Grupo GeoSi - Uniandes
Grupo GeoSi - Uniandes

Research Areas

Soils and geotechnical structures
Pavements and road infrastructure
Infrastructure Systems

Infrastructure Systems

The program in infrastructure systems is focused on the analysis and modeling of the different aspects of the infrastructure. Among the main topics it includes mathematical modeling, decision making, financial aspects and contract design.

Research subareas

  • Flexibility, adaptability, and resilience of infrastructure systems

A modern design must be flexible and adaptable, able to accommodate changes in demand, and adjust to the needs and interests of investors. 

  • Sustainable infrastructure

A sustainable infrastructure must be efficient, durable and must be adjusted to the local context. Sustainability also implies securing the financial resources to build and maintain the infrastructure throughout its useful life, considering the preferences and needs of the population, and understanding the political and institutional dynamics to ensure that projects survive and fulfill their function throughout their entire lifecycle.

  • Probabilistic risk analysis (PRA) and reliability

Risk is defined as the exceedance probability curve of the consequences that can be derived from an undesired event. These risk measures require a probabilistic evaluation of the performance or operational processes of the system. Probabilistic analysis is essential to be able to obtain evidence that serves as support for decision making. 

  • Stochastic modeling of deteriorating structures and systems - they change over time

Study of the dynamics of the evolution of systems over time as an essential element to define design parameters, and to structure efficient maintenance and operation programs. 

  • Decision making in engineering; efficient allocation of resources in the design and operation of various types of facilities

Decision-making is a central process in the design and operation of structures, infrastructure, and many other types of facilities. Good decisions allow you to better allocate resources efficiently. Making the right decisions requires understanding the context, the complexity of the systems, and their dynamics and evolution over time. 

  • Planning, management, and life cycle analysis of infrastructure systems (networks, structures, and lifelines)

Comprehensive analysis of the life cycle of a project, including all stages from its conception to its closure. In general, these include: i) conceptualization and planning; ii) construction and commissioning; iii) operation and monitoring; iv) delivery / abandonment.

Researchers

Publications

Books

  • Sánchez-Silva M. and Klutke G-A, 2015, Reliability and Life-cycle Analysis of Deteriorat- ing Systems. Springer. (ISBN 978-3-319-20946-
  • Sánchez-Silva M., 2005, Introduction to reliability and risk analysis (Reprinted 2007), Ediciones Uniandes, pp 467 (ISBN – 958-695-151-0); (2nd Ed.), Ediciones Uniandes, pp 457 (ISBN – 958-695-511-7)

Book chapters

  • Sanchez-Silva M., Gomez C. (2013) Risk Assessment and Management of Civil Infrastructure networks: a systems approach. Handbook of Seismic risk analysis and management of civil infrastructure systems (ISBN 978-0-85709-268-7) pp. 437-464. Woodhead Publishing
  • Sanchez-Silva M., Gomez C. (2013) Risk assessment…. Handbook of Seismic risk analysis and management of civil infrastructure systems (ISBN 978-0-85709-268-7) pp. 464-884. Woodhead Publishing
  • Sanchez-Silva M., Riascos J. (2013) Seismic risk models for aging and deteriorating buildings and civil infrastructure. Handbook of Seismic risk analysis and management of civil infrastructure systems (ISBN 978-0-85709-268-7) pp. 387-409. Woodhead Publishing
  • Riascos J, Sanchez-Silva M., Akhavan R. (2013) Stochastic shock models for degrading infrastructure systems via Phase-Type distributions. Safety, Reliability and Risk Analysis: Beyond the Horizon (ISBN 9781138001237) pp. 1147-1155. CRC Press
  • Sanchez-Silva M. (2009) Applicability of Network Clustering Methods for Risk Analysis. Soft Computing in Civil and Structural Engineering (ISBN 9781874672432) pp. 283 – 306. Saxe-Coburg Publication.
  • Sanchez-Silva M. (2006) Intelligent Computational Paradigms in Earthquake Engineering, Chapter 8. Intelligent Computational Paradigms in Earthquake Engineering (ISBN 1-59904-099-9) pp. 158-187. IGI Publishing.
  • Sanchez-Silva M. (2004) Risk Analysis and the Decision-Making Process in Engineering. Intelligent Knowledge-Based Systems: Bussiness and Technology of The New Milenium (ISBN 1402077467) pp. 297-329.

