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Researcher

Wouter Botte

Awards & Distinctions

85 Results

2025

Bayesian performance assessment of existing concrete structures combining different types of information from inspections and monitoring

Robby CaspeeleWouter BotteEline Vereecken

A1 Journal Article in STRUCTURE AND INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING

Computational and analytical modelling of carbonation-induced spalling of the concrete cover

Andreas DeKeyserEls VerstryngeRoman Wan-WendnerWouter BotteRobby Caspeele

Reliability-based determination of allowable corrosion degree to define the end of lifetime of concrete elements in bending

Karel Van Den HendeWouter BotteStijn MatthysGeert LombaertRobby Caspeele

A1 Journal Article in STRUCTURE AND INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING

2024

Bayesian updating of relationships between crack width and corrosion level in reinforced concrete based on a large set of experimental data

Constantijn MartensWouter BotteRobby CaspeeleEls Verstrynge

A1 Journal Article in STRUCTURAL CONCRETE

Efficient Bayesian model selection and calibration using field data for a reinforced concrete slab bridge

Eline VereeckenArthur SlobbeArpad RozsasWouter BotteGeert LombaertRobby Caspeele

A1 Journal Article in STRUCTURE AND INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING

Influence of modeling choices and prior information on the Bayesian assessment of a reinforced concrete bridge

Eline VereeckenWouter BotteGeert LombaertRobby Caspeele

A1 Journal Article in STRUCTURAL CONCRETE

Influence of repair interventions on the safety of a reinforced concrete road bridge subjected to chloride ingress

Karel Van Den HendeStef HelderweirtWouter BotteStijn MatthysRobby CaspeeleG. Lombaert

Modeling and probabilistic evaluation of repair strategies in the initiation phase of chloride-induced corrosion of the reinforcement of concrete structures

Karel Van Den HendeStef HelderweirtWouter BotteStijn MatthysGeert LombaertRobby Caspeele

A1 Journal Article in STRUCTURAL CONCRETE

Probabilistic assessment of the moment-curvature response of PC beams with different corrosion scenarios

B. BellettiS. RavasiniS. SandriniRobby CaspeeleWouter Botte

Bookchapter in Bridge maintenance, safety, management, digitalization and sustainability

Probabilistic quantification of the structural capacity in concrete discontinuity regions using strut-and-tie models

Kito LuytenWouter BotteRobby Caspeele

Proof-of-concept of a Bayesian updating approach for corrosion degrees on the basis of crack measurements

Constantijn MartensWouter BotteRobby CaspeeleEls Verstrynge

Quantifying the influence of chloride-induced corrosion on the bending moment capacity of a prestressed girder considering different exposure scenarios

Karel Van Den HendeWouter BotteStijn MatthysGeert LombaertRobby Caspeele

Random field modelling of spatial variability in concrete : a review

Wouter BotteEline VereeckenRobby Caspeele

A1 Journal Article in STRUCTURE AND INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING

Towards a reliability-based design concept for concrete discontinuity regions using strut-and-tie models

Kito LuytenWouter BotteRobby Caspeele

2023

Assessing concretes after repair : a chloride ingress forecasting model

Karel Van Den HendeStef HelderweirtWouter BotteStijn MatthysRobby CaspeeleGeert Lombaert

Bayesian assessment of existing concrete structures : exploiting the full power of combined information

Robby CaspeeleWouter Botte

Influence of the correlation model on the failure probability of a reinforced concrete structure considering spatial variability

Eline VereeckenWouter BotteGeert LombaertRobby Caspeele

A1 Journal Article in STRUCTURE AND INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING

Numerical and experimental investigation of a correlation model to describe spatial variability of concrete properties

Wouter BotteEline VereeckenRobby Caspeele

A1 Journal Article in ASCE-ASME JOURNAL OF RISK AND UNCERTAINTY IN ENGINEERING SYSTEMS PART A-CIVIL ENGINEERING

Partial safety factor for the design strength prediction of naturally corroded prestressing strands

