages 73-95
Uncertainty Quantification for Decision-Making in Engineered Systems....Pages 97-117
A Brief Review of Stochastic Control of Structures....Pages 119-139
Uncertainties in Interpreting the Scale Effect of Plate Load Tests in Unsaturated Soils....Pages 141-163
An Approach for Creating Certainty in Uncertain Environment: A Case Study for Rebuilding a Major Equipment Foundation....Pages 165-178
Discovering Hidden Structural Degradations....Pages 179-191
Stochastic Structural Dynamics Using Frequency Adaptive Basis Functions....Pages 193-205
Uncertainties in Transportation Analysis....Pages 207-212
Reliability Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Settlement....Pages 213-223
Uncertainty Evaluation in Integrated Risk-Based Engineering....Pages 225-240
Past, Resent, and Future of Structural Health Assessment....Pages 241-258
Characterisation of Large Fluctuations in Response Evolution of Reinforced Concrete Members....Pages 259-295
Can Fuzzy Logic Via Computing with Words Bring Complex Environmental Issues into Focus?....Pages 297-308
Uncertainty Evaluation in Best Estimate Accident Analysis of NPPs....Pages 309-326
Failure Probability Bounds Using Multicut-High-Dimensional Model Representation....Pages 327-344
Reliability Considerations in Asphalt Pavement Design....Pages 345-354
Structural Reliability Analysis of Composite Wing Subjected to Gust Loads....Pages 355-370
Seismic Fragility Analysis of a Primary Containment Structure Using IDA....Pages 371-383
Nanotoxicology: A Threat to the Environment and to Human Beings....Pages 385-400
Probabilistic Assessment of Strengths of Corrosion-Affected RC Beams....Pages 401-426
Refined Modeling of Crack Tortuousness to Predict Pressurized Airflow Through Concrete Cracks....Pages 427-436
Experiences in Subsurface Investigations Using GPR....Pages 437-453
A Robust Controller with Active Tendons for Vibration Mitigation in Wind Turbine Rotor Blades....Pages 455-476
Disaster Mitigation of Large Infrastructure Systems....Pages 477-482
An Overview of Application of Nanotechnology in Construction Materials....Pages 483-492
Sensor Network Design for Monitoring a Historic Swing Bridge....Pages 493-502
Sensor Applications for Structural Diagnostics and Prognostics....Pages 503-516
Application of Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Technique to Reduce Uncertainty on Corrosion Assessment of Rebars in Concrete by NDT Method....Pages 517-528
Effect of Very Mild Random Tremors on Saturated Sub-surface Flow....Pages 529-533
Slope Reliability Analysis Using the First-Order Reliability Method....Pages 535-547
Design of a Tuned Liquid Damper System for Seismic Vibration Control of Elevated Water Tanks....Pages 549-562
Structural Reliability Evaluation and Optimization of a Pressure Vessel Using Nonlinear Performance Functions....Pages 563-575
Dynamic Response of Rectangular Bunker Walls Considering Earthquake Force....Pages 577-591
Probabilistic Risk Analysis in Wind-Integrated Electric Power System Operation....Pages 593-602
A Frequency Domain Study on the Seismic Response Mitigation of Elevated Water Tanks by Multiple Tuned Liquid Dampers....Pages 603-618
Pavement Performance Modelling Using Markov Chain....Pages 619-627
Uncertainty of Code-Torsional Provisions to Mitigate Seismic Hazards of Buildings with Setback....Pages 629-642
Slope Failure Probability Under Earthquake Condition by Monte Carlo Simulation: Methodology and Example for an Infinite Slope....Pages 643-652
Polynomial Chaos in Bootstrap Filtering for System Identification....Pages 653-667
Statistical Linearization of Duffing Oscillator Using Constrained Optimization Technique....Pages 669-681
Parameter Identification in a Beam from Experimental Vibration Measurements Using Particle Filtering....Pages 683-695
Estimating Crossing Rate Statistics of Second Order Response of Structures Subjected to LMA Loadings....Pages 697-710
Estimating the Rain-Flow Fatigue Damage in Wind Turbine Blades Using Polynomial Chaos....Pages 711-727
Reconstruction of Porous Media Using Karhunen-Loève Expansion....Pages 729-742
Influence of Soil-Structure Interaction on Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Integral Bridges....Pages 743-755
Parametric Study of Lateral Load-Resisting System in Reinforced Concrete Frame Building....Pages 757-766
System Identification of Structures from Limited Measured Data Based on Inverse Static Approach....Pages 767-776