Journal Papers

  • X. Garzón, Caicedo, B, Sánchez-Silva, M., and Phoon, K.K. “A new technique to prepare reduce scaled soil models with controlled variability”. Georisk: Assessment and Manage- ment of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards (Under review).
  • Gómez C., Sánchez-Silva M., Duenias-Osorio L. (2018). Topology-informed resource allo- cation for infrastructure systems: integrating network clustering and exact optimization. Engineering Reliability and Systems Safety (Under review).
  • Torres, S. and Villarraga D., and Sáchez-Silva M. (2020). Conceptual and Numerical Analysis of Flexibility in Infrastructure Systems. ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems. (Under Review).
  • RamÍrez Olivar, O.J. and Zuluaga-Mayorga, S. And Muñoz-Giraldo, F. and Sánchez-Silva, M, and Pinelli, J-P. And Salzano, E. (2020) The effect of extreme winds on atmospheric storage tanks. Reliability Engineering and System Safety. Volume 195, March 2020, 106686. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2019.106686.
  • Amaya-Gomez R., Sanchez-Silva M., Bastidas-Arteaga E., Schoefs F., Munoz F., (2020) A Condition-Based Dynamic Segmentation of Large Systems using a Changepoints algorithm: A Corroding Pipeline case, Structural Safety (In press)
  • Montañez, J., Caro, S., Carrizosa, D., Calvo, A., and Sánchez, X. (2020) “Variability of the mechanical properties of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) obtained from different sources.” Construction and Building Materials, 230, 116968. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.116968
  • Amaya-Gomez R., Sanchez-Silva M., Bastidas-Arteaga E., Schoefs F., Munoz F., 2019, Spatial and temporal corrosion degradation modelling with a LÈvy process based on ILI (In-Line) Inspections, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 77, 823-828, DOI:10.3303/CET1977138.
  • Lozano J.M. and Sánchez-Silva M. (2019). Improving decision-making in maintenance policies and contract specifications for infrastructure project. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 15(-). pp 1-16; DOI: 10.1080/15732479.2019.1581818.
  • Amaya R., Riascos-Ochoa J., Sánchez-Silva M., Schoefs F., Munoz Giraldo F., Bastidas- Arteaga E. (2019). Modeling of pipeline corrosion degradation mechanism with a LÈvy Process based on ILI (In-Line) Inspections. International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping; Volume 172, May 2019, Pages 261-271.
  • Amaya-Gómez R, Sánchez-Silva M., Arbelaez C., Munoz Giraldo F., Romero R., Dumar V. (2019) Process Safety part of the engineering education DNA. Journal of Education for Chemical Engineers (27), 43-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ece.2019.02.001
  • Zuluaga S., Sánchez-Silva M., Munoz F. (2019) Development of parametric fragility curves for storage tanks: a Natech approach. Reliability Engineering and System Safety; Vol 189, September 2019, Pages 1-10.
  • Amaya-Gómez R., Sánchez-Silva M, Schoefs F, Bastidas-Arteaga E., Munoz Giraldo F. (2019) Reliability assessments of corroded pipelines based on internal pressure – A review. Engineering Failure Analysis Vol 98; 190-214; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfailanal.2019.01.064
  • Sánchez-Silva M. (2019). Managing Infrastructure Systems through Changeability. ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 25(1): 04018040.
  • Sánchez-Silva M. (2019). Flexibility of infrastructure management decisions: the case of a project expansion. Journal of Structures and Infrastructure. Structures and Infrastructure. Vol 15(1), pp 72-81.
  • Manrique-Sanchez L., and Caro, S. (2019) “Numerical assessment of the structural contribution of Porous Friction Courses (PFC)”. Construction and Building Materials, 225,754-764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.07.200
  • Sánchez-Silva M. (2018). Providing flexibility to infrastructure design to improve cost efficiency. ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 24 (1) 04017050.
  • Olivar OJR, Zuluaga S., Munoz Giraldo F, Sánchez-Silva M., Salzano E. (2018) The Effects of Extreme Winds on Industrial Equipment. Chemical Engineering Transactions 67, 871-876
  • Manrique, L., Caro, S., and Arámbula-Mercado, E. (2018) “Numerical modelling of ravelling in Porous Friction Courses (PFC)”. Road Materials and Pavement Design. 19.3, 668-689. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2016.1269661
  • Herrera, C., Costa, P. A., & Caicedo, B. (2018). Numerical modelling and inverse analysis of continuous compaction control. Transportation Geotechnics, 17, 165-177.
  • Caro, S., Castillo, D., Darabi, M., and Masad, E. (2018) “Influence of different sources of microstructural heterogeneity on the degradation of asphalt mixtures”. International Journal of Pavement Engineering.19.1, 9-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2016.1149839
  • Torres-Luque, M. and Osma, J. and Sánchez-Silva, M. and Bastidas-Arteaga, E. and Schoefs, F. (2017). Chlordetect: Commercial Calcium Aluminate Based Conductimetric Sensor for Chloride Presence Detection. Sensors, 17, 2099; 1-19.
  • Alvarado-Franco J.P., Castro D., Estrada N., Caicedo B., Sánchez-Silva M., Camacho L.A., Muñoz F., (2017), Quantitative-mechanistic model for assessing landslide probability and pipeline failure probability due to landslides. Engineering Geology, (222), 212–224.
  • Buritica, J.A.M., Sánchez-Silva M. and Tesfamariam S. (2017). Hierarchical seismic vulnerability assessment of power transmission systems: Sensitivity analysis of fragility curves and clustering algorithms. Can. J. Civ. Eng. 44: 80–89. dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjce-2015- 0411.
  • Cely-Garcia, M.F., Curriero, F.C.., Sánchez-Silva, M. Breysse, P.N., Giraldo M., Mendez, Torres-Duque, L.C., Duran, M., Gonzalez-Garcia, M., Parada, P., Ramos-Bonilla, J.P., (2017) Estimation of personal exposure to asbestos of brake repair workers. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology; 27, 417-426
  • Moretti, L., Cantasani, G. and Caro, S., (2017) “Airport veer-off risk assessment: An Italian case study”. ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences. 12.3, 900-912.
  • Moretti, L., and Caro, S. (2017) “Critical analysis of the life cycle assessment of the italian cement industry”. Journal of Cleaner Production. 152, 198-210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.03.136
  • Moretti, L., Mandrone, V., D’Andrea, A. and Caro, S. (2017) “Comparative “from Cradle to Gate” life cycle assessments of two Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) materials”. Sustainability. 9.3, 400-416 https://doi.org/10.3390/su9030400
  • Sánchez, D.B., Grenfell, J., Airey, G., and Caro, S. (2017) “Evaluation of the degradation of fine asphalt-aggregate mixtures containing high Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) contents”. Road Materials and Pavement Design. 18.sup2, 91-107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2017.1304250
  • Riascos-Ochoa J., Sánchez-Silva M., Klutke G-A., 2016, Modeling and reliability analysis of systems subject to multiple sources of degradation based on Lévy processes. Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 45,164–176.
  • Marquez J.F., Sánchez-Silva M. and Husserl J., 2016, Biodeterioration effects of sulfur oxidizing bacteria upon mechanical properties of concrete: experimental results and pre-liminary models. Materials and Structures; Materials and Structures, 49(10), 4085-4099. DOI: 10.1617/s11527-015-0774-4.
  • Paez-Pérez D.R. and Sánchez-Silva M., 2016, A dynamic principal-agent framework for modeling the performance of infrastructure. European Journal of Operational Research. 254, 576-594; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2016.03.027.
  • Cárdenas-Gallo I.D., Akhavan-Tabbatei R., Sánchez-Silva M., 2016, A Markov regime- switching framework to forecast El Niño Southern Oscillation patterns. Natural Hazards, 81(2), 829-843.
  • González, A. D., Dueñas-Osorio, L., Sánchez-Silva, M. and Medaglia, A. L., 2016. The Interdependent Network Design Problem for Optimal Infrastructure System Restoration. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering. 31(5), 334–350.
  • Sánchez-Silva, M. Frangopol D.M., Padgett J., Soliman M., and Biondini F. 2016, Maintenance and operation of structures and infrastructure systems under uncertainty: A comprehensive overview. ASCE J. Struct. Eng., 142(9). DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943- 541X.0001543.
  • Ghosh J., Padgett J. Sánchez-Silva M., 2015, Seismic Damage Accumulation in Highway Bridges in Earthquake-Prone Regions. Earthquake Spectra: February 31(1):115-135.
  • Garzón L.X., Caicedo B., Sánchez-Silva M., Phoon K.K., 2015, Physical modeling of soil uncertainty. International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics. 15(1), March, pp. 19-34.
  • Cánovas, J. A.; Márquez-Peñaranda, J. F.; Sánchez-Silva, M.; Díez-Herrero, A.; Ruiz- Villanueva, V.; Bodoque, J.M.; Stoffel, M, 2015, Can tree tilting be used for paleoflood discharge estimations? Journal of Hydrology. 529, Part 2, 480–489.
  • Buriticá J., Sánchez-Silva M., Tesfamariam S., 2015, A Hierarchical-based Approach to Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of bulk Power Systems. Structures and Infrastructure; 11(10),1352-1368.
  • Riascos-Ochoa J., Sánchez-Silva M., Akhavan-Tabatabaei R., 2014, Reliability analysis of shock-based deterioration using phase-type distributions. Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 38, 88–101 (October). [DOI: 10.1016/j.probengmech.2014.09.004]
  • Gómez C., Sánchez-Silva M., Dueñas-Osorio L., 2013, An applied complex systems frame- work for risk–based decision–making in infrastructure engineering. Structural Safety, 50, 66-77, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.strusafe.2014.03.011.
  • Torres M.M., Sánchez-Silva M., Bastidas-Arteaga E., Schoefs F., Ozma-Cruz J.F., 2014, Non-destructive methods for measuring chloride ingress into concrete: State-of-the-art and future challenges. Construction and Building Materials. 68 (15) 68-81. DOI information: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.06.009.
