Dan M. Frangopol

Prof. Dan M. Frangopol is the inaugural holder of the Fazlur R. Khan Endowed Chair of Structural Engineering and Architecture. He is a "pioneer in the fields of life-cycle civil engineering and life-cycle cost optimization" (ASCE) , and widely recognized as a "leading educator and creator in the field of life-cycle civil engineering" (ASCE).

His main research interests are in the development and application of probabilistic concepts and methods to civil and marine engineering, including: structural reliability and probabilistic mechanics; life-cycle cost analysis; probability-based assessment, design, and multi-criteria life-cycle optimization of structures and infrastructure systems; structural health monitoring; life-cycle performance maintenance and management of structures and distributed infrastructure under extreme events (earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and floods); risk-based assessment and decision making; multi-hazard risk mitigation; infrastructure sustainability and resilience to disasters; climate change adaptation.

Prof. Frangopol is the Founding President of the International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety (IABMAS) and of the International Association for Life Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE), and Founding Vice-President of the International Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (ISHMII). He is the Past Vice-President of the International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability (IASSAR), and Past Vice-President of the Engineering Mechanics Institute of ASCE and Past Member of its Board of Governors. He is also the Founder and Inaugural Chair of the ASCE-SEI Technical Council on life-cycle performance, safety, reliability and risk of structural systems and of the IASSAR Technical Committee on life-cycle performance, cost and optimization. He has held numerous leadership positions in national and international professional societies including Chair of the Technical Activities Division of the 20,000+ members of the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) of the ASCE, Chair of Executive Board of IASSAR, Chair of IABSE Working Commission 1 on Structural Performance, Safety and Analysis, and Chair of IFIP WG 7.5 on Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems. He is an inaugural Fellow of SEI and EMI, and a Fellow of ACI, IABSE, ISHMII and JSPS.

In 2023, ASCE established the "Dan M. Frangopol Medal for Life-Cycle Engineering of Civil Structures" (PDF).

Prof. Frangopol is a Member of the National Academy of Construction of the United States, an International Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, a Corresponding Member of the Mexican Academy of Engineering, a Foreign Member of the Academia Europaea (Academy of Europe, London), a Foreign Associate of the Engineering Academy of Japan, a Foreign Member of the Royal Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts, an Honorary Member of the Romanian Academy, an Honorary Member of the Academy of Technical Sciences of Romania, and a Distinguished Member of ASCE. He holds 4 honorary doctorates, 14 honorary professorships, and 6 guest professorships. He is also the Honorary President of the IABMAS-USA Group, IABMAS-Brazil Group, IABMAS-Canada Group, IABMAS-Chile Group, IABMAS-Korea Group, IABMAS-Italy Group, IABMAS-Sri Lanka Group, IABMAS-Turkey Group, and IALCCE-Dutch Group, and an Honorary Member of the IABMAS-Australia Group, IABMAS-China Group, IABMAS-Denmark Group, IABMAS-Japan Group,  IABMAS-Portugal Group, and IABMAS-Spain Group.

Prof. Frangopol has received numerous medals, prizes, and awards including the EUROSTRUCT International Award of Merit (2023), the ASCE Wellington Prize (2012, 2022), ASCE Moisseiff Award (2003, 2022), EC³ (European Council on Computing in Construction) Thorpe Medal (2022), ISHMII Mufti Medal (2021), ASCE Freudenthal Medal (2020), ASCE Reese Research Prize (2020), ASCE Housner Medal (2019), ASCE State-of-the-Art of Civil Engineering Award (1998, 2004, 2019), ASCE OPAL Leadership Award for Lifetime Accomplishments in Education (2016), ASCE Ang Award (inaugural winner 2016), ASCE-AIME-ASME-IEEE-WSE Noble Prize (2015, 2024), ASCE Croes Medal (2001, 2014), IALCCE Khan Life-Cycle Civil Engineering Medal (inaugural winner 2012), IABMAS Senior Research Prize (2012), ASCE Distinguished Membership (2010), ISHMII Fellowship Award (2009), IALCCE Research Award (2008), Royal Academy of Engineering Distinguished Visiting Fellowship Award (2008), ASCE Howard Award (2007), IABSE OPA Award (2007), ELSEVIER Munro Prize (2006), IABMAS T.Y. Lin Medal (inaugural winner 2006), ASCE Newmark Medal (2005), Kajima Research Award (2004), JSPS Fellowship Award for Research in Japan (2003, 2016), IASSAR Research Prize (2001), and the SAE International Distinguished Probabilistic Methods Educator Award (inaugural winner 1996). He is also the recipient of the ASCE Lehigh Valley Section’s Civil Engineer of the Year Award (2016). Among several awards received at the University of Colorado, Frangopol is the recipient of the Boulder Faculty Assembly Excellence in Research Scholarly and Creative Work Award (2004), College of Engineering and Applied Science’s Research Award (1999), and Eckel Faculty Prize for Excellence (2003). He is the recipient of 5 Lehigh University awards including the Lehigh University’s Hillman Faculty Award (2019), Lehigh University’s Hillman Award for Excellence in Graduate Advising (2016), Lehigh University’s Libsch Research Award (2013), P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science’s Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Leadership Award (2020), and Lynn S. Beedle Distinguished Civil and Environmental Engineering Award (to be awarded November 21, 2024).

