Straub, Daniel, Prof. Dr.

I have been working in the group between July 2000 and December 2005. For more recent information go to www.straub.in.

Research interests

• Bayesian decision theory
• Life-cycle costing and asset integrity management of engineering systems
• Probabilistic modelling of deterioration and inspection performance
• Risk analysis and management for natural hazards
• Application of Bayesian probabilistic networks to large and complex systems
• Risk acceptance

Curriculum Vitae

Positions held

since 2006: Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of California at Berkeley

since 2004: Co-founder and partner of Matrisk, Zürich

2001: Visiting researcher at Bureau Veritas, Paris

2000-2005: PhD student (until April 2004) and research associate at ETH Zürich

Education

2004 PhD in Risk and Reliability, ETH Zürich (Download PhD thesis)

2000 Diploma in Civil Engineering, ETH Zürich

1995 Matura, Zürich-Oerlikon

Awards/Scholarships

2006 SNF Scholarship for Advanced Researchers (2006-2008)

2005 ETH Silbermedaille, awarded for an outstanding PhD thesis

2005 René-Hornung-Medaille of the Swiss Society for Nondestructive Testing (SGfZP)

Publications

While at ETH I co-authored 35 scientific papers, including 13 in archival journals. The most important are listed in the following:

Straub D., Faber M.H. (2006). Temporal Variability in Corrosion Modeling and Reliability Updating. Accepted for publication in Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Trans. ASME.

Straub D., Malioka V., Faber M.H. (2006). A framework for the asset integrity management of large deteriorating concrete structures. Submitted to Structure and Infrastructure Engineering.

Straub D., Faber M.H. (2006). Computational Aspects of Risk Based Inspection Planning. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 21(3), pp. 179-192.

Faber M.H., Straub D., Maes M.A. (2006). A Computational Framework for Risk Assessment of RC Structures Using Indicators. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 21(3), pp. 216-230.

Straub D., Faber M.H. (2005). Risk Based Inspection Planning for Structural Systems. Structural Safety, 27(4), pp 335-355.

Straub D., Faber M.H. (2005). Risk Based Acceptance Criteria for Joints Subject to Fatigue Deterioration. Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Trans. ASME, 127(2), pp. 150-157.

Straub D. (2005). Natural hazards risk assessment using Bayesian networks. Safety and Reliability of Engineering Systems and Structures (Proc. ICOSSAR 05, Rome), Augusti et al. (eds), Millpress. Download publication (pdf).

Straub D., Faber M.H. (2005). Reliability Updating for Structures Subject to Localized Corrosion Defects. Safety and Reliability of Engineering Systems and Structures (Proc. ICOSSAR 05, Rome), Augusti et al. (eds), Millpress.

Straub D., Faber M.H. (2004). System Effects in Generic Risk Based Inspection Planning. Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Trans. ASME, 126(3), pp. 265-271.

Straub D., Faber M.H. (2004). On the Relation between Inspection Quality and Quantity. e-Journal of Nondestructive Testing, 9(7). Download publication (pdf).

Faber M.H., Straub D., Goyet J. (2003). Unified Approach to Risk Based Inspection Planning for Offshore Production Facilities. Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Trans. ASME, 125(2), pp 126-131.

Straub D., Faber M.H. (2003). Modeling Dependency in Inspection Performance. Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, Der Kiureghian, Madanat & Pestana (eds), Millpress, pp. 1123 – 1130.

Goyet J., Straub D., Faber M.H. (2002). Risk Based Inspection Planning for Offshore Installations. Structural Engineering International, 12(3), pp. 200-208.

Straub D. (2002). Probabilistic Modeling of Non-Destructive Testing of Steel Structures. Proc. 4th International Ph.D. Symposium in Civil Engineering, Munich, Vol.2, pp. 311-320.

Also download my PhD thesis:

Straub D. (2004). Generic Approaches to Risk Based Inspection Planning for Steel Structures. PhD thesis, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich).

Download a complete list of publications.

Presentations

Download the slides from selected presentations held between 2004 & 2005:

1. An overview on the asset integrity management of large concrete structures.
   3rd Probabilistic Workshop, BOKU Wien, Nov 2005.
2. Der Wert von zerstörungsfreier Prüfung.
   SGZP Kolloquium, Fachhochschule Aarau, Nov 2005.
3. Temporal Variability in Corrosion Modelling and Reliability Updating.
   25th Offshore Mechanics & Arctic Engineering Conference, Greece, June 2005.
4. Natural hazards risk assessment using Bayesian networks.
   ICOSSAR 2005, Rome, June 2005.
5. Reliability updating for structures subject to localized corrosion defects.
   ICOSSAR 2005, Rome, June 2005.
6. Inspektionsstrategien für den optimalen Unterhalt von Bauwerken (700kB).
   IBK Kolloquium, ETH Zürich, 3. Mai 2005
7. Modelling and managing uncertainties in natural hazards (1MB).
   Presented at GeoScience 2 in Lausanne, Nov 2004.
8. Computational Aspects of Generic Risk Based Inspection Planning (1.5MB).
   Keynote lecture, ASRANet Colloquium, Barcelona, July 2004.
9. Integrating Monitoring in Risk Based Inspection Planning.
   SIMoNET seminar, University College London, May 2004.