  • Caro S., Castillo D., Sánchez-Silva M, 2014, Methodology to Model the Uncertainty of Material Properties in Asphalt Pavements. ASCE- Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 26(3) 440-448.
  • Castillo, D., and Caro, S. (2014) “Probabilistic modeling of air void variability of asphalt mixtures in flexible pavements”, Construction and Building Materials, 61, 138-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.20102.075
  • Wei S., Jiang Z., Liu H., Zhou D., Sánchez-Silva M., 2013, Microbiologically induced deterioration of concrete – A Review, Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia; Braz. J. Microbiol.
  • Ballesteros-Cánovas J.A., Sánchez-Silva M. Bodoque J.M. Díez-Herrero A., 2013, An integrated approach to flood risk management: the case of Navaluenga (central Spain). Water Resources management, 27(8) 3051-3069.
  • Junca M. and Sánchez-Silva M., 2013, Optimal maintenance policy for permanently monitored infrastructure subjected to extreme events. Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 33(1), 1-8.
  • Tesfamariam S., Sánchez-Silva M., and Rajeev P., 2013, Effect of Material Properties and Topologic Irregularities on Life Cycle Cost Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Buildings. Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 17(4), 590-610.
  • Fisher, K., Virguez-Rodriguez E., Sánchez-Silva M., Faber M.H., 2013, On the assessment of marginal lifesaving costs for risk acceptance criteria. Structural Safety, 44, 37-46.
  • Junca M. and Sánchez-Silva M., 2013, Optimal Maintenance Policy for a Compound Pois- son Shock Model. IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 62(1) 66-72.
  • Gómez C., Sánchez-Silva M., Dueñas-Osorio L., and Rosowsky D., 2013, Hierarchical infrastructure network representation methods for risk-based decision-making. Structures and Infrastructure Systems 9(3) 260-274.
  • Caicedo B., Ocampo M., and Sánchez-Silva M., 2012, An integrated method to optimize the infrastructure costs of public transportation systems. Structures and Infrastructure Systems 8(11), 1017-1033.
  • Sánchez-Silva M., Klutke G-A and Rosowsky D., 2012, Optimization of the design of infrastructure components subject to progressive deterioration and extreme loads. Structures and Infrastructure Systems, Structure, and Infrastructure Engineering 8(7), 655-667.
  • Cely M.F., Ramos-Bonilla J.P., Sánchez-Silva M., Breysse P., 2012, Personal exposures to asbestos fibers during brake maintenance of passenger vehicles in Bogotá, Colombia. Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 56(9), 985-999.
  • Buriticá J., Sánchez-Silva M., Tesfamariam S., 2015, A Hierarchical-based Approach to Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of bulk Power Systems. Structures and Infrastructure; 11(10),1352-1368.
  • Tesfamariam S. and Sánchez-Silva M., 2011, A model for earthquake risk management based on life-cycle performance of structures. Civil Engineering and Environmental Sys- tems, 28(3), 261-278.
  • Gómez C., Buritica J., Sánchez-Silva M., Dueñas-Osorio L., 2011, Optimization-based decision-making for complex networks in disastrous events. Int. J. Risk Assessment and Management, 15(5/6), 417-436.
  • Caro, S., Masad, E., Sánchez-Silva, M., and Little, D., 2011, Stochastic micro-mechanical modeling of asphalt mixtures subjected to moisture diffusion processes. Int. J. Numer. Anal. Meth. Geomech, 35, 1079–1097.
  • Garcia-Lopez N.P., Sánchez-Silva M., Medaglia A.L., Chateauneuf A., 2011, A hybrid topology optimization methodology combining simulated annealing and SIMP. Computers and Structures, 89 (2), 1512–1522.
  • Sánchez-Silva M., Klutke G-A and Rosowsky D., 2011, Life-cycle performance of structures subject to multiple deterioration mechanisms, Structural Safety, 33 (3), 206–217.
  • Ballesteros Cánovas J.A., Bodoque J.M., Díez-Herrero A. Sánchez-Silva M., Stoffel M., 2011, Calibration of floodplain roughness and estimation of palaeoflood discharge based on tree-ring evidence and hydraulic modeling. Journal of Hydrology, 403, 103–115.
  • Bastidas E., Chateauneuf A. Sánchez-Silva M., Bressolette P., and Schoefs F., 2011, A comprehensive probabilistic model of chloride ingress in unsaturated concrete. Engineering Structures 33, 720-730.
  • Caro, S., E. Masad, Bhasin, A., Little, D., and Sánchez -Silva, M., 2010, Stochastic model- ing of the effect of air voids on the mechanical performance of asphalt mixtures subjected to moisture diffusion. Journal of the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists (AAPT), 79, 221-252.
  • Shiping Wei, Sánchez-Silva M., Trejo D., 2010, Microbial mediated deterioration of re- inforced concrete structures. International Journal of International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 64, 748-754.
  • Gómez C.H., Castiblanco D.J., Sánchez-Silva M., 2010, Aproximación integral a la eval- uación y manejo de riesgos sobre la infraestructura urbana [Comprehensive approach to the assessment and management of risk in urben infrastructure]. Revista de Ingeniería, Universidad de Los Andes. Rev.ing, 31, 84-96.
  • Bastidas E., Schoefs F., Chateauneuf A. Sánchez-Silva M., and Capra B., 2010, Probabilistic evaluation of the sustainability of maintenance strategies for RC structures exposed to chloride ingress. International Journal of Engineering Under Uncertainty: Hazards, As- sessment and Mitigation, 2 (1-2), 61-74.
  • Bastidas E., Chateauneuf A. Sánchez-Silva M., Bressolette P., and Schoefs F., 2010, Influence of weather and global warming in chloride ingress into concrete: a stochastic approach. Structural Safety, 32, 238–249.
  • Arambula, E., Caro, S., and Masad, E. (2010). “Experimental measurement and numerical simulation of water vapor diffusion through asphalt pavement materials”. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 22.6, 588-598. 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000059
  • Bastidas E., Bressolette P., Chateauneuf A. Sánchez-Silva M., 2009, Probabilistic life- time assessment of RC structures under coupled corrosion–fatigue deterioration processes. Structural Safety, 31, 84–96.
  • Kumar R., Gardoni P., Sánchez-Silva M., 2009, Effect of cumulative seismic damage and corrosion on life-cycle cost of reinforced concrete bridges. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics 38 (7), 887 – 905.
  • Sánchez-Silva M., Rosowsky D.V., Guikema S., 2009, Optimization model for design and operation of transport networks in seismic regions. ASCE – Journal of Infrastructure Sys- tems, 15 (2), 70-79.
  • Sánchez-Silva M., Rosowsky D.V., 2008, Risk, reliability, and sustainability in the develop- ing world. ICE – Structures; Special issue on Structural sustainability, 161 (4), 189-198.
  • Bastidas E., Sánchez-Silva M., Chateneuf A., Ribas Silva M., 2008, Coupled reliability model of biodeterioration and chloride ingress for reinforced concrete structures. Struc- tural Safety. 30 (2), 110-129.
  • Santander C.F., Sánchez-Silva M., 2008, Design and maintenance-program optimization for large infrastructure systems. Int. J. of Structures and Infrastructure Systems, 4(4),297- 309.
  • Sánchez-Silva M., Rosowsky D.V., 2007, Biodeterioration of construction materials: state of the art and future challenges. J. of Materials, ASCE, 20 (5) 352-365.
  • Sánchez-Silva M., Arroyo O., Junca M., Caro S., Caicedo B., 2006, Reliability based design optimization of asphalt pavements. Int. J. of Pavement Engineering, 4 (6) 281-294.
  • Sánchez-Silva M., Arroyo O., 2005, Comparing target spectral design acceleration values by using different acceptability criteria. Structural safety, 27 (2) 73-91.
  • Sánchez-Silva M., Daniels M., Lleras G., Patiño D., 2005, A transport network Reliabil- ity Model for the efficient allocation of resources. Transport research, Part B, 39 (1), 47-63.
  • Sánchez-Silva M., Rackwitz R., 2004, Implications of the High-Quality Index in the design of optimum structures to withstand earthquakes. of Structures, ASCE, 130(6), 969-977.
  • Marek P., Gustar M., Sánchez-Silva M., 2002, Nuevos conceptos para la evaluación de la confiabilidad en el diseño estructural [Approaches for structural reliability assessment]. Revista Internacional de Desastres Naturales, Accidentes e Infraestructura Civil, 2 (2), 33-45.
  • Sánchez-Silva M. Y Rackwitz R., 2002, Optimization and the life quality index as an alternative for the development of new design regulations. Journal of Structural En- gineering, 29 (1), 19-29.
  • Daniels M., Sánchez-Silva M., 2002, Modelación de la confiabilidad y optimización de la inversión en infraestructura vial. Revista de Ingenieiría Universidad de los Andes 16, 74-80.
  • Espinoza J.P., Sánchez-Silva M., 2001, Revisión de los criterios de confiabilidad del código de diseño estructural como alternativa para la competitividad. Revista de Ingenieiría Universidad de los Andes 13, 31-36.
  • Lleras G., Sánchez-Silva M., 2001, Vulnerability analysis of Highway Networks, methodology and case study. Institution of Civil Engineers ICE– Transport, 147 (4), 223-230.
  • Sánchez-Silva M., 2001, Basic concepts on risk analysis and the decision-making process. Civil and Environmental Systems in Civil Engineering, 18, 255-277.
  • Sánchez-Silva M., García L., 2001, Earthquake damage assessment using fuzzy logic and Neural networks. Earthquake Spectra, 17 (1), 89-112.
  • Sánchez-Silva M., Yamín L.E., Caicedo B., 2000, Lessons from the 19 of January 1999 in Central Colombia. Earthquake Spectra, 16 (2), 493-510.
  • Sánchez-Silva M., Klutke G-A and Rosowsky D., 2012, Optimization of the design of infrastructure components subject to progressive deterioration and extreme loads. Structures and Infrastructure Systems, Structure, and Infrastructure Engineering 8(7), 655-667.
  • Sánchez-Silva M., Blockley D.I., Taylor C. A., 1996, Uncertainty Modeling of Earthquake hazards. Journal of Microcomputers in Civil Engineering, 11 (1).