Prof. Frangopol is the author/co-author of 5 books, 70 book chapters, over 490 articles in refereed journals (including 15 award-winning papers from ASCE (Alfred Noble Prize (twice), Croes Medal (twice), Moisseiff Award (twice), Reese Research Prize, State-of-the-Art of Civil Engineering Award (three times), and Wellington Prize (twice)), IABSE (OPA Award), Elsevier (Munro Prize), and European Council on Computing in Construction (Thorpe Medal), and over 135 articles in ASCE journals), more than 700 papers in conference proceedings, and over 100 technical reports. He has edited/co-edited 59 books and 30 special issues of international journals. With an h-index of 104, an i10-index of 487, and more than 40,000 citations (Google Scholar, September 30, 2024), his work has left an indelible mark on the field of structural engineering. He ranked as the 10th most-cited civil engineering author in the August 2019 Stanford University worldwide citation survey published in PLOS, and No. 1 (Lehigh University), No. 45 (United States), and No. 95 (World) on April 6, 2022, by Research.com on the list of top scientists in Engineering and Technology.

Prof. Frangopol has performed research in many major projects sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the Federal Highway Administration, the Office of Naval Research, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the Department of Defense, the Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, the National Cooperative Highway Research Program, the Colorado, Florida and Pennsylvania Departments of Transportation, the Transportation Research Board, among many others. He has served as technical consultant or advisor to companies, organizations and government agencies in the United States, Asia, and Europe. For a list of Prof. Frangopol's research projects, click here.

Teaching and Service

Prior to his appointment at Lehigh, Frangopol served for 23 years on the faculty of the University of Colorado at Boulder. He has also served on the faculty at the Institute of Civil Engineering in Bucharest, Romania, and was a research associate at the University of Liège in Belgium.

He has supervised 50 Ph.D. and 56 M.Sc. students, 22 post-doctoral researchers, and hosted over 70 visiting scholars. 29 of his former students and post-doctoral researchers are university professors in the United States and abroad, and many are prominent in professional practice and research laboratories. He also served as visiting professor and external member of Ph.D. thesis committees at universities around the world, and presented numerous plenary keynotes at major conferences, and several named and distinguished lectures including the T.Y. Lin Lecture, the F.R. Khan Lecture, the K.C. Kavanagh Memorial Lecture, the Huangdao Academician Lecture, the Kececioglu Memorial Lecture, the Warren Lecture, and the Wenyuan Lecture. He has been honored by ASCE with the 2016 Outstanding Projects And Leaders (OPAL) award for education. To review Prof. Frangopol's current teaching portfolio, click here.

Prof. Frangopol is Honorary Professor in 14 universities around the world including China University of Petroleum (Qingdao, China, 2019), Shenyang Jianzhu University (Shenyang, China, 2018), Hunan University (Hunan, China, 2016), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT; Melbourne, Australia, 2015), Beijing Jiaotong University (Beijing, China, 2015), Chongqing Jiaotong University (Chongqing, China, 2015), Changsha University of Science and Technology (Changsha, China, 2015), Dalian University of Technology (Dalian, China, 2014), Harbin Institute of Technology (Harbin, China, 2013), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong, China, 2012), Chang'an University (Xi'an, China, 2012), Southeast University (Nanjing, China, 2011), Tianjin University (Tianjin, China, 2011), and Tongji University (Shanghai, China, 2009).

Prof. Frangopol is the Initiator and Organizer of the Fazlur R. Khan Distinguished Lecture Series at Lehigh University (2007-present), which has hosted over 60 Distinguished Speakers around the world. He is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Structure and Infrastructure Engineering an international peer-reviewed journal launched in 2005 and accepted in 2007 by Thomson ISI for inclusion in the Science Citation Index. He is also the Founding Editor of the Book Series Structures and Infrastructures.

For Prof. Frangopol’s professional societies membership, click here.

Recent Books

Frangopol, D.M., and Kim, S. 2025. System Reliability, Risk, Longevity, Sustainability and Optimal Decision Making: Emphasis on marine structures. CRC Press, A Science Publishers Book, Boca Raton, London, New York (in press).

Frangopol, D.M., and Kim, S. 2022. Bridge Safety, Maintenance and Management in a Life-Cycle Context. CRC Press, A Science Publishers Book, Boca Raton, London, New York, ISBN: 978-1-032-05281-6, 296 pages.

Selected Articles in Refereed Journals

Recent publications (since 2018) are selected. For a full list of Prof. Frangopol's publications, click here.

2024

"Probability-informed Neural Network-driven Point-evolution Kernel Density Estimation for Time-dependent Reliability Analysis,” (with H. Guo, J. Zhang, and Y. Dong), Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, Vol. 249, 2024, 110234, 1-17, doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2024.110234

“LRFD Methodology for River Embankments Against Non-stationary Flooding under Climate Change,” (with A.K. Alhamid, M. Akiyama, Z. He, and P.S. Firdaus), Structural Safety, Elsevier, Vol. 109, 2024, 102477, 1-17, doi.org/10.1016/j.strusafe.2024.102477

“Prediction of Burst Pressure of Corroded Thin-Walled Pipeline Elbows,” (with C. Gong, S. Guo, and R. Zhang), Thin-walled Structures, Elsevier, Vol 199, 2024, 111861, 1-8, doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2024.111861

“Analysis of the Life-cycle, Maintenance, and Optimization of Bridges under Uncertainty,” (in Spanish), Academy of Engineering of Mexico, Gaceta de Ingenieria, Vol. VI, 2024, 13-15.

