Computational Science, Engineering and Technology Series: 38

Computational Techniques
for
Civil and Structural Engineering
Saxe-Coburg Publications on Computational Engineering
Patterns for Parallel Programming on GPUs
Edited by: F. Magoulès
Multiscale Hierarchical Modeling of Hydrating Concrete
V. Šmilauer
Finite Element Analysis in Geotechnical Design
M. Šejnoha
Tall Buildings: Design Advances for Construction
Edited by: J.W. Bull
Developments in Parallel, Distributed, Grid and Cloud Computing
for Engineering
Edited by: B.H.V. Topping and P. Iványi
Trends in Parallel, Distributed, Grid and Cloud Computing for Engineering
Edited by: P. Iványi and B.H.V. Topping
Civil and Structural Engineering Computational Methods
Edited by: Y. Tsompanakis, P. Iványi and B.H.V. Topping
Substructuring Techniques and Domain Decomposition Methods
Edited by: F. Magoulès
Computational Methods for Engineering Science
Edited by: B.H.V. Topping
Computational Methods for Acoustics Problems
Edited by: F. Magoulès
Mesh Partitioning Techniques and Domain Decomposition Methods
Edited by: F. Magoulès
Object Oriented Methods and Finite Element Analysis
R.I. Mackie
Programming Distributed Finite Element Analysis
R.I. Mackie
Computer Aided Design of Cable-Membrane Structures
B.H.V. Topping and P. Iványi
Domain Decomposition Methods for Distributed Computing
J. Kruis
 Computational Techniques
for
Civil and Structural Engineering

Edited by
J. Kruis, Y. Tsompanakis and B.H.V. Topping

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published 2015 by
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Saxe-Coburg Publications is an imprint of Civil-Comp Ltd

Computational Science, Engineering and Technology Series: 38

ISSN 1759-3158
ISBN 978-1-874672-71-5
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Cover image: The Charles Bridge over the Vltava Reiver in Prague, Czech Republic.
For more information, see Chapter 3 by T. Krejčı́, J. Šejnoha and M. Toesca.

Publisher’s production and editorial team: Steven Miller, Jane Tabor, Rosemary Brodie

Printed in Great Britain by Bell & Bain Ltd, Glasgow

Contents

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1 Computational Issues in Multifield, Multiscale and Three-Dimensional

Structural Engineering 1
C.E. Majorana, V.A. Salomoni, G. Xotta, B. Pomaro and G. Mazzucco

2 Application of Soft Computing Techniques in Life-cycle Optimization

of Civil and Marine Structures 43
D.M. Frangopol and M. Soliman

3 Coupled Hygro-Thermo-Mechanical Analysis of Charles Bridge, Prague 59

T. Krejčı́, J. Šejnoha and M. Toesca

4 A Review of Model Updating Methods for Civil Infrastructure Systems 83

M. Aghagholizadeh and F.N. Catbas

5 Stress Constraints in Compliance-Based Topology Optimization 101

M. Bruggi

6 Numerical Modelling of the Dynamic Response of High-Speed

Railway Bridges Considering Vehicle-Structure and Structure-Soil-
Structure Interaction 125
P. Bucinskas, L. Agapii, J. Sneideris and L.V. Andersen

7 Risk-Based Assessment and Lifetime Management of Existing Structures 153

A. Chateauneuf

8 Incorporating Uncertainty in Vibration-Based Monitoring and Simulation 175

E.N. Chatzi and M.D. Spiridonakos

9 Innovative Asset Management Tools for Sustainable Oil and Gas

Pipelines 199
M.S. El-Abbasy, T. Zayed and A. Senouci

10 Stability Investigations for Pressurized Membranes and other

Optimized Structures 233
A. Eriksson

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11 Evaluation of the Plastic Hinge Length for Nonlinear Analysis of
Reinforced Concrete Buildings 255
A. Fiore, G. Quaranta and G.C. Marano
12 Application of Genetic Algorithms to Disaster Restoration under
Uncertain Environments 281
H. Furuta, K. Nakatsu and K. Ishibashi
13 Application of Soft Computing to Reinforced Concrete Beams
Strengthened with Fibre Reinforced Polymers:
A State-of-the-Art Review 305
H. Naderpour and M. Mirrashid
14 Geometry Reconstruction based on Artificial Intelligence Techniques 325
I.K. Nikolos
15 Structural Interaction between Frames and Infill Masonry Walls subject
to Lateral Loads: A Review 345
L. Pallarés and F.J. Pallarés
16 On the Modelling of Thin Walled Beams 367
N.L. Rizzi
17 Multiscale Modelling of Deformable Porous Media with Large
Contrasts in the Permeability using Homogenization 389
E. Rohan, and V. Lukeš
18 Cold-in Place and Full Depth Reclamation with Foamed Asphalt 417
S. Terzi, M. Saltan, E. Eriskin, S. Sargin Karahancer and B. Capali
19 Stress Constraints and Incompressible Materials in Topology
Optimization: State of the Art and New Perspectives 439
P. Venini
20 Scalable Algorithms for Inverse and Uncertainty Modelling in
Hydrology 467
V. Vondrak, S. Kuchar, M. Golasowski, R. Vavrik, J. Martinovic
and M. Podhoranyi

Author Index 487

Keyword Index 489

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Editorial

This volume comprises the invited lectures presented at at The Fifteenth International
Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing (Civil-
Comp 2015) and The Fourth International Conference on Soft Computing Technology
in Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering (Civil-Soft-Comp 2015) held con-
currently in Prague, Czech Republic, from 1-4 September 2015. We are grateful to
the authors and co-authors of the papers included in this volume. Their contributions
to these conferences and this book are greatly appreciated.
We are especially grateful to the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Czech Techni-
cal University in Prague for their co-operation in the organisation of this conference.
In particular we should like to thank the Dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering,
Professor Alena Kohoutková and the Head of the Department of Mechanics, Profes-
sor Jiřı́ Máca for their kind support and co-operation during the organisation of this
conference.
Other papers presented at these conferences are published as follows:

• The Invited Review Lectures from Civil-Comp 2015 and and Civil-Soft-Comp
2015 are published in:
Computational Technology Reviews, Volumes 11 & 12, Saxe-Coburg Publica-
tions, Stirlingshire, Scotland, 2015.

• The Contributed Papers from Civil-Comp 2015 are published in:

Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Conference on Civil, Structural and
Environmental Engineering Computing, J. Kruis, Y. Tsompanakis and B.H.V.
Topping, (Editors), (Book of Summaries with online delivery of full-text pa-
pers), Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, Scotland, 2015.

• The Contributed Papers from Civil-Soft-Comp 2015 are published in:

Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Soft Computing Tech-

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 nology in Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, Y. Tsompanakis, J.
Kruis and B.H.V. Topping, (Editors), (Book of Summaries with online delivery
of full-text papers), Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, Scotland, 2015.

We would like to thank Steven Miller for his care and attention in preparing these
papers for publication.

Professor J. Kruis
Czech Technical University in Prague
Czech Republic

Professor Y. Tsompanakis
Technical University of Crete
Chania, Greece

Professor B.H.V. Topping

University of Pécs, Hungary
& Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, U.K.

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