Publications

Dr. David Yang is the author/co-author of 29 papers in peer-reviewed journals (14 as the leading author), 4 book chapters, 1 report, and over 10 articles in conference proceedings. Complete publication records can be found through PDXScholar, ResearcherID (L-2053-2017), ORCID (0000-0003-0959-6333), Scopus Author ID (57192204059), Google Scholar, and ResearchGate.
The published journal papers and select other publications are listed as follows:

Journal Publications

  • Yang, D.Y. (2022) Deep reinforcement learning enabled bridge management considering asset and network risks. ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 28(3): 04022023. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000704.
  • Yang, D.Y. (2022) Adaptive risk-based life-cycle management of large-scale structures using deep reinforcement learning and surrogate modeling. ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 148(1): 04021126. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0002028.
  • Wu, K.X., Yang, D.Y., Frangopol, D.M. and Jin, W. (2022) Multi-stakeholder framework for assessing the life-cycle social cost of construction projects. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 18(1): 129-144. DOI: 10.1080/15732479.2021.1924795
  • Yang, D.Y. and Frangopol, D.M. (2022) Risk-based inspection planning of deteriorating structures. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 18(1): 109-128. DOI: 10.1080/15732479.2021.1907600
  • Han, X., Yang, D.Y. and Frangopol, D.M. (2021) Optimum maintenance of deteriorated steel bridges using corrosion resistant steel based on system reliability and life-cycle cost. Engineering Structures, 243(15): 112633. DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.112633
  • Liu, L., Yang, D.Y. and Frangopol, D.M. (2021) Ship service life extension considering ship condition and remaining design life. Marine Structures, 78:102940. DOI: 10.1016/j.marstruc.2021.102940
  • Liu, L., Yang, D.Y. and Frangopol, D.M. (2021) Determining target reliability index of structures based on cost optimization and acceptance criteria for fatality risk. ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering, 7(2):04021013. DOI: 10.1061/AJRUA6.0001127
  • Han, X., Yang, D.Y. and Frangopol, D.M. (2021) Risk-based life-cycle optimization of deteriorating steel bridges: Investigation on the use of novel corrosion resistant steel. Advances in Structural Engineering, 24(8): 1668-1686. DOI: 10.1177/1369433220980529.
  • Alampalli, S., Frangopol, D.M., Grimson, J., Halling, M.W., Kosnik, D.E., Lantsoght, E.O., Yang, D.Y. and Zhou, Y.E. (2021) Bridge load testing: State-of-the-practice. ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, 26(3):03120002. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0001678.
  • Yang, D.Y., Frangopol, D.M. and Han, X. (2021) Error analysis for approximate structural life-cycle reliability and risk using machine learning methods. Structural Safety, 89:102033. DOI: 10.1016/j.strusafe.2020.102033.
  • Yang, D.Y. and Frangopol, D.M. (2020) Risk-based vulnerability analysis of deteriorating coastal bridges under hurricanes considering deep uncertainty of climatic and socioeconomic changes. ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering, 6(3):04020032. DOI: 10.1061/AJRUA6.0001075.
  • Yang, D.Y. and Frangopol, D.M. (2020) Life-cycle management of deteriorating bridge networks with network-level risk bounds and system reliability analysis. Structural Safety, 83:101911. DOI: 10.1016/j.strusafe.2019.101911.
  • Liu, L., Yang, D.Y. and Frangopol, D.M. (2020) Probabilistic cost-benefit analysis for service life extension of ships. Ocean Engineering, 201:107094. DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2020.107094.
  • Liu, L., Yang, D.Y. and Frangopol, D.M. (2020) Network-level risk-based framework for optimal bridge adaptation management considering scour and climate change, ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 26(1):04019037. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000516.