Lorenzo FranceschiniWouter BotteRobby CaspeeleBeatrice BellettiFrancesco TondoloJavier Sanchez

Probabilistic assessment of the moment-curvature response of PC beams subjected to corrosion

Beatrice BellettiRobby CaspeeleWouter BotteLorenzo FranceschiniSimone RavasiniSimone Sandrini

Probability-based service life design of repair mortar overlay in case of chloride-induced depassivation risk

Karel Van Den HendeStef HelderweirtWouter BotteStijn MatthysRobby CaspeeleGeert Lombaert

Quantifying uncertainties in the performance prediction of existing concrete structures using an extended direct stiffness method approach

Stef HelderweirtKarel Van Den HendeWouter BotteEls VerstryngeRobby Caspeele

Time-dependent reliability calculations approximated by a lower and upper bound method to determine the time-to-failure curve for the optimization of interventions

Karel Van Den HendeStef HelderweirtWouter BotteStijn MatthysGeert LombaertRobby Caspeele

2022

Adjusted partial factor based assessment criterion for bridge management

Karel Van Den HendeStef HelderweirtEline VereeckenWouter BotteStijn MatthysGeert LombaertRobby Caspeele

Applied Bayesian pre-posterior and life-cycle cost analysis for determining and optimizing the value of structural health monitoring for concrete structures

Eline VereeckenRobby CaspeeleGeert LombaertWouter Botte

Bayesian-based assessment of a 70 year old post-tensioned concrete beam based on results of a large scale loading test

Eline VereeckenWouter BotteRobby Caspeele

Development of a stepwise adjusting direct stiffness method approach for the assessment of existing concrete structures

Stef HelderweirtKarel Van Den HendeWouter BotteE. VerstryngeRobby Caspeele

Development of conformity criteria for diffusion coefficients of concrete and their influence on the service life of reinforced concrete structures

Eline VereeckenWouter BotteRobby Caspeele

Experimental investigation of the influence of embedment depth on the sustained load performance of adhesive anchors

Andrea Carolina Oña VeraSahand SartipiWouter BotteRoman Wan-Wendner

Influence of model error on Bayesian updating of the corrosion degree of a skewed reinforced concrete girder bridge

Eline VereeckenWouter BotteRobby CaspeeleG. Lombaert

Probabilistic models for resistance variables in fib Model Code 2020 for design and assessment

Miroslav SýkoraWouter BotteRobby CaspeeleDimitris DiamantidisAurelio MuttoniRaphaël D. J. M. Steenbergen

Reliability-based robustness quantification of RC structures subjected to dynamic effects following sudden column removal scenarios

Luchuan DingRuben Van CoileWouter BotteRobby Caspeele

Sustained load performance of bonded anchors embedded in concrete

Andrea Carolina Oña VeraKresimir NincevicIoannis BoumakisWouter BotteSahand SartipiRoman Wan-Wendner

Updating of corrosion parameters based on data from proof-loading and ambient vibration tests for the calculation of the life-cycle cost

Eline VereeckenWouter BotteGeert LombaertRobby Caspeele

2021

A Bayesian inference approach for the updating of spatially distributed corrosion model parameters based on heterogeneous measurement data

Eline VereeckenWouter BotteGeert LombaertRobby Caspeele

A1 Journal Article in STRUCTURE AND INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING

Accounting for spatial variability in partial factor based design verifications

Wouter BotteRobby Caspeele

Assessment of corroded prestressed and posttensioned concrete structures : a review

Eline VereeckenWouter BotteGeert LombaertRobby Caspeele

A1 Journal Article in STRUCTURAL CONCRETE

Assessment of posttensioned concrete beams from the 1940s : large-scale load testing, numerical analysis and Bayesian assessment of prestressing losses

Wouter BotteEline VereeckenLuc TaerweRobby Caspeele

A1 Journal Article in STRUCTURAL CONCRETE

Bayesian assessment of the remaining prestressing reinforcement in existing concrete bridges