“Knowledge Transfer for Adaptive Maintenance Policy Optimization in Engineering Fleets based on Meta-reinforcement Learning,” (with J. Cheng, M. Cheng, Y. Liu, J. Wu, and W. Li), Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, Vol. 247, 2024, 110127, 1-16, doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2024.110127

“Effects of Spatial Corrosion Distribution and Prestressing Levels on the Structural Performance of Deteriorated PC Beams,” (with T. Wu, M. Akiyama, S. Lim, L. Wu, Z. Xu, S. Srivararun, and W. Chen), Construction and Buildings Materials, Elsevier, Vol. 421, 135650, 2024, 1-14, doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.135650

“Seismic Response of a Ground-bridge Structure System in Horizonal and Inclined Liquefiable Site to Near-fault Pulse-like Ground Motions,” (with H-P. Wang, Z-X. Peng, L. Su, and W-X., Ren), Structures, Elsevier, Vol. 62, 106302, 2024, 1-15, doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2024.106302

“Optimum Seismic Retrofit of Deteriorating RC Bridge Columns based on Risk, Cost-Benefit and Real Option Analyses,” (with S. Kim and Y. Yang), ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering, ASCE-ASME, Vol. 10, No. 3, 2024, 04024043, 1-19, doi.org/10.1061/AJRUA6.RUENG-1290

“Investigation of Corrosion-induced Cracks using Corrosion Products Quantified by an X-ray Technique and FE Analysis of Single- and Multiple-rebar Beams,” (with Z. Xu, M. Akiyama, S. Lim, S. Srivaranun, D. Miyazato, and A. Li), Cement and Concrete Composites, Elsevier, Vol. 151, 2024, 105565, 1-19, doi: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2024.105565

“Probabilistic Connectivity Assessment of Road Networks Subjected to Ground Motion and Tsunamis Considering the Spatial Correlation among Hazard Intensities,” (with K. Aoki, M. Akiyama, A.K. Alhamid, and S. Koshimura), Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 29, No. 8, 2024, 04024057, doi.org/10.1061/JBENF2.BEENG-6613

“Probabilistic Life-cycle Landslide Assessment Subjected to Nonstationary Rainfall Based on an Alternating Stochastic Renewal Process,” (with Z. He, M. Akiyama, A.K. Alhamid, and Y. Huang), Engineering Geology, Elsevier, 2024, 107543, 1-17, doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2024.107543

“An Analytical Model for Asymmetric Wire Breaking in Bridges with Unbonded Prestressed Single- and Multi-strands,” (with T. Wu, W. Chen, M. Akiyama, and B. Zhang), Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor & Francis, (published online: January 29, 2024), doi: 10.1080/15732479.2024.2303742

“Autonomous Detection of Steel Corrosion Spatial Variability in Reinforced Concrete Members using X-ray Technology and Deep Learning-based Semantic Segmentation,” (with J. Xin and M. Akiyama), Automation in Construction, Elsevier, Vol. 158, 105252, 2024, 1-16, doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2023.105252

"Look Ahead Active-learning Reliability Analysis Based on Stepwise Margin Reduction," (with T. Zhou, T. Guo, Y. Dong, and F. Yang), Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, Vol. 243, 109830, 2024, 1-21, doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2023.109830

“Tsunami Insurance Portfolio Optimization for Coastal Residential Buildings under Non-stationary Sea Level Rise Effects Based on Sample Average Approximation,” (with A.K. Alhamid, M. Akiyama, S. Koshimura, and H. So), Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, Springer, Vol. 38, 2024, 817-841, doi.org/10.1007/s00477-023-02602-1

“Impact of Climate Change on Risk Assessment and Effective Maintenance Strategies for Bridge Networks Subjected to Corrosion,” (with X. Han), ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering, ASCE-ASME, Vol.10, No. 1, 2024, 04023054, 1-15, doi.org/10.1061/AJRUA6.RUENG-1059

“Probabilistic Connectivity Assessment of Bridge Networks Considering Spatial Correlations Associated with Flood and Seismic Hazards,” (with P.S. Firdaus, H. Matsuzaki, M. Akiyama, and K. Aoki), Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 20, No. 7-8, 2024, 1015-1032, doi: 10.1080/15732479.2023.2276373

“Probabilistic Structural Identification and Condition Assessment of Prestressed Concrete Bridges Based on Bayesian Inference using Deflection Measurement,” (with S. Jia, M. Akiyama, and B. Han), Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 20, No. 1, 2024, 131-147, doi:10.1080/15732479.2023.2192508

“IABSE Survey of Implemented Decision-making Models used by Public and Private Owners/Operators of Road- and Railway Infrastructures,” (with A. Strauss, A. Orcesi, A. Lampropoulos, B. Briseghella, H.S. Sousa, J. Casas, J.C. Matos, K. Schellenberg, M. Valenzuela, M. Akiyama, P. Linneberg, R. Hajdin, and T. Moser), Structural Engineering International, Journal of IABSE, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 34, No. 1, 2024, 87-96, doi.org/10.1080/10168664.2022.2154731