International conferences

  • Amaya-Gómez, R., Schoefs, F., Sánchez-Silva, M., Bastidas-Arteaga (2019). Matching of corroded defects in onshore pipelines based on In-Line Inspections and Voronoi partitions. 11Ëmes JournÈes FiabilitÈ des MatÈriaux et des Structures? Clermont-Ferrand, 24-26 march.
  • Arámbula-Mercado E., Caro S., Rivera Torres Carlos A., Karki Pravat, Sánchez-Silva M. (2019). Evaluation of High Polymer Modified Binders to Improve the Durability of Open- Graded Friction Courses. Proceedings of the 56th Petersen Asphalt Research Conference July 15-17, 2019.
  • Amaya-Gómez, R., Sánchez-Silva, M., Bastidas-Arteaga, E., Schoefs, F., Munoz, F. (2019). Analysis of spatial dependencies of corroding pipelines based on In-line (ILI) inspections. Proceedings of the 24ème Congrès FranÁais de Mécanique. Brest, 26 -30 August.
  • Amaya-Gómez, R., Sánchez-Silva, M., Bastidas-Arteaga, E., Schoefs, F., Munoz, F. (2019) Spatial and temporal corrosion degradation modelling with a Lévy process based on ILI (In-Line) Inspections. In proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Loss Pre- vention and Safety Promotion in the Process Industries and accompanying exhibition” (https://lossprevention2019.org).
  • Amaya-Gómez, R., Sánchez-Silva, M., Bastidas-Arteaga, E., Schoefs, F., Munoz, F. (2019) Spatial and temporal corrosion degradation modelling with a LÈvy process based on ILI (In-Line) Inspections. Proceedings of Loss Prevention 2019, Delft, Nederlands.
  • Torres S., Villarraga D., and Sánchez-Silva M. (2019). Incorporating flexibility in Life-cycle analysis of Infrastructure. Proceedings of the IABSE Symposium: Towards a Resilient Built Environment – Risk and Asset Management. Guimaraes, Protugal March 27-29.
  • Villarraga D., Torres S., and Sánchez-Silva M (2019). Integrating degradation processes, systems’ changeability, and value evolution. Proceedings of the IABSE Symposium: To- wards a Resilient Built Environment – Risk and Asset Management. Guimaraes, Protugal March 27-29.
  • Zuluaga S., Ramirez Oscar, Sánchez-Silva M., Munoz F. (2019). Development of fragility curves for storage tanks subjected to extreme events. Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Applications of Probability and Statistics in Civil Engineering- ICASP; March 26-30 Seul, South Korea.
  • Zuluaga S., Ramirez Oscar, Sánchez-Silva M., Munoz F. (2019). Fragility Curves of Storage Tanks Impacted by Strong Winds. Proceedings of the Loss Prevention 2019 Symposium. TUDelft, June 16-19.
  • Torres S., Villarraga D., and Sánchez-Silva M (2019). Measuring the value of flexible design. Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Applications of Probability and Statistics in Civil Engineering- ICASP; March 26-30 Seul, South Korea
  • Villarraga D., Torres S., and Sánchez-Silva M (2019). Changeability and Value Evolution in Infrastructure Design. Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Applications of Probability and Statistics in Civil Engineering- ICASP; March 26-30 Seul, South Korea
  • Ramirez Olivar O.J., Zuluaga Mayorga S., MuÒoz Giraldo F., Sánchez-Silva M., Salzano E. (2018) The effects of extreme winds on industrial equipment. CISAP8 8th International conference on safety & environment in processes and power industry. 12-14 September 2018 – Milan, Italy
  • Ramírez Olivar O., Zuluaga S., Cruz Ana María, Pinelli J.P., Salzano E., Muñoz F. Sánchez-Silva M. (2018). Vulnerability and Risk Assessment Analysis of Natech Events Caused by Natural Phenomena. Proceedings Hazards28, 15–17 May 2018, Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • Torres and Sánchez-Silva M. (2018) A discussion on the need for flexibility in infrastructure development. Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE2018). 28-31 October 2018, Ghent, Belgium.
  • Lozano-Ramirez J.M., Sánchez-Silva M., (2018) Optimization of public-private partner- ship contracts through a dynamic principal-agent model (shortlisted for student paper award). Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Reliability Engineering and Risk Management (ISRERM), Singapore, from 31 May to 01 Jun 2018.
  • González A.D., Sánchez-Silva M., Dueñas-Osorio L., M., Medaglia, A.L. (2018) Beyond the interdependent network design problem. Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Reliability Engineering and Risk Management (ISRERM), Singapore, from 31 May to 01 Jun 2018.
  • Matos J., Solgaard A., Sánchez-Silva M., Strauss A, Stipanovic I., Casas J., Caprani C, Amber, T., and Akiyama M. (2018). Proceedings of the Life Cycle Cost Management of Concrete Structures. IABSE Conference 2018 – Engineering the Past, to Meet the Needs of the Future. June 25-27, 2018, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Marquez F., Sánchez-Silva M., Husserl J. (2018). Influence of biodeterioration on the mechanical properties of cement mortar. RILEM Technical Committee 253-MCI -Microorganisms- Cementitious Materials Interactions (2013-2018). 25-26 June, Toulouse, France.
  • Amaya-Gomez R., Sánchez-Silva M., Bastidas-Arteaga E., Schoefs F. and Muñoz F. (2018). Modeling of a Multi-hazard degradation mechanism with a Lévy process based on ILI (In- Line) Inspections. Proceedings 54th ESReDA Seminar (25-26 April 2018, Nantes, France)
  • Amaya-Gomez R., Sánchez-Silva M., Bastidas-Arteaga E., Schoefs F., and Muñoz F. (2017) (2018) Pipeline degradation modeling based on multihazard mechanism using ILI inspections. Proceedings JFMS 2018: 10èmes Journées Fiabilité des Matériaux et des Structures 27-28 March 2018 Bordeaux (France)
  • Torres and Sánchez-Silva M. (2018) Review of flexibility measures for the design and operation of infrastructure. Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Reliability
  • Engineering and Risk Management (ISRERM), Singapore, from 31 May to 01 Jun 2018.
  • Torres-Luque M.M., Bastidas-Arteaga E., Alam Y., Schoefs F., Osma J.F., and Sánchez- Silva M. (2018), Chlordetect: Conductimetric Sensor for Chloride Presence Detection on Cement-Based Materials. Sixth International Conference on Durability of Concrete Struc- tures (ICDCS2018), University of Leeds 18-20 July 2018.
  • Matos J., Solgaard A., Santos C., Sánchez-Silva M., Linneberg P., Strauss A, Casas J., Caprani C and Akiyama M. (2017) Life cycle cost, as a tool for decision making on concrete infrastructures. The fib symposium 2017 of the International Federation for Structural Concrete. Maastricht, The Netherlands, June 14-17.
  • Amaya-Gómez R., Dumar V., Sánchez-Silva M., Romero R.P., Arbeláez C.I. and Muñoz F. (2017) How to teach Process Safety in undergraduate Engineering Students: Colombian case. REES 2017ç
  • González, A.D., Dueñas-Osorio, L., Sánchez-Silva M., Medaglia, A.L. and Schaefer A.J. (2017), Optimizing the Resilience of Infrastructure Systems using the Stochastic Interde- pendent Network Design Problem. Procc. International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR2017), 6-10 August, Viena, Austria.
  • Moretti, L. Cantisani, G., Di Mascio, P., Nichele, S., and Caro, S. (2017) “A runway veer-off risk assessment based on a frequency model Part I: Probability Analysis” International Conference on Transport Infrastructure and Systems (TIS). Rome, Italy.
  • Moretti, L. Cantisani, G., Di Mascio, P., Nichele, S., and Caro, S. (2017) “A runway veer-off risk assessment based on a frequency model Part II: Risk analysis” International Conference on Transport Infrastructure and Systems (TIS). Rome, Italy.
  • Castillo, D., and Caro, S. (2017) “Computational study of the influence of form and angularity of coarse aggregates in the linear viscoelastic properties of asphalt mixtures”. Tenth International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields. Athens, Greece.
  • González, A.D., Dueñas-Osorio, L., Medaglia, A.L. and Sánchez-Silva, M., (2016). The time-dependent interdependent network design problem (td-INDP) and the evaluation of multi-system recovery strategies in polynomial time. In H. W. Huang et al., eds. The 6th Asian-Pacific Symposium on Structural Reliability and its Applications. Shanghai, China, pp. 1–7. [Wilson Tang Best Paper Award]
  • Cely-Garcia, M.F., Curriero, F.C., Sánchez-Silva M., Breysse, P.N., Giraldo M., Mendez, Torres-Duque, L.C., Duran, M., Gonzalez-Garcia, M., Parada, P., Ramos-Bonilla, J.P., (2016) Models to estimate asbestos exposure of brake mechanics without sampling. Procc. International Society of Exposure Sciences. Utrecht, The Netherlands, from 9-13 October 2016.
