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An application of the PEER performance based earthquake engineering framework to structures in fire by Lange, David, Devaney, Shaun, Usmani, Asif

“…The Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER) Center’s Performance Based Earthquake Engineering (PBEE) framework is well documented. The framework is a…”
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A real-time forecast of tunnel fire based on numerical database and artificial intelligence by Wu, Xiqiang, Zhang, Xiaoning, Huang, Xinyan, Xiao, Fu, Usmani, Asif

“…The extreme temperature induced by fire and hot toxic smokes in tunnels threaten the trapped personnel and firefighters. To alleviate the potential casualties,…”
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Smart Detection of Fire Source in Tunnel Based on the Numerical Database and Artificial Intelligence by Wu, Xiqiang, Park, Younggi, Li, Ao, Huang, Xinyan, Xiao, Fu, Usmani, Asif

“…The fire event in a tunnel creates a rapid spread of heat and smoke flows in a long and confined space, which not only endangers human life but also challenges…”
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Towards deep probabilistic graph neural network for natural gas leak detection and localization without labeled anomaly data by Zhang, Xinqi, Shi, Jihao, Huang, Xinyan, Xiao, Fu, Yang, Ming, Huang, Jiawei, Yin, Xiaokang, Sohail Usmani, Asif, Chen, Guoming

“…Deep learning has been widely applied to automated leakage detection and location of natural gas pipe networks. Prevalent deep learning approaches do not…”
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Isogeometric analysis-based design of post-tensioned concrete beam towards construction-oriented topology optimization by Zhang, Zixin, Yarlagadda, Tejeswar, Zheng, Yao, Jiang, Liming, Usmani, Asif

“…Topology optimization as a computational approach is used to find an optimal structure with specific objectives such as an ultimately lightweight design. The…”
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Thermal Analysis Infrastructure in OpenSees for Fire and its Smart Application Interface Towards Natural Fire Modelling by Jiang, Liming, Jiang, Yaqiang, Zhang, Zixin, Usmani, Asif

“…Understanding the fire behaviour in buildings is fundamental and crucial to the practice of structural fire safety design. Traditionally, time-temperature…”
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OpenFIRE: An Open Computational Framework for Structural Response to Real Fires by Khan, Aatif Ali, Khan, Mustesin Ali, Zhang, Chao, Jiang, Liming, Usmani, Asif

“…More than 1300 new buildings over 200 m tall have been built since the year 2000, representing 80% of the total number of supertall buildings globally. The…”
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Modeling the collapse of the Plasco Building. Part I: Reconstruction of fire by Khan, Aatif Ali, Domada, Ramakanth Veera Venkata, Huang, Xinyan, Khan, Mustesin Ali, Usmani, Asif

“…In recent years, fires in tall buildings have become more frequent, which costs billions of dollars each year and the loss of many human lives. The façade fire…”
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Analysis of Restrained Composite Perforated Beams during Fire Using a Hybrid Simulation Approach by Ali Khan, Mustesin, Cashell, Katherine A, Usmani, Asif S

“…AbstractThis paper is concerned with the behavior of restrained perforated beams acting compositely with a profiled slab during a fire. These members are…”
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Probabilistic real-time deep-water natural gas hydrate dispersion modeling by using a novel hybrid deep learning approach by Shi, Jihao, Li, Junjie, Usmani, Asif Sohail, Zhu, Yuan, Chen, Guoming, Yang, Dongdong

“…Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) has been widely used for the gas release and dispersion modeling, which however could not support real-time emergency…”
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Fire modelling framework for investigating tall building fire: A case study of the Plasco Building by Khan, Aatif Ali, Khan, Mustesin Ali, Domada, Ramakanth Veera Venkata, Huang, Xinyan, Usmani, Asif, Bakhtiyari, Saeed, Ashtiani, Masoud Jamali, Garivani, Sadegh, Aghakouchak, Ali Akbar

“…Fire can damage structures severely and even cause the building collapse. Structural and fire engineers must carry out a comprehensive forensic investigation…”
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Can fire cause the collapse of Plasco Building: A numerical investigation by Khan, Mustesin Ali, Khan, Aatif Ali, Usmani, Asif Sohail, Huang, Xinyan

“…SUMMARY Since the tragic event of the World Trade Centre (WTC), efforts to understand realistic fire behaviour in tall buildings are accelerated. It is…”
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Analytical model for the composite effect of coupled beams with discrete shear connectors by Zheng, Tianxin, Lu, Yong, Usmani, Asif

“…Two-layer coupled or composite beams with discrete shear connectors of finite dimensions are commonly encountered in pre-fabricated construction. This paper…”
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Techniques to Improve the Shear Strength of Impacted Bone Graft: The Effect of Particle Size and Washing of the Graft by Dunlop, Douglas G, Brewster, Nigel T, Madabhushi, S P.Gopal, Usmani, Asif S, Pankaj, P, Howie, Colin R

“…BackgroundWhen fresh morselized graft is compacted, as in impaction bone-grafting for revision hip surgery, fat and marrow fluid is either exuded or trapped in…”
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Analytical model for the composite effect of coupled beams with discrete shear connectors by Zheng, Tianxin, Lu, Yong, Usmani, Asif

“…Two-layer coupled or composite beams with discrete shear connectors of finite dimensions are commonly encountered in pre-fabricated construction. This paper…”
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Computational performance of beam-column elements in modelling structural members subjected to localised fire by Jiang, Liming, Usmani, Asif

“…•Beam-column elements are enabled for longitudinally non-uniform thermal expansion.•Thermo-mechanical displacement and force based elements are modified in…”
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Real-time natural gas release forecasting by using physics-guided deep learning probability model by Shi, Jihao, Xie, Weikang, Huang, Xinyan, Xiao, Fu, Usmani, Asif Sohail, Khan, Faisal, Yin, Xiaokang, Chen, Guoming

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Modeling of steel frame structures in fire using OpenSees by Jiang, Jian, Usmani, Asif

“…The OpenSees framework has been extended to deal with frame structures under fire conditions. OpenSees is an object-oriented, open source software framework…”
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Bridge fires in the 21st century: A literature review by Hu, Jiayu, Carvel, Ricky, Usmani, Asif

“…Bridge failures due to fires are more common than failures due to extreme weather or earthquakes. Yet, unlike wind and earthquake loading, fire does not…”
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A critical review of “travelling fire” scenarios for performance-based structural engineering by Dai, Xu, Welch, Stephen, Usmani, Asif

“…Many studies of the thermal and structural behaviour for large compartments in fire carried out over the past two decades show that fires in such compartments…”
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