Projects
Quantification and reduction of parameter uncertainty of dynamic soil characteristics. KU Leuven
Characterisation of shallow, horizontal, soil layers is important for the study of different problems in civil and geophyscial engineering, such as the prediction of ground borne vibrations or the calculation of site amplification. This PhD thesis addresses the determination of dynamic soil characteristics by means of the active Multichannel Analysis of Surface Waves (MASW), P-wave refraction and Seismic Cone Penetration Test (SCPT) methods. ...
Numerical and experimental study of crowd-structure interaction. KU Leuven
For slender and lightweight structures, vibration serviceability is a matter of growing concern, often constituting the critical design requirement. In recent years, special interest emerged for structures subjected to human-induced loading, in particular for footbridges where the design freedom is restricted by fewer functional and structural demands. Currently, designers are forced to rely on - what are assumed to be conservative - ...