Projects
The KU Leuven X-ray computed tomography centre: a versatile and structured way to unravel the material structures and dynamic processes. KU Leuven
The KU Leuven X-ray CT centre expands her infrastructure with a new high resolution XCT device with large cabinet in MTM and a new, more flexible, accurate automated XCT scanning device in Gasthuisberg, accessible to KU Leuven partners, imec and Louvain-La-Neuve, to complete their search for the internal structure of materials and to unravel dynamic processes and to provide data for modeling.
Is Latin (discourse) configurational? Information structure, word order, and the potential for structural ambiguity. Ghent University
The project investigates whether Latin can be considered a (discourse) configurational language, and by this token whether it is possible for a linear string of Latin words to be structurally ambiguous. To this end, a corpus-based experiment is carried out, which tests whether information structure is a statistically better predictor for linear order or for (structural) syntactic position.
Multi-layer Bayesian life-cycle methodology for the structural assessment of existing concrete structures Ghent University
Repair and upgrading of structures are becoming increasingly important and are associated to an increasing part of activities in the construction sector. Current state of the art lacks a coupled Bayesian framework that enables to update through-life performance predictions, optimize inspections and interventions and fully exploit knowledge available through information gathered or modelled, limiting the exploitation of the benefits of ...
Applied Bayesian pre-posterior and life-cycle cost analyses for determining and optimizing the value of structural health monitoring for concrete structures Ghent University
“How safe are our bridges?”Although a lot of research on structural safety has been performed during the last decades, answering this question for existing structures is still a challenging problem engineers are increasingly confronted with. This is mainly because a proper framework for assessing the safety of ageing or even deteriorated structures that can properly take into account the results from inspections and monitoring is still ...
Multi-layer Bayesian life-cycle methodology for the structural assessment of existing concrete structures (lifeMACS) KU Leuven
Repair and upgrading of structures are becoming increasingly important and are associated to an increasing part of activities in the construction sector. Current state of the art lacks a coupled Bayesian framework that enables to update through-life performance predictions, optimize inspections and interventions and fully exploit knowledge available through information gathered or modelled, limiting the exploitation of the benefits of ...
Structural reliability and robustness assessment of existing structures considering membrane action effects and Bayesian updating of test information Ghent University
“How safe and robust are our existing structures?” Although a lot of research concerning the structural safety level has been performed during the last decades, solving this issue for existing structures is still a challenging problem which engineers are more and more often confronted with. This is mainly because there is still not a proper framework established for assessing the safety of ageing or even deteriorated structures, nor is it ...
Applied Bayesian pre-posterior and life-cycle cost analyses for determining and optimizing the value of structural health monitoring for concrete structures KU Leuven
“How safe are our bridges?” Although a lot of research on structural safety has been performed during the last decades, answering this question for existing structures is still a challenging problem engineers are increasingly confronted with. This is mainly because a proper framework for assessing the safety of ageing or even deteriorated structures that can properly take into account the results from inspections and monitoring is still ...
Probabilistic formulation of the structural reliability of concrete structures subjected to fire in relation to risk-based desicion making and risk-transfer mechanisms Ghent University
A full-probabilistic methodology for calculating the safety level of concrete structures during and after fire will be developed, using numerical simulations. This enables to compare design or repair alternatives and assess the safety of existing concrete structures. Decision making strategies will be developed for cost optimization of structural design or strenthening alternatives. The responsibilities of different stakeholders and the ...
Agency and structure in practices of educational innovation. A description and analysis of implementation practices in primary and secondary schools. KU Leuven
Firstly, the diversity in implementation practices ...