  • Amaya-Gómez R., Villalba N., Sánchez-Silva M., Romero R., Arbelaez C.I., Muñoz F. (2016). Propuesta Para Enseñar Temas Relacionados Con Seguridad De Procesos En Colombia. 7th CCPS Latin American Conference on Process Safety. Lima Perú, August 22-23, 2016.
  • Riascos-Ochoa J. and Sánchez-Silva M., Klutke G-A. (2016), Nonhomogeneous Lévy processes as a degradation model for the efficient reliability estimation of complex systems. Probabilistic Mechanics Conference. Nashville Tennessee, USA, May 22.27
  • Amaya R., Riascos-Ochoa J., Sánchez-Silva M., Muñoz F. (2016), Modeling of pipeline corrosion deterioration mechanism with a Lévy process based on ILI (In-Line) Inspections. Probabilistic Mechanics Conference. May 22-27 Nashville Tennessee, USA.
  • Castillo, D., Caro, S., Darabi, M., and Masad, E. (2016) “Computational evaluation of the role of aggregate shape parameters on the mechanical performance and degradation of asphalt mixtures”. Engineering Mechanics Institute, EMI 2016 Conference. Nashville, USA.
  • Caro S. (2016). “Understanding damage mechanisms in asphalt materials through computational modelling”. Road Materials and Pavement Design 2016 Workshop. Fortaleza, Brazil.
  • Caro, S. (2016) “Characterization and probabilistic modeling of moisture diffusion effects on asphalt mixtures”. ISAP Technical Committee on Constitutive Modeling of Asphalt Materials Workshop Moisture: from damage to resilience. Washington DC, USA.
  • Amaya-Gómez, R., Sánchez-Silva M, Sánchez-Akli A. and Muñoz- Giraldo F., 2015, Pat- tern Recognition Techniques Implementation on Data from In-Line Inspection (ILI). 18th Annual International Symposium Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center, College Sta- tion (USA) October 27-29; pp 1095-1118.
  • Torres M.M., Osma J.F., Sánchez-Silva M., Bastidas-Arteaga E., Schoefs F., 2015, Electrical characterization of Calcium Aluminate (CA) in presence of chloride ions. 14th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement.
  • González, A. D., Dueñas-Osorio, L., Sánchez-Silva M. and Medaglia, A. L. (2015). The Computational Complexity of Probabilistic Interdependent Network Design Problems. In Procc. 12th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP12) (pp. 1–10). Vancouver, Canada, July 12-17.
  • González, A. D., Dueñas-Osorio, L., Medaglia, A. L. and Sánchez-Silva M. (2015). Resilience Optimization as an Interdependent Network Design Problem. In MPE 2013+ Workshop on Natural Disasters, from the Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science (DIMACS). Atlanta, GA, USA.
  • González, A. D., Dueñas-Osorio, L., Sánchez-Silva M. and Medaglia, A. L. (2015). Recovery Dynamics based on the simultaneous use of System Identification and the Inter- dependent Network Design Problem. In Workshop on Information Engines / Control of Interdependent Networks. Santa Fe, NM, USA.
  • Gomez C., Sánchez-Silva M., Dueñas-Osorio L., (2015), Resource Allocation and Uncertainty when Modeling Infrastructure Networks as Socio-technical Systems. Proc. Int. Conference of Applied Probability and Statistics in Civil Engineering, (ICASP12). Van- couver, July 12-17.
  • Cardenas Gallo I., Sánchez-Silva M., Akhavan-Tabatabaei R. (2015), A Markov Regime- Switching Framework Application for Describing El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Patterns. Proc. Int. Conference of Applied Probability and Statistics in Civil Engineering, (ICASP12). Vancouver, July 12-17.
  • Sánchez-Silva M., Riascos-Ochoa J., Akhavan-Tabatabaei R. (2015), A Unified Formal- ism for Reliability Estimation of Degrading Systems. Proc. Int. Conference of Applied Probability and Statistics in Civil Engineering, (ICASP12). Vancouver, July 12-17.
  • Bocarejo J.P., Sánchez-Silva M., Gómez J., Paez D. (2015), Methodology to quantify in economic terms the vulnerability of an interurban road network and prioritize investments for climate change adaptation. 6th International Symposium on Transportation Network Reliability-The Value of Reliability, Robustness and Resilience- 2-3 August 2015, Nara, Japan.
  • Moncada Montoya I. y Sánchez-Silva M. (2015), Modelo de evaluación y mejora de la eficiencia energética en sistemas de bombeo centrífugos de plantas de proceso. Caso de estudio: planta cracking UOP I de la refinería de Barrancabermeja. 7mo Congreso Mundial de Mantenimiento y Gestión de Activos [7th World Maintenance Congress], 20-22 mayo, Cartagena Colombia.
  • Manrique, L., Caro, S., Arambula, E. (2015) “Numerical modeling of raveling in Open Graded Friction Courses (OGFC)” 13th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM13). San Diego, CA.
  • Castillo, D., and Caro, S. (2015) “Methods to include HMA heterogeneity at the multi-scale level using probabilistic principles and simulation techniques”. 13th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM13). San Diego, CA.
  • Wills, J., Caro, S., and Braham, A. (2015) “Impact of material heterogeneity on the fracture properties of asphalt mixtures”. 13th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM13). San Diego, CA.
  • Manrique, L., Caro, S., Arambula, E. (2015) “Numerical modeling of raveling in Open Graded Friction Courses (OGFC)” 13th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM13). San Diego, CA.
  • Paez-Perez D.R., Sánchez-Silva M. (2014). Modeling the principal-agent interaction in the operation of infrastructure systems. The International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE2014), Nov. 16-19. Tokyo, Japan.
  • Gómez C.H., Sánchez-Silva M., Dueñas-Osorio L., 2014, A complexity science approach to resilience in the operation of networked infrastructure systems. World Organization of Systems and Cybernetics (WOSC), Ibague, October 15-17.
  • Díez-Herrero A., Fernández L., Bodoque J.M., Ballesteros J.A., Ruiz-Villanueva V., Sánchez-Silva M. y García F. (2014) Análisis de riesgo de inundaciones en el plan de la actuación local de protección civil de Navaluenga (Ávila). Proceedings of the XIII Reunión Nacional de Geomorfología. Cáceres, España, 9-12 septiembre.
  • Marquez F., Sánchez-Silva M., Husserl J. (2014). Biodeterioration of Portland Cement Mortar Produced by Sulfur Oxidizing Bacteria”. ASCE Pipelines Conference, August 3-6, 2014. Portland, OR.
  • González, A.D., Sánchez-Silva M., Dueñas-Osorio, L. & Medaglia, A.L. (2014). Mitigation Strategies for Lifeline Systems Based on the Interdependent Network Design Problem. In M. Beer, S.-K. Au, and J. W. Hail, eds. Vulnerability, Uncertainty, and Risk: Quantifi- cation, Mitigation, and Management. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), pp. 762–771.
  • Gonzalez A., Dueñas-Osorio L., Medaglia A. and Sánchez-Silva M. (2014) Enhancing the Interdependent Network Design Problem by applying clustering based Recursive Decompo- sition. Conference on Network Science – NetSci 2014; Jun 2-6, 2014, in Berkeley California.
  • González, A. D., Medaglia, A. L., Dueñas-Osorio, L., and Sánchez-Silva M. (2014). Im- proving the Computational Efficiency of the Interdependent Network Design Problem MIP Model. In Annual Meeting of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). San Francisco, CA, USA.
  • Paez-Pérez D., Gómez J., Sánchez-Silva M., Bocarejo J.P. (2014) Metodología para la cuantificación económica de la vulnerabilidad de la red vial interurbana y la priorización de inversiones para la adaptación al cambio climático. Proceedings of the 18th Pan-American Conference of Traffic and Transportation Engineering and Logistics in Santander (Spain), 11 to 13 June 2014.
  • Riascos-Ochoa J., Sánchez-Silva M. (2014). Phase type distributions in shock-based struc- tural deterioration: fitting to real data and reliability estimation. 46th ESReDA Seminar on Reliability Assessment and Life Cycle Analysis of Structures and Infrastructures. May 29th – 30th, 2014, Torino, Italy
  • Sánchez-Silva M. (2014). Review of degradation models and their integration in life-cycle analysis. 46th ESReDA Seminar on Reliability Assessment and Life Cycle Analysis of Structures and Infrastructures. May 29th – 30th, 2014, Torino, Italy.
  • Sánchez-Silva M., Riascos-Ochoa J., Akhavan-Tabatabaei R. (2014). A review of challenges and strategies for modeling structural degradation. Structures Congress, Boston, MA., April 3-5, 2014.
  • Garzón L.X., Caicedo B., Sánchez-Silva M., Phoon K.K. (2014) Physical modeling of soil uncertainty. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Physical Modeling in Geotechnics. Perth, Australia, January 14-17.
  • Caicedo B., Gómez D., Arango G.A., Riascos M.E., 2014, “Physical and numerical modelling of geocell gravity retaining wall”, in 10th International Conference on Geosinthetics, Berlin.
