Concrete creep and shrinkage are critical factors affecting the long-term performance of extradosed bridges, leading to deflection, stress redistribution, and potential cracking. Predicting these effects is challenging due to uncertainties in empiric...
It is essential to consider the acceptable threshold in the assessment of a hydrological model because of the scarcity of research in the hydrology community and errors do not necessarily cause risk. Two forecast errors, including rainfall forecast e...
The recent failure of buildings because of punching shear has alerted researchers to assess the reliability of the punching shear design models. However, most of the current research studies focus on model uncertainty compared to experimentally measu...
A large number of practical systems show pronounced fractional-order features. In comparison with integer-order calculus, fractional-order calculus has been demonstrated to possess enhanced precision in the description of the dynamic behavior of comp...
The present paper proposes the use of fractional derivatives in the definition of sliding function, giving a new mode control applied to induction motor drives in electric vehicle (EV) applications. The proposed Fractional-Order Sliding Mode Direct T...
Uncertainty is an inevitable factor that influences the function analysis, design, and safe operation in engineering systems. Due to the complexity property and unclear failure mechanism, uncertainty is an intrinsic property of slope engineering. Hen...
Uncertainty and variability are inherent to pile design and consequently, there have been considerable researches in quantifying the reliability or probability of failure of structures. This paper aims at examining and comparing the applicability and...
Despite the versatility and widespread application of fuzzy randomness in structural and mechanical engineering, less attention has been paid to the formulation of sensitivity analysis for this uncertainty model. In this research, a brief review of t...
Offshore floating photovoltaic (OFPV) is an important renewable energy technology, and assessing the reliability of mooring systems is of great significance for promoting the large-scale commercial deployment of OFPV. However, owing to the complexity...
To address the stability of high embankment slopes and investigate the influence of spatial variability of gravel soil on slope stability, this study proposes a simplified reliability analysis method of slope stability. Based on FLAC3D, a numerical m...
In this paper, a full-order terminal sliding-mode control method is proposed for the rectifier side and the inverter side of the soft open point (SOP). The rectifier-side DC voltage control system consists of the voltage- and current-loops with contr...
The hinged slab bridge is widely used in medium- and small-span bridges because of its simple structure and convenient construction. However, hinge joints damage is the main defect of this kind of bridge, and it is difficult to express the determinis...
For polar ships, navigation in ice-covered regions can lead to high risk to structural safety. To study the structural risk induced by ice loads, a risk assessment framework is proposed based on a probabilistic analysis. The fatigue failure probabili...
Probabilistic slope stability analysis requires tools that are both computationally efficient and accurate for uncertainty propagation. This study develops a reliability-oriented surrogate framework coupling a multilayer perceptron artificial neural...
Reservoir group flood control scheduling decision-making faces multiple uncertainties, such as dynamic fluctuations of evaluation indicators and conflicts in weight assignment. This study proposes a risk analysis model for the decision-making process...
This paper presents a finite element analysis (FEA) of and reliability study on concrete-filled steel tube (CFST) members under the combined effects of corrosion and compressive loading. First, a stochastic-based FE model is established through the p...
The rock slope stability analysis can be performed using deterministic and probabilistic approaches. The deterministic analysis based on the safety concept factor uses fixed representative values for each input parameter involved without considering...
River-lake health assessment is critical for ecological governance, but overestimation risk induced by dual uncertainties (predictive uncertainty of indicator values and methodological uncertainty of weights) compromises the reliability of assessment...
Gravity retaining walls are a vital structure in the area of geotechnical engineering, and academicians in earlier studies have conveyed substantial uncertainties involved in calculating the factor of safety against overturning, using a deterministic...