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Nowadays, society seeks and demands for a higher level of life -assessment of the existing material and mechanical properties; i
- evaluation of the level of deterioration; i : decay model with no
quality in a broad range of aspects. Safety is one of those aspects. iii
upgrading data;
The objective of the research of this PhD is to find methodologies for which can be used in: iv ii : 1st upgraded model
safety assessment of existing timber structures, with special attention -information and data for updating stochastic models; before a critic event;
to stochastic analysis allied to non-destructive methods (NDT). -better informed decisions of maintenance or strengthening actions iii : 1st upgraded model
regarding the life-cycle reliability of the existing structure. after the event;
Field of research and motivation iv : 2nd upgraded model
The work so far
The field of interest in timber research may be found in:
Decay models with data updating (Sousa et al, 2010)
Bayesian methods have been applied to update information into
resistance timber models;
Engenharia para a Qualidade de Vida: CIDADE – Semana da Escola de Engenharia -11 a 16 de Outubro de 2010