  • Torres M., Sánchez-Silva M., Bastidas-Arteaga E., Schofles F. (2013). Influence of chlo- ride content on dielectric behavior of CA. Materials science and technology. October 27-31. Montreal Quebec (oral presentation without paper).
  • González, A. D., Medaglia, A. L., Dueñas-Osorio, L., Sánchez-Silva, M. and Gómez, Camilo (2013). The Interdependent Network Design Problem applied to infrastructure recovery. In Annual Meeting of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). Minneapolis, USA (Oral presentation).
  • Sánchez-Silva M., Riascos-Ochoa J., Akhavan-Tabatabaei R. (2013) Modeling stochastic degradation using Phase-Type distributions. Proceedings of the European Safety and Reliability conference (ESREL2013). Amsterdam, September 29-October 2.
  • González, A.D., Dueñas-Osorio, L., Medaglia, A.L. and Sánchez-Silva, M. (2014). Resource allocation for infrastructure networks within the context of disaster management. In G. Deodatis, B. Ellingwood, and D. Frangopol, eds. Safety, Reliability, Risk and Life-Cycle Performance of Structures and Infrastructures. New York, USA June 16-20. CRC Press, pp. 639–646.
  • Sánchez-Silva M. Junca M. (2013), Optimum maintenance policies for infrastructure systems subjected to shock-based deterioration. Proceedings of the International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, Columbia University, New York, USA, June 16-20.
  • Gomez C., Sánchez-Silva M. Dueñas-Osorio L. (2013), Evaluation of a complex distributed agent network framework for risk-based decision support in infrastructure engineering. Proceedings of the International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, Columbia University, New York, USA, June 16-20.
  • Buritica J., Sánchez-Silva M. and Tesfamariam S., (2013), Sensitivity analysis of hierarchical decomposition for seismic vulnerability assessment of power transmission systems Conference of the ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute, August 4 – 7, 2013. Northwest- ern University.
  • F. Márquez, M. Sánchez-Silva, and J. Husserl (2013) review of reinforced concrete biodeterioration mechanisms. Proceedings of the VIII International Conference on Frac- ture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures FraMCoS-8 (International center for numerical methods in engineering CMNE,), Toledo 11-14 March 2013, 2087-2096.
  • Gómez C., Castiblanco D., Sánchez-Silva M., Dueñas-Osorio L. (2013), Study of policies for agent collaborative decision-making in risk assessment and management of infrastructure networks. Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE International Multi-Disciplinary Conference on Cognitive Methods in Situation Awareness and Decision Support (CogSIMA), February 26-28, San Diego USA.
  • Caro, S., Sánchez-Silva, M. (2013). “Challenges in modeling the uncertainty in the response of asphalt mixtures”. Third International Workshop in Moisture-Induced Damage. Doha, Qatar.
  • Caro, S., Castillo, D. (2013). “Importance and approaches to consider variability in asphalt mixtures”. 12th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics. Raleigh, United States of America.
  • Buriticá J., Sánchez-Silva M., Tesfamariam S., 2012, Seismic vulnerability assessment of a BC Hydro power transmission system using complex-system based methods. 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (WCEE), 24-28 September. Lisbon Portugal.
  • Gómez C., Castiblanco D., Sánchez-Silva M., Dueñas–Osorio L., 2012, Conceptual and computational insights for a holistic framework of infrastructure management. 2012 IEEE Conference on Cognitive Methods in Situation Awareness and Decision Support (CogSIMA). March 6-8, 2012 – Westin New Orleans Canal Place, New Orleans.
  • Sánchez-Silva M., Riascos-Ochoa J., 2012, Stochastic degradation models of structures subject to multiple hazards. Proc. SEI-ASCE Structures Congress 2012 – Special session: Life-Cycle Performance of Structural Systems under Multiple Hazards, March 29-31, Chicago. (Abstract accepted)
  • Sánchez-Silva M., Riascos-Ochoa J., 2012, Effect of deterioration models in the lifecycle of infrastructure systems, Proc. Asian-Pacific Symposium on Structural Reliability, and its Applications (APSSRA 2012), May 23-25, Singapore. (Paper accepted)
  • Sánchez-Silva M. Klutke G-A, 2012, Stochastic model for degrading infrastructure systems. International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2012). Hofburg Palace, October 3 to 6, Vienna. (Abstract accepted)
  • Klutke G-A and Sánchez-Silva M., 2012, Long-term maintenance of deteriorating infrastructure: inspection strategies for incipient failures. International Symposium on Life- Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2012). Hofburg Palace from October 3 to 6, Vienna. (Abstract accepted)
  • Padgett J.E., Ghosh J., Sánchez-Silva M., 2012, Life-cycle analysis of bridges considering historic seismic damage and aging, Proc. 6th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2012). July 8-12, Lake Como, Italy. (Abstract accepted)
  • Castiblanco D., Faber M., Sánchez-Silva M., 2012, Organizational issues in decision-making for temporary activities. 6th International Forum on Engineering Decisions (IFED). January 26-29, 2012, Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada.
  • Castillo, D., and Caro, S. (2012) “Including the uncertainty of material properties in the structural modeling of flexible pavements”. European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2012). J. Eberhardsteiner et.al. (eds.): Vienna, Austria.
  • Caro, S., Caicedo, B., Varela, D., Monroy, J., Wills, J., Hernandez, M.A., Velasquez, O., Beltran, D. Experimental evaluation of erosion processes in rigid pavements (2015) Airfield and Highway Pavements 2015: Innovative and Cost-Effective Pavements for a Sustainable Future – Proceedings of the 2015 International Airfield and Highway Pavements Conference, pp. 512-523.
  • Gomez C., Sánchez-Silva M., Dueñas-Osorio L., 2011, Resource allocation in infrastructure networks through clustering-based optimization. The Second International Conference on Soft Computing Technology in Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering (CSC2011). September 6-9, Chania, Crete. (Paper Accepted)
  • Gómez C., Sánchez-Silva M., Dueñas-Osorio L., 2011, Clustering methods for risk assessment of infrastructure network systems. Proc. 11th International Conference on Applied Probability and Statistics, ICASP-11. August 3-7, ETH Zurich.
  • Caro S., Castillo D., Sánchez-Silva M., 2011, Stochastic Modeling of the Mechanical Performance of Asphalt Mixtures. Proc. 11th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics. July 25-29, Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
  • Bastidas-Arteaga E., Schoefs F, Sánchez-Silva M., 2011, Probabilistic optimization of the management of corroding RC structures. Proc. ASCE 2011 Structures Congress. April 16-18, 1915-1924. Las Vegas, USA [ISBN 978-0-7844-1171-1].
  • Gómez C., Buriticá J., Sánchez-Silva M., Dueñas-Osorio L., 2011, Vulnerability assessment of infrastructure networks by using hierarchical decomposition methods. Proc. International Conference on Vulnerability, Risk Analysis and Management, ICVRAM-11. April 13-15, 214-221, Maryland [ISBN: 978-0-7844-1170-4].
  • Kraemer K., Virguez-Rodriguez A., Sánchez-Silva M, Faber M.H., 2011, Defining guide- lines for the application of the marginal lifesaving costs principle for risk regulation. Proc. 11th International Conference on Applied Probability and Statistics, ICASP-11. August 3-7, 2011, ETH Zurich.
  • Cely M. F., Ramos-Bonilla J. P., Sánchez-Silva M., Breysse P., Maldonado A., 2010, Personal exposure to asbestos during automotive brake replacement operations in mechanic shops in the city of Bogotá, Colombia. Book of Abstracts 8th International Scientific Conference on Health, Work and Social Responsibility: the occupational hygienist and the integration of environment, health, and safety, IOHA 2010. September 28 – October 2, 159. Roma.
  • Ballesteros J., Bodoque J.M., Sánchez-Silva M., Diez-Herreros A., Nieto A.B., Torp P., 2010, Implementation of new tools and data sources to manage flood risk. Proc. AWRA 2010 Spring Specialty Conference. March 29-31, Orlando, FL (USA).
  • Garcia-Lopez N.P., Sánchez-Silva M., Medaglia A., Chateauneuf A., 2010, An improved hybrid topology optimization approach coupling Simulated Annealing and SIMP (SA-SIMP). Proc. 9th World Congress on Computational Mechanics and 4th Asian Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics (IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng. 10 012183), 19–23 July Sydney, Australia.