“An Error-based Stopping Criterion for Spherical Decomposition-based Adaptive Kriging Model and Rare Event Estimation,” (with Y. Zhang and Y. Dong), Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, 109448, Vol. 241, 109610, 2024, 1-16, doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2023.109610

2023

“A Member Redundancy Index Based on Distributed Static Indeterminacy for Optimum Material Distribution for Structures with Axially Loaded Members,” (with N.M. Okasha, M. Soliman, S. Kim, and A.K. Alzo’ubi), Engineering Structures, Elsevier, Vol. 293, 2023, 116654, 1-12, doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2023.116654

"Sustainability-informed Management Optimization of Asphalt Pavement Considering Risk Evaluated by Multiple Performance Indicators using Deep Neural Networks,” (with J. Xin and M. Akiyama), Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, Vol. 238, 2023, 109448, 1-16, doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2023.109448

“In Memoriam – Christian G. Bucher,” Structural Safety, Elsevier, Vol. 104, 2023, 102367

“Probabilistic Life-cycle Connectivity Assessment of Transportation Networks using Deep Learning,” (with J. Xin, M. Akiyama, and X. Han), Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 28, No. 9, 2023, 04023066, 1-19, doi.org/10.1061/JBENF2.BEENG-6149

“Sustainable Life-cycle Maintenance Policy-making for Network-level Deteriorating Bridges with Convolutional Autoencoder-structured Reinforcement Learning Agent,” (with X. Lei and Y. Dong), Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 28, No. 9, 2023, 04023063, 1-15, doi.org/10.1061/JBENF2.BEENG-6159

“Investigation on a Novel Reliability Analysis Approach Integrating Adaptive Space Division and Direction Sampling,” (with X. Han), Advances in Structural Engineering, SAGE, Vol. 26, No. 10, 2023, 1929-1950, doi: 10.1177/13694332231178998

“Life-cycle Risk Assessment of Building Portfolios Subjected to Tsunamis Under Nonstationary Sea-level Rise Based on a Compound Renewal Process,” (with A.K. Alhamid, M. Akiyama, K. Aoki, and S. Koshimura), Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Wiley, Vol. 52, No, 7, 2023, 1961-1982, doi.org/10.1002/eqe.38567

“Application of First-order Reliability Method with Orthogonal Plane Sampling for High-dimensional Series System Reliability Analysis,” (with W. Chen, C. Gong, and Z. Wang), Engineering Structures, Elsevier, Vol. 282, 2023, 115778, 1-9, doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2023.115778

“A Novel Combined Experimental-Machine Learning Approach to Estimate the Probabilistic Capacity of RC Beams with Spatially Correlated Rebar Corrosion in Transverse and Longitudinal Directions,” (with S. Srivaranun, M. Akiyama, T. Yamada, and J. Xin) Engineering Structures, Elsevier, Vol. 279, 2023, 115588, 1-17, doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2023.115588

“Towards Probabilistic Seismic Performance of Vehicle-bridge Interaction Systems: From Stochastic Dynamic Model to Fragility Analysis,” (with P. Yuan, Y. Dong, and R. Feng), Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Wiley, Vol. 52, No. 1, 2023, 88-110, doi: 10.1002/eqe.3750

“Life-cycle Risk-based Optimal Maintenance Strategy for Bridge Networks Subjected to Corrosion and Seismic Hazards,” (with X. Han), Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 28, No. 1, 2023, 04022128, 1-12, doi: 10.1061/JBENF2.BEENG-5799 (Editor’s Choice - featured on the journal homepage in the ASCE Library)

“Probabilistic Long-term Resilience of Deteriorating Bridges under Seismic and Deterioration Processes,” (with P. Yuan and Y. Dong) Bridge Engineering - Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, ICE Publishing, Thomas Telford Ltd., Vol. 176, No. 2, 2023, in press (published online: January 17, 2022), doi/10.1680/jbren.21.00049

“Structural Identification via the Inference of the Stochastic Volatility Model Conditioned on the Time-dependent Bridge Deflection,” (with S. Jia, M. Akiyama, G. Han, and H. Xie), Structural Safety, Elsevier, Vol. 100, 2023, 102279. 1-16, doi.org /10.1016/j.strusafe.2022.102279

“Efficient Scenario Analysis for Optimal Adaptation of Bridge Networks under Deep Uncertainties through Knowledge Transfer,” (with M. Cheng), Structural Safety, Elsevier, Vol. 100, 2023, 102278, 1-13, doi.org/10.1016/j.strusafe.2022.102278

2022

“Fatigue Reliability Analysis Considering Corrosion Effects and Integrating SHM Information,” (with X. Han), Engineering Structures, Elsevier, Vol. 272, 2022, 114967, 1-14, doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2022.114967

“Life-cycle Connectivity-based Maintenance Strategy for Bridge Networks Subjected to Corrosion Considering Correlation of Bridge Resistances,” (with X. Han), Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 18, No. 12, 2022, 1614-1637, doi: 10.1080/15732479.2021.2023590

"Effects of Galvanostatic and Artificial Chloride Environment Methods on the Steel Corrosion Spatial Variability and Probabilistic Flexural Capacity of RC Beams," (with J. Xin, M. Akiyama, S. Miyazoto, S. Lim, Z. Xu, and A. Li), Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 18, No. 10-11, 2022, 1506-1525, doi: 10.1080/15732479.2022.2061016

