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In a world of aging infrastructure, structural health monitoring (SHM) emerges as a major step towards resilient and sustainable societies. The current advancements in machine learning and sensor technology have made SHM a more promising…
Phishing attacks are a growing cybersecurity threat, leveraging deceptive techniques to steal sensitive information through malicious websites. To combat these attacks, this paper introduces PhishGuard, an optimal custom ensemble model…
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Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) evaluates the integrity of a structure by observing its dynamic responses by an array of sensors over time to determine the current health state of the structure. The most important step of SHM is system…
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This thesis studies the domain of collective robotics, and more particularly the optimization problems of multirobot systems in the context of exploration, path planning and coordination. It includes two contributions. The first one is the…
In this paper, a non-probabilistic method based on fuzzy logic is used to update finite element models (FEMs). Model updating techniques use the measured data to improve the accuracy of numerical models of structures. However, the measured…
The global trends in the construction of modern structures require the integration of sensors together with data recording and analysis modules so that their integrity can be continuously monitored for safe-life, economic and ecological…
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Truss optimization is a rich research field receiving renewed interest in limiting the carbon emissions of construction. However, a persistent challenge has been to construct highly optimized and often complex designs. This contribution…
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Nature-inspired algorithms such as Particle Swarm Optimization and Firefly Algorithm are among the most powerful algorithms for optimization. In this paper, we intend to formulate a new metaheuristic algorithm by combining Levy flights with…
Fiber metal laminates (FML) are composite structures consisting of metals and fiber reinforced plastics (FRP) which have experienced an increasing interest as the choice of materials in aerospace and automobile industries. Due to a…
A new digital twin (DT) framework with optimal sensor placement (OSP) is proposed to accurately calculate the modal responses and identify the damage ratios of the offshore jacket platforms. The proposed damage identification framework…
This paper presents a new optimization approach for designing minimum-cost fail-safe distributions of fluid viscous dampers for seismic retrofitting. Failure is modeled as either complete damage of the dampers or partial degradation of the…
This paper addresses the problem of crack detection which is essential for health monitoring of built infrastructure. Our approach includes two stages, data collection using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and crack detection using…
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