TY - CHAP A1 - Sýkora, Miroslav A1 - Diamantidis, Dimitris A1 - Masciotta, Maria Giovanna T1 - Optimising In-situ Testing for Historic Masonry Structures: a Case Study T2 - International Conference on Sustainable Materials, Systems and Structures (SMSS 2019): Durability, Monitoring and Repair of Structures, 20-22 March 2019, Rovinj, Croatia N2 - Masonry structures were built by means of various techniques, using materials whose properties exhibit a considerable scatter depending on the period of construction, region- specific soil resources and manufacturing procedures. Significant spatial variability within the structural system is often observed due to diverse deterioration mechanisms. Therefore, it is important to obtain case-specific information on the mechanical properties of existing masonry structures. The case study of a historic building illustrates how the number of destructive tests (DTs) used to calibrate non-destructive tests (NDTs) can be optimised for the reliability assessment. Calibrated NDTs are used to establish the probabilistic model for compressive masonry strength. The specific focus is on compressive strength of masonry units; tests of mortar strength are only briefly discussed. The preliminary assessment is based on non-calibrated NDTs. The number of DTs for calibration is then optimised by means of probabilistic cost optimisation, considering also possible subsequent actions – ‘do nothing’ or ‘strengthen the structure’. It appears that the estimates of masonry unit strength based on NDTs are associated with large dispersion and may be significantly biased. Consequently, it is often beneficial to conduct at least one DT. A practical tool is provided to determine optimum number of DTs for different outcomes of a NDT survey and different failure consequences. Y1 - 2019 UR - www.researchgate.net/publication/332447762_Optimising_In-situ_Testing_for_Historic_Masonry_Structures_a_Case_Study SN - 978-2-35158-217-6 SN - 978-2-35158-218-3 SP - 684 EP - 691 PB - RILEM Publications SARL ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Diamantidis, Dimitris A1 - Sýkora, Miroslav T1 - Implementing Information Gained through Structural Health Monitoring – Proposal for Standards T2 - 13th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, Mai 2019, Seoul, Korea N2 - With exception of a few issues such as design by testing, current standards do not include guidelines on the use and the quantification of value of additional information gained through Structural Health Monitoring (SHM). This contribution summarizes a recently developed draft of the guideline for practicing engineers in the framework of the EU-COST project 1402 and illustrates its application in engineering decision-making. Besides continuous and periodic monitoring, visual inspection, non-destructive evaluation and proof loading are included herein as a simple form of SHM. The guideline is independent of a type of structure, construction materials, loading, and of environmental conditions. It aims at a wide field of application including design of new structures, assessment of existing structures and type specific monitoring of a population of structures. The decision process related to the use of SHM is presented first together with relevant decision objectives and variables. Performance indicators are summarized and discussed with respect to the performance objectives. The evaluation of monitoring strategies based on life cycle costs is exposed and the selection of optimal intervention actions including safety measures is shown in representative case studies. The results demonstrate the potential of the use of monitoring to support engineering decisions and reflect though the practical benefits from the application of the guideline. Y1 - 2019 UR - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333578633_Implementing_Information_Gained_through_Structural_Health_Monitoring_-Proposal_for_Standards ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Diamantidis, Dimitris A1 - Sýkora, Miroslav T1 - Implementing Snow Load Monitoring to control Reliability of a Stadium Roof T2 - Transactions of VSB N2 - This contribution shows how monitoring can be used to control reliability of a structure not complying with the requirements of Eurocodes. A general methodology to obtain cost-optimal decisions using limit state design, probabilistic reliability analysis and cost estimates is utilised in a full-scale case study dealing with the roof of a stadium located in Northern Italy. The results demonstrate the potential of monitoring systems and probabilistic reliability analysis to support decisions regarding safety measures such as snow removal, or temporary closure of the stadium. KW - Cost optimisation KW - decision making criteria KW - Eurocodes KW - monitoring KW - reliability analysis KW - snow load KW - stadium roof, standard Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.35181/tces-2019-0006 VL - 19 IS - 1 SP - 35 EP - 40 PB - TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF OSTRAVA ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Sýkora, Miroslav A1 - Diamantidis, Dimitris A1 - Marková, Jana A1 - Masciotta, Maria Giovanna ED - Baričević, Ana ED - Jelčić Rukavina, Marija ED - Damjanović, Domagoi ED - Guadagnini, Maurizio T1 - Optimizing in-situ testing for historic masonry structures: a case study BT - a case study T2 - International Conference on Sustainable Materials, Systems and Structures (SMSS 2019) : Durability, Monitoring and Repair of Structures, 20-22 March 2019, Rovinj, Croatia Y1 - 2019 UR - http://toc.proceedings.com/50441webtoc.pdf SN - 978-1-5108-9296-5 SP - 684 EP - 691 PB - RILEM Publications ER -