Eline VereeckenWouter BotteGeert LombaertRobby Caspeele

Optimal sensor placement for updating the spatial distribution of the corrosion degree in reinforced concrete bridges

Eline VereeckenWouter BotteGeert LombaertRobby Caspeele

Performance assessment of an energy–based approximation method for the dynamic capacity of RC frames subjected to sudden column removal scenarios

Luchuan DingRuben Van CoileWouter BotteRobby Caspeele

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL

Quantification of model uncertainties of the energy-based method for dynamic column removal scenarios

Luchuan DingRuben Van CoileWouter BotteRobby Caspeele

A1 Journal Article in ENGINEERING STRUCTURES

Reliability-based resistance of RC element subjected to membrane action and their sensitivity to uncertainties

Wouter BotteDidier DroognéRobby Caspeele

A1 Journal Article in ENGINEERING STRUCTURES

Structural reliability of RC frames under sudden column removal scenarios considering static and dynamic methods

Luchuan DingRuben Van CoileWouter BotteRobby Caspeele

Updating of the corrosion degree based on visual data combined with strain or modal data

Eline VereeckenWouter BotteRobby CaspeeleGeert Lombaert

Using heterogeneous measurement data to update the corrosion degree in bridge girders

Eline VereeckenWouter BotteRobby CaspeeleGeert Lombaert

Voi-based optimization of structural assessment for spatially degrading RC structures

Eline VereeckenWouter BotteGeert LombaertRobby Caspeele

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL

2020

Bayesian decision analysis for the optimization of inspection and repair of spatially degrading concrete structures

Eline VereeckenWouter BotteGeert LombaertRobby Caspeele

A1 Journal Article in ENGINEERING STRUCTURES

Bayesian updating of corrosion parameters based on strain measurements of a beam subjected to bending

Eline VereeckenWouter BotteGeert LombaertRobby Caspeele

Detecting and localizing corrosion induced damage in reinforced concrete structures based on modal data

Eline VereeckenWouter BotteRobby CaspeeleG. Lombaert

Evaluation of the energy-based method for dynamic analysis under a sudden column removal scenario

Luchuan DingWouter BotteRuben Van CoileRobby Caspeele

Large scale loading test on a 70-year old post-tensioned concrete beam

Wouter BotteEline VereeckenLuc TaerweRobby Caspeele

Model uncertainty quantification for column removal scenario calculations using the energy-based method

Luchuan DingWouter BotteRuben Van CoileRobby Caspeele

Reliability-based calibration of partial factors for the design of membrane structures

Elien De SmedtMarijke MollaertRobby CaspeeleWouter BotteLincy Pyl

A1 Journal Article in ENGINEERING STRUCTURES

Reliability-based calibration of partial factors for the design of temporary scaffold structures

Eline VereeckenWouter BotteDidier DroognéRobby Caspeele

A1 Journal Article in STRUCTURE AND INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING

Stress redistribution along the mortar-concrete interface in bonded anchor systems under sustained load

I. BoumakisK. NinčevićJ. VorelWouter BotteRoman Wan-Wendner

Time-dependent structural resistance, reliability and robustness assessment of corroded reinforced concrete structures under uncertainty : recent developments and future challenges

Robby CaspeeleWouter Botte

2019

Assessment of current design guidelines for vertical ties in relation to progressive collapse of RC structures

Didier DroognéWouter BotteRobby Caspeele

Assessment of the behavior of vertical ties in RC structures under progressive collapse

Didier DroognéWouter BotteRobby Caspeele

A2 Journal Article in CE/PAPERS

Calibration of partial factors for temporary structures

Eline VereeckenWouter BotteRobby Caspeele

Parametric study of the load-bearing mechanisms in RC beam-grids to resist progressive collapse

Didier DroognéWouter BotteRobby Caspeele

Pre-posterior analysis of inspections incorporating degradation of concrete structures