"Probabilistic Multi-Objective Optimum Combined Inspection and Monitoring Planning and Decision Making with Updating," (with S. Kim and B. Ge), Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 18, No. 10-11, 2022, 1487-1505, doi: 10.1080/15732479.2022.2061015

“Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Wave Impacts on Box Girder Bridges,” (with D. Zhu and Y. Dong), Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 18, No. 10-11, 2022, 1379-1397, doi: 10.1080/15732479.2022.2044356

“Risk-informed Bridge Optimal Maintenance Strategy Considering Target Service Life and User Cost at Project and Network Levels,” (with X. Han), ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering, ASCE-ASME, Vol. 8, No. 4, 2022, 04022050, 1-13, doi: 10.1061/AJRUA6.0001263 (Editor’s Choice - featured on the journal homepage in the ASCE Library)

"Stochastic Renewal Process Model of Time-variant Tsunami Hazard Assessment under Nonstationary Effects of Sea-level Rise due to Climate Change,” (with A.K. Alhamid, M. Akiyama, K. Aoki, and S. Koshimura), Structural Safety, Elsevier, Vol. 99, 2022, 1022763, 1-17, doi.org/10.1016/j.strusafe.2022.102263

“Resilience of Aging Structures and Infrastructure Systems with Emphasis on Seismic Resilience of Bridges and Road Networks: Review,” (with L. Capacci and F. Biondini), Resilience Cities and Structures, Elsevier, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2022, 23-41, doi.org/10.1016/j/rcns.2022.05.001

“Multi-objective Optimisation of in-service Asphalt Pavement Maintenance Schedule Considering System Reliability Estimated via LSTM Neural Networks,” (with J. Xin, M. Akiyama, and M. Zhang), Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 18, No. 7, 2022, 1002-1019, doi: 10.1080/15732479.2022.2038641

2021

“A Decision-making Framework for Load-rating Planning of Aging Bridges Using Deep Reinforcement Learning,” (with M. Cheng), Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 35, No. 6, 2021, 04021024, 1-16, doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000991 (Selected for ASCE 2022 Bridge Asset Management Collection)

“Optimal Load-rating Inspection Planning of Corroded Steel Girders using Markov Decision Process,” (with M. Cheng), Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, Elsevier, Vol. 66, 2021, 103160, 1-11, doi.org/10.1016/j.probengmech.2021.103160

“Effect of the Interaction of Corrosion Pits among Multiple Tensile Rebars on the Reliability of RC Structures: Experimental and Numerical Investigation,” (with S. Srivaranun, M. Akiyama, P. Bocchini, V. Christou, D.M. Frangopol, H. Fukushima, and K. Masuda), Structural Safety, Elsevier, Vol. 93, 2021, 102115, 1-18, doi.org/10.1016/j.strusafe.2021.102115

"Optimum Maintenance of Deteriorated Steel Bridges using Corrosion Resistant Steel based on System Reliability and Life-cycle Cost,” (with X. Han and D.Y. Yang), Engineering Structures, Elsevier, Vol. 243, 2021, 112633, 1-13, doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.112633

"Risk-based Life-cycle Optimization of Deteriorating Steel Bridges:Investigation on the Use of Novel Corrosion Resistant Steel," (with X. Han and D.Y. Yang), Advances in Structural Engineering, SAGE, Vol. 26, No. 8, 2021, 1668-1686, doi: 10.1177/1369433220980529

“Risk Estimation of the Disaster Waste Generated by both Ground Motion and Tsunami due to the Anticipated Nankai Trough Earthquake,” (with H. Ishibashi, M. Akiyama, T. Kojima, K. Aoki, and S. Koshimura), Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics,Wiley, Vol. 50, No. 8, 2021, 2134-2155, doi: 10.1002/eqe.3440

“Ship Service Life Extension Considering Ship Condition and Remaining Design Life,” (with L. Liu and D. Y. Yang), Marine Structures, Elsevier, Vol. 78, 2021, 102940, 1-17, doi: 10.1016/j.marstruc.2021.102940

"Reliability-Based Life-Cycle Cost Design of Asphalt Pavement Using Artificial Neural Networks," (with J. Xin, M. Akiyama, M. Zhang, J. Pei, and J. Zhang), Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 17, No.6, 2021, 872-886, doi: 10.1080/15732479.2020.1815807

“Probabilistic Estimation of Flexural Loading Capacity of Existing RC Structures based on Observational Corrosion-Induced Crack Width Distribution using Machine Learning,” (with M. Zhang, M. Akiyama, M. Shintani, and J. Xin) , Structural Safety, Elsevier, Vol. 91, 2021, 102098, 1-19, doi.org/10.1016/j.strusafe.2021.102098

“Seismic Response of a Bridge Crossing a Canyon to Near-Fault Acceleration-Pulse Ground Motions,” (with H-P.Wan, L. Su, Z. Chang, W-X. Ren, and X. Ling), Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 26, No.6, 2021, 05021006, 1-15, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0001724

"Determining Target Reliability Index of Structures based on Cost Optimization and Acceptance Criteria for Fatality Risk (with L. Liu and D.Y. Yang), ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 7, No. 2, 2021, 0401013, 1-13, doi: 10.1061/AJRUA6.0001127  (Selected for the ASCE 2022 Bridge Asset Management Collection; The 2022 ASCE Moisseiff Award)