  • Wang, Z., Yang, D.Y., Frangopol, D.M. and Jin, W. (2020) Inclusion of environmental impacts in life-cycle cost analysis of bridge structures, Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure, 5(4):252–267. DOI: 10.1080/23789689.2018.1542212.
  • Yang, D.Y. and Frangopol, D.M. (2020) Risk-based portfolio management of civil infrastructure assets under deep uncertainties associated with climate change: a robust optimisation approach, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 16(4):531–546. DOI: 10.1080/15732479.2019.1639776.
  • Cheng, M., Yang, D.Y. and Frangopol, D.M. (2020) Investigation of the effects of time preference and risk perception on life-cycle management of civil infrastructure, ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering, 6(1):04020001. DOI: 10.1061/AJRUA6.0001039.
  • Yang, D.Y. and Frangopol, D.M. (2019) Physics-based assessment of climate change impact on long-term regional bridge scour risk using hydrologic modeling: Application to Lehigh River Watershed, ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, 24(11):04019099. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0001462.
  • Yang, D.Y., Frangopol, D.M. and Teng, J.G. (2019) Probabilistic life-cycle optimization of durability-enhancing maintenance actions: Application to FRP strengthening planning, Engineering Structures, 188:340–349. DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.02.055.
  • Yang, D.Y. and Frangopol, D.M. (2019) Societal risk assessment of transportation networks under uncertainties due to climate change and population growth, Structural Safety, 78:33–47. DOI: 10.1016/j.strusafe.2018.12.005.
  • Yang, D.Y. and Frangopol, D.M. (2019) Life-cycle management of deteriorating civil infrastructure considering resilience to lifetime hazards: A general approach based on renewal-reward processes, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 183:197–212. DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2018.11.016.
  • Han, X., Yang, D.Y. and Frangopol, D.M. (2019) Time-variant reliability analysis of steel plates in marine environments considering pit nucleation and propagation, Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 57:32–42. DOI: 10.1016/j.probengmech.2019.05.003.
  • Han, X., Yang, D.Y. and Frangopol, D.M. (2019) Probabilistic life-cycle management framework for ship structures subjected to coupled corrosion–fatigue deterioration processes, ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 145(10):04019116. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002406.
  • Yang, D.Y. and Frangopol, D.M. (2018) Risk-informed bridge ranking at project and network levels, ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 24(3):04018018. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000430.
  • Yang, D.Y. and Frangopol, D.M. (2018) Probabilistic optimization framework for inspection/repair planning of fatigue-critical details using dynamic Bayesian networks, Computers & Structures, 198:40–50. DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2018.01.006.
  • Yang, D.Y. and Frangopol, D.M. (2018) Evidence-based framework for real-time life-cycle management of fatigue-critical details of structures, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 14(5):509–522. DOI: 10.1080/15732479.2017.1399150.
  • Liu, L., Frangopol, D.M., Mondoro, A. and Yang, D.Y. (2018) Sustainability-informed bridge ranking under scour based on transportation network performance and multi-attribute utility, ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, 23(10):04018082. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943- 5592.0001296.
  • Yang, D.Y., Teng, J.G. and Frangopol, D.M. (2017) Cross-entropy-based adaptive importance sampling for time-dependent reliability analysis of deteriorating structures, Structural Safety, 66:38–50. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.strusafe.2016.12.006.1.
  • García-Segura, T., Yepes, V., Frangopol, D.M. and Yang, D.Y. (2017) Lifetime reliability-based optimization of post-tensioned box-girder bridges, Engineering Structures, 145:381–391. DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2017.05.013.