  • Tesfamariam S., Sánchez-Silva M., 2010, Fuzzy model of the life-cycle analysis of building in seismic regions. Proc. 9th US national and 10th Canadian conference on earthquake engineering: reaching beyond borders, 25-29 July 2010, Toronto, Paper ID: 1489.
  • Caro, S. (2010). “Retos de la infraestructura vial del futuro”. XV Congreso Latinoamericano de Estudiantes de Ingeniería Civil. Bogotá, Colombia
  • Bastidas-Arteaga E., Schoefs F., Chateauneuf A., Sánchez-Silva M., 2010, Structural re- liability of RC Structures under the combined effect of chloride induced corrosion global warming and cyclic loading. Proc. 5th International ASRANet Conference. June 14-16, Edinburgh.
  • Sánchez-Silva M., Klutke G.A., Rosowsky D., 2009, Probabilistic modeling of deteriorating systems subject to extreme events. Proc. of the International Conference on Structural safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR-09); Ed.: Furuta, Frangopol and Shinozuka. September 13 -17; 1811-1818, Osaka, Japan. Francis Taylor.
  • Sánchez-Silva M., Castro R., Rosowsky D., 2009, Systems modeling of large transportation networks exposed to multiple hazards. Proc. International Conference on Structural safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR-09); Ed.: Furuta, Frangopol and Shinozuka. Osaka, Japan. September 13 -17, 2812-2819. Francis Taylor.
  • Bastidas Arteaga E., Sánchez-Silva M., Chateauneuf A., Bressolette Ph., Schoefs F., 2009, Stochastic assessment of chloride ingress into concrete matrix. Proc. of the International Conference on Structural safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR-09); Eds Furuta, Frangopol and Shinozuka. September 13 -17; 3247-3254, Osaka, Japan. Francis Taylor.
  • Bastidas-Arteaga E., Schoefs F., Chateauneuf A., Sánchez-Silva M. and Capra B., 2009, Probabilistic evaluation of the sustainability of maintenance strategies for RC structures exposed to chloride ingress. IFED, fourth forum on Long-term Policy Making for a Sustainable Society. May 13-16, Sebgokuhara, Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan.
  • Bastidas-Arteaga E., Sánchez-Silva M., Bressolette Ph., Chateauneuf A. and Raphael W., 2008, Assessment of the coupled effect of corrosion-fatigue on the reliability of RC bridges. IABMAS 2008: Proc. 4th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management. July 13-17, Seoul, Korea.
  • Gardoni P, Kumar R., Sánchez-Silva M., 2008, Effect of cumulative seismic damage and corrosion on life-cycle cost of reinforced concrete bridges. Proc. First International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE’08). June 11-14, Varenna, Lake Como, Italy.
  • Bastidas E., Sánchez-Silva M., Chateneuf A., 2007, Structural reliability of RC structures subject to biodeterioration, corrosion and concrete cracking. Proc. ICASP10, July 31- August 3, Tokio Japan.
  • Bastidas-Arteaga E., Philippe Bressolette P., Chatauneuf A et Sánchez-Silva M., 2007, Approches probabilistes et fiabilistes appliquées à la durée de vie des structures. 25èmes Rencontres Annuelles de l’AUGC. May 23-25, Bordeaux, France.
  • Micka M., Gustar M., Marek P. and Sánchez-Silva M., 2006, Comments on the Application of SBRA method considering use of FEM and corresponding computer programs. Proc. of IABSE 2006; Symposium in Budapest on the subject of “Simulation-Based Reliability Assessment of structures. September 13-15, Budapest.
  • Prozzi J. A., Sánchez-Silva M., Caro S., 2005, Uso de Ensayos acelerados para predecir el comportamiento real de carreteras”. Memorias XIII Congreso Ibero-Latinoamericano del Asfalto. Noviembre 20-25, San José, Costa Rica.
  • Hernández M.R. Sánchez-Silva M. and Caicedo B., 2005, Estimation of the mechanical properties of existing multi-layer pavement structures. Proc. International Conference on Structural safety and reliability, ICOSSAR-2005. Ed.: Augusti, G., G.I. Schueller, and M. Ciampoli. June 19-23; 1769-1776, Roma. Millpress, Rotterdam [ISBN 90 5966 040 4].
  • Sánchez-Silva M., Rackwitz R., 2004, Implications of the Life Quality Index in the design of infrastructure systems. Life-Cycle performance of deteriorating structures: assessment design and management. Proc. American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE. Ed.: Fran- gopol M., Bruhwiler E, Faber M., Adey B. March, 263-273, Lausanne, Switzerland.ç
  • Velazco J.L., Caicedo B., Lizcano A., Sánchez-Silva M., 2003, Optimum design of geotechnical structures, Proc. of the International Workshop on Limit State Design in geotechnical Engineering Practice. Ed.: K.K. Phoon, Y. Honjo and Gilbert R.B. June 26, Vol 1, Boston M.A. [ISBN-981-238-784-6].
  • Velazco J.L., Sánchez-Silva M., Lizcano A., 2003, Optimum design of retaining wall structures Proc. 12th Pan-American Conference on soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering and 39th US Rock Mechanics Symposium. June, Boston M.A.(2) 2221-2226.
  • Daniels M., Sánchez-Silva M., 2002, Modelación de la confiabilidad y optimización de la inversión en infraestructura vial. Revista de Ingenieiría Universidad de los Andes 16, 74-80.
  • Espinoza J.P., Sánchez-Silva M., 2001, Revisión de los criterios de confiabilidad del código de diseño estructural como alternativa para la competitividad. Revista de Ingenieiría Universidad de los Andes 13, 31-36.
  • Lleras G., Sánchez-Silva M., 2001, Vulnerability analysis of Highway Networks, methodology and case study. Institution of Civil Engineers ICE– Transport, 147 (4), 223-230.
  • Sánchez-Silva M., 2001, Basic concepts on risk analysis and the decision-making process. Civil and Environmental Systems in Civil Engineering, 18, 255-277.
  • Sánchez-Silva M., García L., 2001, Earthquake damage assessment using fuzzy logic and Neural networks. Earthquake Spectra, 17 (1), 89-112.
  • Sánchez-Silva M., Yamín L.E., Caicedo B., 2000, Lessons from the 19 of January 1999 in Central Colombia. Earthquake Spectra, 16 (2), 493-510.
  • Sánchez-Silva M., Klutke G-A and Rosowsky D., 2012, Optimization of the design of infrastructure components subject to progressive deterioration and extreme loads. Structures and Infrastructure Systems, Structure, and Infrastructure Engineering 8(7), 655-667.
  • Sánchez-Silva M., Blockley D.I., Taylor C. A., 1996, Uncertainty Modeling of Earthquake hazards. Journal of Microcomputers in Civil Engineering, 11 (1).
  • Sánchez-Silva M., Hernández M.R., 2002, Structural damage detection based on changes in the vibration Characteristics”. Proc. of the 3rd World Conference on Structural Control. April 2002, 147-152, Como Italy.
  • Sánchez-Silva M. 2001 Hazard Assessment based on neural networks and fuzzy set theory. Proc. of the International Conference on Structural safety and Risk Analysis., June 17-22. New Port Beach CA.
  • Sánchez-Silva M., Lleras G.C., 1999, Vulnerabilidad de la red vial nacional. Proc. of the Segundo Congreso Internacional sobre Desastres en Carreteras en América Latina [Proc. 2nd international conference on disasters affecting roads in Latin-America], PIARC, May. Cartagena, Colombia.
  • Villanueva E., Sánchez-Silva M., 1998, Fuzzy Sets and Neural Networks: An Alternative for Damage Assessment of Structures”. Risk Analysis 98: Computer Simulation in Risk Analysis and Hazard Mitigation. Proc. of the Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures; 243-252. Valencia, Spain.
  • Sánchez-Silva M., Taylor C. A., Blockley D.I., 1995, Towards an integrated model for seis- mic zonation”. Proc. of the 5th. International Conference on Seismic Zonation. Nice, October.
  • Sánchez-Silva M., Taylor C. A., Blockley D.I., 1995, Hazard management of projects in an earthquake”. Proc. CERRA – ICASP 7, 7th. International Conference on applications of statistics and probability in civil engineering. July. Paris.
  • Sánchez-Silva M., Taylor C. A., Blockley D.I., 1994, Proneness to failure of Buildings in an earthquake: a systems approach. Proc. of 11th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering. September, Vienna.
  • Sánchez-Silva M., Taylor C. A., Blockley D.I., 1994, Evaluation of Proneness to Failure of a Project in an Earthquake”. Proc. Fifth US. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, July, 427-436, Chicago.
  • Sánchez-Silva M., Yamin L., Cardona O.D., 1993, Metodología para la evaluación de vulnerabilidad de centros urbanos. Memorias VIII Seminario Latinoamericano de Ingeniería Sismo-Resistente; 60-69, Merida Venezuela.