"Framework for Estimating the Risk and Resilience of Road Networks with Bridges and Embankments under both Seismic and Tsunami Hazards," (with H. Ishibashi, M. Akiyama, S. Koshimura, T. Kojima, and K. Nanami), Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 17, No. 4, 2021, 494-514, doi: 10.1080/15732479.2020.1843503

“Full-Scale Experimental and Numerical Investigation on the Ductility, Plastic Redistribution, and Redundancy of Deteriorated Concrete Bridges,” (with X. Wang, X. Mao, Y. Dong, H. Wang, P. Tao, Z. Qi, and S. Tang), Engineering Structures, Elsevier, Vol. 234, 2021, 111930, 1-15, doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.111930

"Error Analysis for Approximate Structural Life-cycle Reliability and Risk using Machine Learning Methods," (with D.Y. Yang and X. Han), Structural Safety, Elsevier, Vol. 89, 2021, 102033, 1-14, doi.org/10.1016/j.strusafe.2020.102033

"Performance-based Risk Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Piers subjected to Vehicle Collision," (with L. Chen, J. Qian, B. Tu, and Y. Dong), Engineering Structures, Elsevier, Vol. 229, 2021, 111640, 1-12, doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.111640

"Bridge Load Testing: State-of-the-Practice," (with S. Alampalli, J. Grimson, M. W. Halling, D.E. Kosnik, E.O. L. Lantsoght, D.Y. Yang, and E.Y. Zhou), Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 26, No. 3, 2021, 03120002, 1-17, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0001678 (Selected for the ASCE 2022 Bridge Asset Management Collection)

"Efficient Uncertainty Quantification of Wharf Structures under Seismic Scenarios using Gaussian Process Surrogate Model," (with L. Su, H-P. Wan, Y. Dong and X-Z. Ling), Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 25, No. 1, 2021, 117-138, doi: 10.1080/13632469.2018.1507955

2020

"Acceptance of Corrosion-Resistant Steel in Design of Steel Girder Bridges Based on Expected Utility Theory," (with M. Cheng and C. Gong), Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 25, No. 11, 2020, 04020098, 1-12, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0001627

"Reliability of Steel Girder Bridges with Dependent Corrosion Growth," (with C. Gong), Engineering Structures, Elsevier, Vol. 224, 2020, 111125, 1-9, doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.111125

"Optimum Target Reliability Determination for Efficient Service Life Management of Bridge Networks," (with S. Kim and G. Be), Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 25, No. 10, 2020, 04020087, 1-14, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0001623  (The 2020 ASCE Raymond C. Reese Research Prize)

"LCC-based Identification of Geographical Locations Suitable for Using Stainless Steel Rebars in RC Girder Bridges," (with Md. A. Hasan, K. Yan, S. Lim, and M. Akiyama), Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 16, No. 9, 2020, 1201-1227, doi: 10.1080/15732479.2019.1703758

"System Reliability of Corroded Ship Hull Girders," (with C. Gong), Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 16, No. 9, 2020, 1302-1310, doi: 10.1080/15732479.2019.1703761

"Risk-Based Vulnerability Analysis of Deteriorating Coastal Bridges under Hurricanes Considering Deep Uncertainty of Climatic and Socioeconomic Changes," (with D.Y. Yang), ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 6, No. 3, 2020 , 04020032, 1-14, doi: 10.1061/AJRUA6.0001075

"Inclusion of Environmental Impacts in Life-Cycle Cost Analysis of Bridge Structures," (with Z. Wang, D.Y. Yang, and W. Jin), Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 5, No. 4, 2020, 252-267, doi: 10.1080/23789689.2018.1542212

"Risk-Based Decision-Making on Corrosion Delay for Ship Hull Tankers," (with C. Gong and M. Cheng), Engineering Structures, Elsevier, Vol. 212, 110455, 2020, 1-8, doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.110455

"Probabilistic Cost-Benefit Analysis for Service Life Extension of Ships," (with L. Liu and D.Y. Yang), Ocean Engineering, Elsevier, Vol. 201, 2020, 107094, 1-14, doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2020.107094

"Life-cycle Reliability-based Design and Reliability Updating of Reinforced Concrete Shield Tunnels in Coastal Regions," (with Z-S. He, S. Supasit and M. Akiyama), Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 16, No. 4, 2020, 726-737, doi.org/10.1080/15732479.2019.1674343

“Risk-based Portfolio Management of Civil Infrastructure Assets under Deep Uncertainties associated with Climate Change: A Robust Optimization Approach,” (with D.Y. Yang), Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 16, No. 4, 2020, 531-546, doi.org/10.1080/15732479.2019.1639776

"Long-term Resilience and Loss Assessment of Highway Bridges under Multiple Natural Hazards," (with Y. Li, Y. Dong, and D. Gautam), Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 16, No. 4, 2020, 626-641, doi.org/10.1080/15732479.2019.1699936

"Condition-based Multi-objective Maintenance Decision Making for Highway Bridges Considering Risk Perceptions," (with C. Gong), Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 146, No. 5, 2020, 04020051, 1-13, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002570 (Selected for the ASCE 2022 Bridge Asset Management Collection)

"Resilience Assessment Framework for Critical Infrastructure in a Multi-Hazard Environment: Case Study on Transport Assets," (with S.A. Argyroudis, S.A. Mitoulis, M.A. Zanini, L. Hofer, and E. Tubaldi), Science of the Total Environment, Elsevier, Vol. 714, 2020, 136854, 1-20, doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136854