Book Chapters

  • Frangopol, D.M., Yang, D.Y., Kosnik, D. and Lantsoght, E.O.L. (2019) Estimating the reliability index and remaining service life. Chapter 6 in Primer on Bridge Load Testing. Washington, DC: Transportation Research Board, 54–63.
  • Frangopol, D.M., Yang, D.Y., Grimson, J., Halling, M., Kosnik, D., Lantsoght, E.O.L., Weidner, J.S. and Zhou, Y.E. (2019) General considerations. Chapter 2 in Primer on Bridge Load Testing2. Washington, DC: Transportation Research Board, 6–17.
  • Frangopol, D.M., Yang, D.Y., Lantsoght, E.O.L. and Steenbergen, R.D.J.M. (2019) Reliability-based analysis and life-cycle management of load tests. Chapter 9 in Lantsoght, E. O. L. (ed.) Load Testing of Bridges. London, UK: Taylor & Francis, 265–296.
  • Yang, D.Y. and Frangopol, D.M. (2018) Bridging the gap between sustainability and resilience of civil infrastructure using lifetime resilience. Chapter 23 in Gardoni, P. (ed.) Routledge Handbook of Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure. New York, NY: Routledge, 419–442. DOI: 10.4324/9781315142074-23.

Reports

  • Frangopol, D.M., Yang, D.Y. and Han, X. (2020) Efficient Service Life Extension of Bridges through Risk-based Lifecycle Management and High-performance Construction Materials: Emphasis on Corrosion-resistant Steel. CIAM-UTC-REG6: Region 3 University Transportation Center.

Select Conference Papers

  • Yang, D.Y. and Frangopol, D.M. (2018) Hazard analysis for bridge scour evaluation at watershed level considering climate change impacts. in Caspeele, R., Taerwe, L., and Frangopol, D. M. (eds) Life Cycle Analysis and Assessment in Civil Engineering: Towards an Integrated Vision: Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2018). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1009–1015.
  • Yang, D.Y. and Frangopol, D.M. (2018) Renewal-theory-based life-cycle risk assessment of bridge deck unseating under hurricanes. in Nigel Powers et al. (eds) Maintenance, Safety, Risk, Management and Life-Cycle Performance of Bridges: Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2018). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1996–2003.
  • Cheng, M., Yang, D.Y. and Frangopol, D.M. (2018) Life-cycle NDT planning of fatigue-critical bridge details based on discounted utility theory. in Proceedings of the NDE/NDT Structural Materials Technology for Highways and Bridges (SMT) and the International Symposium on Non-Destructive Testing in Civil Engineering (NDT-CE) 2018. Columbus, OH: The American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), 91–98.
  • Frangopol, D.M. and Yang, D.Y. (2017) Sustainable and resilient infrastructure enabled by probabilistic life-cycle civil engineering (Keynote lecture). in Chen, S.-S. and Ang, A. H.-S. (eds) Proceedings of the International Symposium on Life-Cycle Engineering and Sustainability of Infrastructure (ISLESI 2017). Taipei, Taiwan: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 19–23.
  • Frangopol, D.M. and Yang, D.Y. (2017) Sustainable and resilient infrastructure enabled by probabilistic life-cycle civil engineering (Keynote lecture). in Chen, S.-S. and Ang, A. H.-S. (eds) Proceedings of the International Symposium on Life-Cycle Engineering and Sustainability of Infrastructure (ISLESI 2017). Taipei, Taiwan: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 19–23.
  • Yang, D.Y. and Frangopol, D.M. (2017) Risk-based bridge ranking considering transportation network performance. in Bucher, C., Ellingwood, B. R., and Frangopol, D. M. (eds) Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Structural Safety & Reliability (ICOSSAR 2017). Vienna, Austria: TU Verlag Vienna, 358–366.
  • Yang, D.Y., Frangopol, D.M. and Teng, J.G. (2016) Life-cycle optimization of FRP-strengthening interventions for RC bridge superstructures. in Bakker, J., Frangopol, D. M., and van Breugel, K. (eds) Life-Cycle of Engineering Systems: Emphasis on Sustainable Civil Infrastructure: Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2016). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 412–419.
  • García-Segura, T., Yepes, V., Frangopol, D.M. and Yang, D.Y. (2016) Comparing the life-cycle cost of optimal bridge designs using a lifetime reliability-based approach. in Bakker, J., Frangopol, D. M., and van Breugel, K. (eds) Life-Cycle of Engineering Systems: Emphasis on Sustainable Civil Infrastructure: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE2016). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1146–1153.
  • Yang, D.Y., Frangopol, D.M. and Teng, J.G. (2016) Reliability-based scheduling and selection of maintenance actions with application to the FRP strengthening of RC bridge girders. in Bittencourt, T. N., Frangopol, D. M., and Beck, A. (eds) Maintenance, Monitoring, Safety, Risk and Resilience of Bridges and Bridge Networks: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS 2016). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
  • Yang, D.Y., Teng, J.G. and Frangopol, D.M. (2015) Efficient adaptive importance sampling for time-dependent reliability analysis of structures. in Fernando, D., Teng, J. G., and Torero, J. L. (eds) Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Performance-based and Life-cycle Structural Engineering (PLSE 2015). Brisbane, Australia: School of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland, 1122–1130.