Ruben Van Coile

Dr. Ruben Van Coile

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Academic Career Length

14Years (2013-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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21 June 2018 in Fire Technology
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RCRuben Van Coile
Ruben Van Coile
DHDanny Hopkin
Danny Hopkin
DLDavid Lange
David Lange
GJGrunde Jomaas
Grunde Jomaas
LBLuke Bisby
Luke Bisby


16 May 2023 in Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
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TOTicho Ooms
Ticho Ooms
GVGieljan Vantyghem
Gieljan Vantyghem
TTThomas Thienpont
Thomas Thienpont
RCRuben Van Coile
Ruben Van Coile
WCWouter De Corte
Wouter De Corte

1 June 2020 in Journal of Structural Engineering
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RQRamla Qureshi
Ramla Qureshi
SNShuna Ni
Shuna Ni
NENegar Elhami-Khorasani
Negar Elhami-Khorasani
RCRuben Van Coile
Ruben Van Coile
DHDanny Hopkin
Danny Hopkin
TGThomas Gernay
Thomas Gernay
Structural risk assessment against fire requires robust material models that take into account the uncertainty in material behavior over a range of elevated temperatures. Such probabilistic material models can directly inform performance-based design procedures for building fire safety. The objective of this research is to quantify uncertainties in retained strengths of steel and concrete when exposed to fire. First, hundreds of experimental data points covering a temperature range of 20°C–1,000°C are collected from literature. Then, different distribution candidates and modeling approaches are used with the collected data to identify probabilistic models for temperature dependents strength of steel and concrete. The proposed models are continuous probability distribution functions, with simple mathematical representations that are easy enough to arrange into systematic code for implementation in analytical and computational frameworks. Additionally, the proposed stochastic functions consider continuity in reliability appraisals during transition from room temperature to elevated temperatures. These models are applied to probabilistic evaluations of structural performance of three steel and two concrete columns, and the influence of the model choice is compared using fragility curves. Finally, the proposed probabilistic models, developed using different approaches, led to close results when characterizing the performance of structural members.

1 July 2019 in Fire Safety Journal
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RCRuben Van Coile
Ruben Van Coile
GJGrunde Jomaas
Grunde Jomaas
LBLuke Bisby
Luke Bisby

5 June 2020 in Fire Technology
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BJBalša Jovanović
Balša Jovanović
RCRuben Van Coile
Ruben Van Coile
DHDanny Hopkin
Danny Hopkin
NENegar Elhami-Khorasani
Negar Elhami-Khorasani
DLDavid Lange
David Lange
TGThomas Gernay
Thomas Gernay