"Computational Platform for Probabilistic Optimum Monitoring Planning for Effective and Efficient Service Life Management," (with S. Kim), Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring, Springer, Vol. 10, No.1, 2020, 1-15, doi: 10.1007/s13349-019-00365-4

"Investigation of the Effects of Time Preference and Risk Perception on Life-cycle Management of Civil Infrastructure," (with M. Cheng and D. Y. Yang), ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering, ASCE, Vol.6, No.1, 2020, 04020001, 1-11, doi: 10.1061/AJRUA6.0001039 (Selected for the ASCE 2022 Bridge Asset Management Collection)

"Likelihood of Impact Events in Transport Networks Considering Road Conditions, Traffic and Routing Elements Properties," (with A. Strauss, T. Moser, C. Honeger, and P. Spyridis), Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, Vol. 26, No. 1, 2020, 95-112, doi: 10.3846/jcem.2020.11826

"Life-cycle Management of Deteriorating Bridge Networks with Network-level Risk Bounds and System Reliability Analysis," (with D.Y. Yang), Structural Safety, Elsevier, Vol. 83, 2020, 101911, 1-16, doi.org/10.1016/j.strusafe.2019.101911

“Network-level Risk-based Framework for Optimal Bridge Adaptation Management Considering Scour and Climate Change,” (with L. Liu and D. Y, Yang), Journal of Infrastructure Systems, ASCE, Vol. 26, No. 1, 2020, 04019037, 1-15, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000516 (Selected for the ASCE 2022 Bridge Asset Management Collection)

"Toward Life-cycle Reliability-, Risk-, and Resilience-based Design and Assessment of Bridges and Bridge Networks under Independent and Interacting Hazards: Emphasis on Earthquake, Tsunami and Corrosion," (with M. Akiyama, and H. Ishibashi), Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 16, No. 1, 2020, 26-50, doi: 10.1080/15732479.2019.1604770

"Time-Variant Hull Girder Reliability Considering Spatial Dependence of Corrosion Growth, Geometric and Material Properties,"(with C. Gong), Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, Vol. 193, 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.ress.2019.106612

2019

"Preferred Dry-docking Interval of Corroded Ship Hull Girders Based on Cumulative Prospect Theory," (with C. Gong), Ocean Engineering, Elsevier, Vol. 192, 2019, 106440, 1-9, doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2019.106440

"Effective Optimum Maintenance Planning with Updating Based on Inspection Information for Fatigue-sensitive Structures," (with S. Kim and B. Ge), Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, Elsevier, Vol. 58, 2019, 103003, 1-12, doi.org/10.1016/j.probengmech.2019.103003

"Physics-Based Assessment of Climate Change Impact on Long-term Regional Bridge Scour Risk using Hydrologic Modeling: Application to Lehigh River Watershed," (with D.Y. Yang), Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 24, No. 11, 2019, 04019099, 1-13, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0001462

"Probabilistic Life-Cycle Management Framework for Ship Structures Subjected to Coupled Corrosion-Fatigue Deterioration Processes," (with X. Han and D.Y. Yang), Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 145, No. 10, 2019, 04019116 1-12, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002406

"An Efficient Time-Dependent Reliability Method," (with C. Gong), Structural Safety, Elsevier, Vol. 85, 2019, 101864, 1-7, doi: 10.1016/j.strusafe.2019.05.001

"Time-Variant Reliability Analysis of Steel Plates in Marine Environments considering Pit Nucleation and Propagation," (with X. Han and D.Y. Yang), Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, Elsevier, Vol. 57, 2019, 32-42, doi: 10.1016/j.probengmech.2019.05.003

"Risk-Based Life-Cycle Optimal Dry-Docking Inspection of Corroding Ship Hull Tankers," (with C. Gong and M. Cheng), Engineering Structures, Elsevier, Vol. 195, 2019, 559-567, doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.05.063

"Life-cycle Reliability Analysis of Shield Tunnels in Coastal Regions: Emphasis on Flexural Performance of Deteriorating Segmental Linings," (with Z-S. He, M. Akiyama, C. He, and S-J. Liu), Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 15, No. 7, 2019, 851-871, doi: 10.1080/15732479.2019.1578381

"Reliability Estimation of Corroded RC Structures based on Spatial Variability Using Experimental Evidence, Probabilistic Analysis and Finite Element Method," (with M. Zhang, H., Song, S. Lim and M.Akiyama), Engineering Structures, Elsevier, Vol. 192, 2019, 30-52, doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.04.085

"Probabilistic Life-Cycle Optimization of Durability-enhancing Maintenance Actions: Application to FRP Strengthening Planning," (with D.Y. Yang, and J.G. Teng), Engineering Structures, Elsevier, Vol. 188, 2019, 340-349, doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.02.055

"Seismic Fragility Assessment of Large-Scale Pile-Supported Wharf Structures Considering Soil-Pile Interaction," (with L. Su, H-P. Wan, Y. Dong, and X-Z. Ling), Engineering Structures, Elsevier, Vol. 186, 2019, 270-281, doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.02.022

"Societal Risk Assessment of Transportation Networks under Uncertainties due to Climate Change and Population Growth," (with D.Y. Yang), Structural Safety, Elsevier, Vol. 78, 33-47, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.strusafe.2018.12.005