System Identification of Cable-Stayed Bridge: A Case Study....Pages 777-786
Dynamic Response of Steel-Sand Composite Stiffened Plates Under Blast Loading....Pages 787-803
Variability and Statistical Distribution of Ocean Current Observations....Pages 805-821
Risk Analysis of a Cyclic Test Rig....Pages 823-832
Prediction of CBR of Different Groups of Alluvial Soils for Design of Flexible Pavements....Pages 833-847
Drought Risk Assessment Using GIS and Remote Sensing....Pages 849-857
Mechanical Behavior of a Structural Steel at Different Rates of Loading....Pages 859-868
Response Analysis of a Linear Stochastic Structural Dynamic System Using Stochastic Finite Element Method....Pages 869-877
Efficient Computation of Karhunen–Loéve Decomposition....Pages 879-886
Study of Forces Generated on the Structures Due to Tsunami Loading....Pages 887-903
Utility of Eccentric Bracing Frames in Seismic-Resistant, Sustainable Steel Building....Pages 905-911
Performance of Connected Buildings Under Parameter Uncertainty Subjected to Random Earthquakes....Pages 913-925
Recent Development in Modeling, Analysis, and Design of Foundation Systems Subjected to Blast Loading Considering Uncertainties....Pages 927-938
Effect of Bedrock Level on Dynamic Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundation Under Earthquake Load....Pages 939-951
Reliability-Based Design of Liquid Column Vibration Absorber Under Stochastic Earthquake Load Considering System Parameter Uncertainty....Pages 953-965
Robust Optimum Design of Tuned Mass Damper in Seismic Vibration Control of Structures Under Uncertain Bounded System Parameters....Pages 967-979
Fuzzy Rule-Based Approach for Diagnostics in Nuclear Plant Diesel Generators....Pages 981-996
Structural Reliability and Integrity Assessment of a Thin Maraging Steel Cylindrical Pressure Vessel....Pages 997-1006
Performance of N-Z Base Isolation System for Structures Subject to Underground Blast....Pages 1007-1020
Geotechnical Uncertainty and Its Influence on Groundwater Level and Seawater Interface in a Land Reclamation Project....Pages 1021-1033
A Simulation-Based Approach for Design of Rural Feeder Service with Fixed-Route Fixed-Schedule Form of Operation....Pages 1035-1048
Probabilistic Assessment of Container Crane Under Wind Loading....Pages 1049-1060
Autogressive Model for Structural Condition Assessment in Presence of Parametric Uncertainty....Pages 1061-1072
A Sensitivity Analysis for Modal Frequencies of Vincent Thomas Suspension Bridge....Pages 1073-1087
A Systematic Study and Statistical Inferences on Electrocoagulation Design Parameters with Reference to Arsenic Removal....Pages 1089-1099
Simulation of Renewable Hybrid System to Study the Uncertainty of the System....Pages 1101-1116
Shallow Foundation Response Variability due to Parameter Uncertainty....Pages 1117-1130
Effect of Nonlinear SSI on Seismic Response of Low-Rise SMRF Buildings....Pages 1131-1139
On Reliability Evaluation of Structures Using Hermite Polynomial Chaos....Pages 1141-1152
Probability-Based Method for Assessing Liquefaction Potential of Soil Using Genetic Programming....Pages 1153-1163
Performability Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Girders in Corrosive Environments Using Markov Chains with Fuzzy States....Pages 1165-1181
Seismic Evaluation of RC Stepped Building Frames....Pages 1183-1193
Prediction of Soaked CBR for Subgrade Layer by Using Artificial Neutral Network Model....Pages 1195-1206
Prediction of the Stiffness of Nanoclay-Polypropylene Composites Using a Monte Carlo Finite Element Analysis Approach....Pages 1207-1219
Investigations of Shaking Table Test of Randomly Base-Excited Building Structures with MR Dampers....Pages 1221-1231
Comparative Study of Equivalent Single Degree of Freedom Systems Based on Pushover Analysis....Pages 1233-1250
Seismic Reliability Analysis of Base-Isolated Buildings....Pages 1251-1265
Seismic Evaluation of Existing Unreinforced Masonry Building....Pages 1267-1276
Identification of Night-Time Severe Crash Pattern Using Data Mining Technique....Pages 1277-1288
Landslides Induced Damages Due to Recent Sikkim Earthquake: Strategies for Geotechnical Intervention....Pages 1289-1298
Crucial Role of Transportation System in the Socioeconomic Development of the Nation in the Context of Safety Assessment and Management....Pages 1299-1313
Uncertainty in Predicting Bearing Capacity of Piles in Sand Using SPT Data....Pages 1315-1329
Back Matter....Pages 1331-1349