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Geert Lombaert

Geert Lombaert

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
58
Citations
12519
World Ranking
2489
National Ranking
31

Overview

Geert Lombaert is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and conducts research primarily in the field of Engineering, with a strong focus on Civil and Structural Engineering. Their subfields of study also include Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, and Building and Construction.

The scientist's recent papers reflect ongoing research interests related to structural health monitoring and infrastructure maintenance. Notable publications include:

  • "Validation of vibration-based structural health monitoring on retrofitted railway bridge KW51" (2021) published in Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
  • "Monitoring Railway Bridge KW51 Before, During, and After Retrofitting" (2021) published in Journal of Bridge Engineering
  • "Stabil: An educational Matlab toolbox for static and dynamic structural analysis" (2021) published in Computer Applications in Engineering Education
  • "Topology optimization of support structure layout in metal-based additive manufacturing accounting for thermal deformations" (2020) published in Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
  • "Assessment of corroded prestressed and posttensioned concrete structures: A review" (2021) published in Structural Concrete

Frequent co-authors working alongside Geert Lombaert include:

  • Robby Caspeele
  • Edwin Reynders
  • Kristof Maes
  • Geert Degrande
  • Stijn François

Lombaert's work is commonly published in several specialized venues, highlighting a consistent presence in key journals and report series. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Engineering Structures
  • Report
  • Structural Concrete
  • Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
  • Journal of Physics Conference Series

The main topics of their research encompass a range of structural and infrastructure-related subjects, such as:

  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
  • Concrete Corrosion and Durability
  • Railway Engineering and Dynamics
  • Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring
  • Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
  • Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design

This collection of topics and publication records indicates a research profile focused on the monitoring, analysis, and optimization of civil engineering infrastructures, with an emphasis on durability and dynamic behavior of structures, especially railway bridges and concrete components.

Best Publications

  • An augmented Kalman filter for force identification in structural dynamics

    E. Lourens;E. Reynders;G. De Roeck;G. Degrande

  • Dealing with uncertainty in model updating for damage assessment: A review

    Ellen Simoen;Guido De Roeck;Geert Lombaert

  • The experimental validation of a numerical model for the prediction of railway induced vibrations

    Geert Lombaert;Geert Degrande;J Kogut;Stijn François

  • A 2.5D coupled FE-BE methodology for the dynamic interaction between longitudinally invariant structures and a layered halfspace

    Stijn François;Mattias Schevenels;Pedro Galvín;Pedro Galvín;Geert Lombaert

  • Joint input-response estimation for structural systems based on reduced-order models and vibration data from a limited number of sensors

    E. Lourens;C. Papadimitriou;C. Papadimitriou;S. Gillijns;E. Reynders

  • Hierarchical Bayesian model updating for structural identification

    Iman Behmanesh;Babak Moaveni;Geert Lombaert;Costas Papadimitriou

  • Ground-borne vibration due to static and dynamic axle loads of InterCity and high-speed trains

    Geert Lombaert;Geert Degrande

  • The control of ground-borne vibrations from railway traffic by means of continuous floating slabs

    Geert Lombaert;Geert Degrande;B Vanhauwere;B Vandeborght

  • The effect of prediction error correlation on optimal sensor placement in structural dynamics

    Costas Papadimitriou;Geert Lombaert

  • A 2.5D coupled FE-BE model for the prediction of railway induced vibrations

    Pedro Galvin;Pedro Galvin;Stijn François;Mattias Schevenels;Estelle Bongini

  • Prediction of vibrations induced by underground railway traffic in Beijing

    S. Gupta;W.F. Liu;G. Degrande;G. Lombaert

  • Uncertainty quantification in operational modal analysis with stochastic subspace identification: Validation and applications

    Edwin Reynders;Kristof Maes;Geert Lombaert;Guido De Roeck

  • Experimental and numerical analysis of a composite bridge for high-speed trains

    K. Liu;E. Reynders;G. De Roeck;G. Lombaert

  • Dynamic strain estimation for fatigue assessment of an offshore monopile wind turbine using filtering and modal expansion algorithms

    Kristof Maes;Alexandros Iliopoulos;Wout Weijtjens;Christof Devriendt

  • On prediction error correlation in Bayesian model updating

    Ellen Simoen;Costas Papadimitriou;Geert Lombaert

  • Numerical modelling of free field traffic-induced vibrations

    Geert Lombaert;Geert Degrande;D Clouteau

  • Vibration serviceability of footbridges: Evaluation of the current codes of practice

    K. Van Nimmen;G. Lombaert;G. De Roeck;P. Van den Broeck

  • Improving interval analysis in finite element calculations by means of affine arithmetic

    D. Degrauwe;G. Lombaert;G. De Roeck

  • The effect of dynamic train–bridge interaction on the bridge response during a train passage

    K. Liu;G. De Roeck;G. Lombaert

  • Ground-Borne Vibration due to Railway Traffic: A Review of Excitation Mechanisms, Prediction Methods and Mitigation Measures

    G. Lombaert;G. Degrande;S. François;D. J. Thompson

Frequent Co-Authors

G. De Roeck
G. De Roeck KU Leuven
Babak Moaveni
Babak Moaveni Tufts University
Joel P. Conte
Joel P. Conte University of California, San Diego
Costas Papadimitriou
Costas Papadimitriou University Of Thessaly
David Thompson
David Thompson University of Southampton
Boyan Stefanov Lazarov
Boyan Stefanov Lazarov Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Ole Sigmund
Ole Sigmund Technical University of Denmark
Jan Vierendeels
Jan Vierendeels Ghent University

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