"Risk-Informed Structural Repair Decision Making for Service Life Extension of Aging Naval Ships," (with Y. Liu, and M. Cheng), Marine Structures, Elsevier, Vol. 64, 305-321, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marstruc.2018.10.008

"Utility and Information Analysis for Optimum Inspection of Fatigue-Sensitive Structures," (with Y. Liu), Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 145, No. 2, 04018251 1-12, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002257  (The 2020 ASCE Raymond C. Reese Research Prize)

"Life-cycle Management of Deteriorating Civil Infrastructure Considering Resilience to Lifetime Hazards: A General Approach based on Renewal-reward Processes," (with D.Y. Yang), Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, Vol. 183, 197-212, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2018.11.016

2018

"Sustainability-Informed Bridge Ranking under Scour Based on Transportation Network Performance and Multi-Attribute Utility," (with L. Liu, A. Mondoro, and D.Y. Yang), Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 23, No. 10, 04018082 1-12, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0001296

"Risk-Informed Bridge Ranking at Project and Network Levels," (with D.Y. Yang), Journal of Infrastructure Systems, ASCE, Vol. 24, No. 3, 04018018 1-13, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000430

"Novel Technique for Configuration Transformation of 3D Curved Cables of Suspension Bridges: Application to the Dongtiao River Bridge," (with X. Wang, Y. Dong, X. Lei, and Y. Zhang), Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, ASCE, Vol. 32, No. 4, 2018, 04018045 1-11 https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0001189

“Influence of the Exposure Scenario and Spatial Correlation on the Probabilistic Life-Cycle Seismic Performance of Deteriorating RC Frames,” (with A. Titi, S. Bianchi, and F. Biondini), Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 14, No. 7, 2018, 986-996, https://doi.org/10.1080/15732479.2018.1438481

"Life-Cycle Reliability Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Structures under Multiple Hazards," (with T. Yanweerasak, W. Pansuk and M. Akiyama), Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 14, No. 7, 2018, 1011-1024, https://doi.org/10.1080/15732479.2018.1437640

"Multi-Criteria Robust Optimization Framework for Bridge Adaptation under Climate Change," (with A. Mondoro and L. Liu), Structural Safety, Elsevier, Vol. 74, 2018, 14-23 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.strusafe.2018.03.002

"Evidence-Based Framework for Real-Time Life-Cycle Management of Fatigue-Critical Details of Structures," (with D.Y. Yang), Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 14, No. 5, 2018, 509-522, https://doi.org/10.1080/15732479.2017.1399150

“Probabilistic Risk, Sustainability, and Utility Associated with Ship Grounding Hazard,” (with Y. Liu), Ocean Engineering, Elsevier, Vol. 154, 2018, 311-321, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2018.01.101

"Decision Making for Probabilistic Fatigue Inspection Planning Based on Multi-Objective Optimization," (with S. Kim), International Journal of Fatigue, Elsevier, Vol. 111, 2018, 356-368 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2018.01.027

"Reliability Index and Parameter Importance for Bridge Traffic Loading Definition Changes," (with C. Hanley, D. Kelliher and V. Pakrashi), Bridge Engineering, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. 171, No. 1, 2018, 13-24, https://doi.org/10.1680/jbren.15.00049

“Time-Dependent Reliability Assessment of Structures under Progressive and Shock Deteriorations," (with Y. Liu), Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, Vol. 173, 2018, 116-128, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2018.01.009

“Probabilistic Optimization Framework for Inspection/Repair Planning of Fatigue-Critical Details Using Dynamic Bayesian Networks,” (with D.Y. Yang), Computers and Structures, Elsevier, Vol. 198, 2018, 40-50, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruc.2018.01.006

"Multi-Objective Probabilistic Optimum Monitoring Planning Considering Fatigue Damage Detection, Maintenance, Reliability, Service Life and Cost," (with S. Kim), Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Springer, Vol. 157, No. 1, 2018, 39-54, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00158-017-1849-3

"Risk-based Cost-Benefit Analysis for the Retrofit of Bridges Exposed to Extreme Hydrologic Events Considering Multiple Failure Modes," (with A. Mondoro), Engineering Structures, Elsevier, Vol. 159, 2018, 310-319, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2017.12.029

"Hierarchical Life-Cycle Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures Incorporating Durability, Economic Efficiency and Green Objectives," (with Z. Wang, W. Jin, and Y. Dong), Engineering Structures, Elsevier, Vol. 157, 2018, 119-131, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2017.11.022

"Bridge Adaptation and Management under Climate Change Uncertainties: A Review," (with A. Mondoro and L. Liu), Natural Hazards Review, ASCE, Vol. 19, No. 1, 2018, 04017023 1-12, https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)NH.1527-6996.0000270 (The 2019 ASCE State-of-the-Art of Civil Engineering Award)

"Monitoring Based Nonlinear System Modeling of Bridge–Continuous Welded Rail Interaction," (with A. Strauss, S. Karimi, M. Šomodíková, D. Lehký, D. Novák and K. Bergmeister), Engineering Structures, Elsevier, Vol. 155, 2018, 25-35, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2017.10.053

"Life-Cycle Performance of Civil Structure and Infrastructure Systems: Survey," (with F. Biondini), Technical Note, Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 144, No. 1, 2018, 06017008 1-7, https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0001923