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A FEM modelling workflow to simulate THM effects in the rock around nuclear waste packages

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Whereas the ability of deep networks to produce useful predictions on many kinds of data has been amply demonstrated, estimating the reliability of these predictions remains challenging. Sampling approaches such as MC-Dropout and Deep Ensembles have emerge ...

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Most codes of practice adopt a semi probabilistic design approach for the dimensioning and assessment of structures. Accordingly, structural safety is ensured by performing limit state verifications using design values determined with adequately calibrated ...

EPFL2024

Spectral Estimators for High-Dimensional Matrix Inference

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A key challenge across many disciplines is to extract meaningful information from data which is often obscured by noise. These datasets are typically represented as large matrices. Given the current trend of ever-increasing data volumes, with datasets grow ...

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CORTEX experiments, Part III: Experimental determination of the zero power transfer function of AKR-2 with reliable uncertainties

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The transfer function is an important characteristic quantity of a nuclear reactor, since it contains the kinetic parameters. It expresses the response of a nuclear reactor to a disturbance of a certain frequency. If it is determined experimentally, it can ...

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Experimental study and interpretative modelling of the Power Exhaust in Configurations with Multiple X-Points in TCV

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Model uncertainties in action effects and load bearing capacity calculation in statically indeterminate reinforced concrete structures

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For the dimensioning and assessment of structures, it is common practice to compare action effects with sectional resistances. Extensive studies have been performed to quantify the model uncertainty on the resistance side. However, for statically indetermi ...

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High brightness neutron source optimized for very high pulsed magnetic field experiments

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Conducting neutron scattering experiments in the presence of high pulsed magnetic fields, namely above 40 T, provides valuable information about the magnetic structures of materials. However, these experiments are challenging and time-consuming because the ...

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Experimental characterization and stochastic models for time-dependent rupture of thin-ply composite laminates

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Thin-laminate composites with thicknesses below 200 mu m hold significant promise for future, larger, and lighter deployable structures. This paper presents a study of the time-dependent failure behavior of thin carbon-fiber laminates under bending, focusi ...

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