Eline VereeckenWouter BotteGeert LombaertRobby Caspeele

Reliability based design of temporary structures

Eline VereeckenWouter BotteRobby Caspeele

Structural reliability calculations considering concrete tensile membrane action using the probability density evolution method

Luchuan DingDidier DroognéWouter BotteRuben Van CoileRobby Caspeele

2018

A multilevel calculation scheme for risk-based robustness quantification of reinforced concrete frames

Didier DroognéWouter BotteRobby Caspeele

A1 Journal Article in ENGINEERING STRUCTURES

Das neue fib Bulletin 80 : Teilsicherheitsbeiwerte für die Nachrechnung bestehender Massivbauwerke

Michael WeberRobby CaspeeleJürgen SchnellChristian GlockWouter Botte

A2 Journal Article in BETON- UND STAHLBETONBAU

Redundancy-based service life assessment of corroded reinforced concrete elements considering parameter uncertainties

Wouter BotteRobby Caspeele

A1 Journal Article in STRUCTURE AND INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING

Reliability analysis of FRP strengthened RC beams considering compressive membrane action

Yihua ZengWouter BotteRobby Caspeele

A1 Journal Article in CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Robustness-evaluation of a stochastic dynamic system and the instant equivalent extreme-value event

Luchuan DingWouter BotteRuben Van CoileRobby Caspeele

A1 Journal Article in BETON- UND STAHLBETONBAU

2017

Application of a multi-level probabilistic framework for the risk-based robustness assessment of a RC frame structure

Didier DroognéWouter BotteRobby CaspeeleLuc Taerwe

Evaluation of conformity criteria for reinforcing steel properties

Wouter BotteChristophe VeytRobby Caspeele

Kwantificering van constructieve betrouwbaarheid en robuustheid van nieuwe en bestaande betonconstructies rekening houdend met membraanwerking

Wouter BotteLuc TaerweRobby Caspeele

Post-cooling properties of concrete exposed to fire

Wouter BotteRobby Caspeele

A1 Journal Article in FIRE SAFETY JOURNAL

2016

Influence of corrosion on membrane action in reinforced concrete slabs

Wouter BotteRobby CaspeeleLuc Taerwe

Membrane behavior in RC slabs subjected to simulated reinforcement corrosion

Wouter BotteRobby CaspeeleLuc Taerwe

A1 Journal Article in ENGINEERING STRUCTURES

Quantitative evaluation of eurocode provisions with respect to structural robustness on the basis of numerical analysis of RC beams including membrane action

Didier DroognéWouter BotteRobby CaspeeleLuc Taerwe

Robustness based evaluation of a concrete frame considering the Eurocode design guidelines

Didier DroognéWouter BotteRobby CaspeeleLuc Taerwe

2015

Bayesian updated time-dependent chloride-induced corrosion assessment using redundancy factors

Wouter BotteRobby CaspeeleLuc Taerwe

Influence of chloride-induced corrosion on tensile membrane behaviour of reinforced concrete slabs

Wouter BotteRobby CaspeeleLuc Taerwe

Influence of design parameters on tensile membrane action in reinforced concrete slabs

Wouter BotteDirk GouverneurRobby CaspeeleLuc Taerwe

A1 Journal Article in STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING INTERNATIONAL

Structural robustness assessment of concrete frames considering membrane action effects

Wouter BotteKlaas AdamRobby CaspeeleLuc Taerwe

Tensile membrane action in RC slabs: a parametric study

Wouter BotteRobby CaspeeleLuc Taerwe

2014

Influence of membrane action on robustness indicators and a global resistance factor design

Wouter BotteRobby CaspeeleDirk GouverneurLuc Taerwe

On the uncertainty modelling of membrane action in concrete plates in the framework of robustness assessment

Wouter BotteRobby CaspeeleLuc Taerwe

Structural reliability of concrete slabs considering tensile membrane action

Robby CaspeeleDirk GouverneurRuben Van CoileWouter BotteLuc Taerwe