Projects
b0234141Vibration-based post-fire assessment of concrete structures using Bayesian updating techniques KU Leuven
The importance of sustainability and resilience in the design and assessment of structures has increased significantly over the past years. An adequate and efficient assessment of concrete structures in the wake of adverse events such as fire can help achieve this, by ensuring that refurbishment and demolition are not needlessly pursued, while at the same time not compromising on safety. Current practice is however far from this goal, as the ...
Vibroacoustics of Periodic Structures. Model Order Reduction, Characterization, Optimization KU Leuven
Noise pollution has been identified as a physiological stressor that impacts both the physiological and psychological health of those exposed to it. This recognition has motivated the imposition of stricter noise regulations which justify the increasing importance of vibroacoustic performance in a broad range of industries that includes the automotive, aerospace, building, and home appliance industries. However, the need and demand for better ...
Just-in-Time Data Structures Ghent University
While software applications have become larger and more complex with huge data sets, hardware has moved to multicore machines that are limited by memory access speed. Because of application phase behavior, each data structure can have different optimal data representations, or layouts, depending on its algorithms and data usage, at different program points. We propose Just-in-Time Data Structures (JIT DS), which will alleviate the need for ...
Automatically generate optimal model structures biosystems through genetic programming and symbolic manipulations Ghent University
Exploiting combinatorial structures for algebraic and geometric decompositions. KU Leuven
We will develop novel tools to solve several important real-world problems: (i) Proving safety of programs (Computer Science), (ii) Computing network reliability (Industrial Engineering), (iii) Causality (Statistics), and (iv) Geometry of particle interactions (Physics). These problems are all traditionally modeled as polynomial systems. However, given that solving a general system is very difficult, they all lack scalable algorithms. The ...
Eurocode-Compliant Optimal Design of Steel Structures KU Leuven
The built environment is responsible for a large share of global greenhouse gas emissions. About 25 % of these emissions is due to the manufacturing and processing of structural building materials. Nevertheless, in current building practice, large amounts of structural material are wasted, as load-bearing structures are often grossly overdimensioned. Numerical optimization tools have the potential to reduce both material consumption and ...
Investigation of mechanical properties, reversing energy absorption, ultrasound monitoring and identification of progressive failure behavior of 4D printed meta structures KU Leuven
Using additive manufacturing methods and the capability of introducing meta structures by four dimensional (4D) printing technology, the study of smart reinforced meta structures (SRMS) is one of the most attractive areas of research. Literature survey reveals that there is the lack of comprehensive research in this area. Therefore, there is a good potential to improve the design of meta structures using fiber-reinforced composite materials ...
Experimental-Numerical Study on Offshore Fatigue Analysis of Steel Structures Under Variable Load Conditions Influenced by Environmental Parameters Ghent University
Due to actual international concern about climate change, renewable energies found a privileged position as they neither pollute the air nor consume water and they are considered to be inexhaustible. The recent confirmation of the first-ever universal, legally binding global climate deal achieved at the Paris climate conference (COP21) in December 2015 strengthened that position. Offshore wind prevailed amongst these alternative energy ...