The Chair provides training of highly qualified persons (HQP) in the areas of risk and reliability analysis, probability and statistics, life-cycle management, survival (lifetime) analysis, maintenance optimization, stochastic models, extreme value analysis and simulation methods.
Current team members
- PhD students: 5
- MASc students: 4
- Post-Doctoral Fellows: 2
Past team members
PhD students (25)
- W. Chao (2013 - 2017)
Probabilistic modeling of fatigue. - S. Long (2013 - 2017)
Seismic probabilistic risk analysis. - Z. Cai (2013 - 2016)
"Seismic Fragility Analysis for Structures, Systems, and Components in Nuclear Power Plants" - K. Drew (2011 - 2016) - Not completed
Probabilistic risk analysis of nuclear plant systems. - M. Rodriguez (2012 - 2016)
Research on non-destructive inspection models. - W. Jiang (2012 - 2016)
"Direct Method of Generating Floor Response Spectra" - Z.L. Wang (2010 - 2015)
"Seismic Risk Analysis for Nuclear Energy Facilities" - M. Sarkarfarshi (2011 - 2015)
"Carbon Sequestration: Uncertainty and Parameter Estimation" - B. Li (2011 - 2015)
"Response Spectra for Seismic Analysis and Design" - G. Balomenos (2012 - 2015)
"Probabilistic Finite Element Analysis of Structures using the Multiplicative Dimensional Reduction Method" - D.Y. Zhang (2010 - 2013)
"Stochastic Modelling and Analysis for Bridges under Spatially Varying Ground Motions" - J. Deng (2009 - 2013)
"Fractional Stochastic Dynamics in Structural Stability Analysis" - X. Zhang (2009 - 2013)
"Efficient Computational Methods for Structural Reliability and Global Sensitivity Analyses" - A. Sadhu (2009 - 2013)
"Decentralized Ambient System Identification of Structures" - A. Roffel (2009 - 2012)
"Condition Assessment of In-Service Pendulum Tuned Mass Dampers" - S. Ni (2008 - 2012)
"Design Earthquakes Based on Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis" - A. Veeramany (2007 - 2012)
"Multi-State Reliability Analysis of Nuclear Power Plant Systems" - D. Lu (2007 - 2011)
"Estimation of Stochastic Degradation Models Using Uncertain Inspection Data" - T. Cheng (2006 - 2011)
"Stochastic Renewal Process Models for Maintenance Cost Analysis" - B. Hazra (2006 - 2010)
"Hybrid Time and Time-Frequency Blind Source Separation Towards Ambient System Identi cation of Structures" - A. Sahoo (2009)
"Models for Assessment of Flaws in Pressure Tubes of CANDU Reactors" - F. Tallavo (2009)
"New Methodology for the Assessment of Decayed Utility Wood Poles" - S. Datla (2007)
"Probabilistic Models for Life Cycle Management of Energy Infrastructure Systems" - X.X. Yuan (2007)
"Stochastic Modeling of Deterioration in Nuclear Power Plant Components" - Y. An (2006)
"Extreme Value Models for the Estimation of Design Wind Speed"
MASc students (13)
- J. Raimbault (2013 - 2015)
"Modelling Fatigue Deterioration and Retrofitting in Bridge Management Systems" - A. Abu-Khajil (2013 - 2015)
"Reliability Assessment of Load Testing for Concrete Buildings" - T. Cunning (2011 - 2013) - Collaboration with Royal Military College
"A statistical approach to nuclear fuel design and performance" - O. Daigle (2011 - 2013)
"The Effect of Woodpecker Damage on the Reliability of Wood Utility Poles" - R. Consell (2011 - 2013)
"A Novel System for the Measurement of Dynamic Loading on a Bicycle Frame" - S. Yu (2011 - 2013)
"Probabilistic Assessment of Common Cause Failures in Nuclear Power Plants" - Y. Wu (2009 - 2011)
"NDT Applications for the Assessment of Asphalt Pavements, Plate Thickness, and Steel-Grout Coupling" - S. Mirhosseni (2009 - 2010)
"The Effects of Nuclear Radiation on Aging Reinforced Concrete Structures in Nuclear Power Plants" - P. Ramchandani (2009)
"Stochastic Renewal Process Model for Condition-Based Maintenance" - S. Shirali (2009)
"Principal Component and Independent Component Regression for Predicting the Responses of Nonlinear Base Isolated Structures" - A. Shahi (2008)
"Strengthening of Wooden Cross arms in 230 kV Transmission Structures Using Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) Wrap" - G. Prakash (2007)
"Statistical Modeling of Fracture Toughness Data" - D. Mao (2007)
"Bayesian Modeling of Pitting Corrosion in Steam Generators"