Featured projects

04.2019 – 12.2022
Infraestructura Visible Infraestructura Visible is a non-profit initiative of the University of Los Andes that aims to collect, analyze, and centralize information from different government entities on the current and future infrastructure of the country.
Infraestructura Visible
04.2019 – 04.2022
2R soft2R Software is a stand-alone application that provides a variety of tools needed to carry out different types of basic reliability analysis
2R soft
10.2019 – 07.2021
GLOBE The objective of the Global Consensus on Sustainability in the Built Environment - GLOBE - is to direct the attention of the global community, politicians, industry leaders and social decision makers to the critical importance of the built environment for sustainable development at the global and local levels.
GLOBE
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Executed Projects

  • 2019-2020

Eurocode, Model Code 2020; Chapter 29: Economic Performance Evaluation and Life Cycle Cost Analysis. Commissions 7 and 8 10.1.

  • 2016-2019
  • UNGRD – 2018. Study to define and propose National values of maximum individual accidental risk for industrial activities and for fixed installations and transport infrastructure.
  • International Federation for Structural Concrete (FIB) (2016-2019). State of the art in the life of LCC-Design. FIB-TG8.4.m Committee
  •  Colombian Association of Seismic Engineering (AIS) – 2019. Definition of wind maps for Colombia. Colombian Standard for Earthquake-resistant Design.
  • 2000-2002

 Colombian Association of Seismic Engineering (AIS) – 2015. Definition of design loads for bridges.

  • 1996-1998

ICONTEC and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) / Technical Committee 71 / Subcommittee 5 (SC5) – Colombia / USA, 1996-1998, Simplified design standard for concrete structures.

  • 2018

UNGRD – 2018. Study to define and propose National values of maximum individual accidental risk for industrial activities and for fixed installations and transport infrastructure.

  • 2013

PNUD (United Nations Development Program) 2013. Desarrollo de las capacidades locales como estrategia para la reducción de riesgo tecnológico y su incorporación en la planificación territorial.  

  • 2009

District Secretary for the Environment of Bogotá – Colombia, 2009. Structuring of the projects necessary to implement the atmospheric decontamination plan for Bogotá.

  • 2000

EAAB – Colombia, 2000. Mosquera, Madrid, Facatativá and Funza aqueduct and sewerage Master Plan.

  • 2017-2021
  •  ISA-Colombia Coastal Concession -2021. Study of failure mechanisms and durability of the Crespo Tunnel, Cartagena Colombia
  • ODL-Bicentenario (Oleoducto Vivo) – 2020-2021. Support for the development of infrastructure through the Works for Taxes program.  
  • CENIT – 2018-2021. Support for the development of infrastructure through the Works for Taxes program.
  • ECOPETROL – 2017. Definition of a training program in process safety, reliability and integrity.

     

  • 2007-2014
  • ARGOS – Colombia, 2011-2014. Chloride ingress in concrete: numerical and experimental models.
  • ECOPETROL – 2012-2013, Model for risk assessment in pipelines due to climatic factors and external forces.  
  • Colombia Road Prevention Fund, 2011,  Road accident risk models in the main cities of Colombia.
  • IDB Inter-American Development Bank, – USA, 08/2010 – 09/2011, Integrated environmental strategy for sustainable mobility in Bogotá.
  • Hospital del Sur – District Health Secretariat of Bogotá – Colombia, 12 / 2009-12 / 2010, Advisory and technical assistance agreement on health impacts associated with air pollution].   
  • Fundación MAPFRE – Spain, 2009, Life-cycle model of infrastructure systems. PI.
  • Bogotá District Health Secretariat – Colombia, 2009, Decennial plan for Bogota’s air decontamination. RA.
  • IDB Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research – USA, 03/2007 – 03/2010, Emissions and climate in South American mega-cities.
  • 2000-2002
  • Municipio de Herrán. Gobernación Norte de Santander – Colombia, 2002. Risk analysis for the relocation of the municipality of Herrán [Risk analysis and relocation of Herrán].
  • FOPAE – Colombia, 2000, Quantitative analysis of technological risks in the Industrial zone of Bogotá (Fontibón and Puente Aranda) [Qualitative analysis of technological risks in Bogotá’s industrial area (Fontibón and Puente Aranda)].
  • FOPAE – Colombia, 2000-2001, Quantitative analysis of technological risk in Usaquén and Ciudad Kenedy.
  • ARGOS – Colombia, 2011-2014, Chloride ingress in concrete: numerical and experimental models.
  • ECOPETROL – 2012-2013, Model for risk assessment in pipelines due to climatic factors and external forces. 
  • Colombia Road Prevention Fund, 2011, Road accident risk models in the main cities of Colombia.
  • IDB Inter-American Development Bank, – USA,08/2010 – 09/2011, Road accident risk models in the main cities of Colombia.
  • Hospital del Sur – District Health Secretariat of Bogotá – Colombia, 12 / 2009-12 / 2010, Advisory and technical assistance agreement on health impacts associated with air pollution].
  • Fundación MAPFRE – Spain, 2009, Life-cycle model of infrastructure systems. PI.
  • Bogotá District Health Secretariat – Colombia, 2009, Decennial plan for Bogotá’s air decontamination. RA.
  • IDB Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research – USA, 03/2007 – 03/2010, Emissions and climate in South American mega-cities.
  • 1996-1998
  • FOPAE – Colombia, 1999, Study of landslide risks in the El Dorado Bajo neighborhood in Bogotá.
  • FOPAE – Colombia, 1998, Risk Analysis for Floods Caused by the Juan Amarillo River.
  • INGEOMINAS – Colombia, 1998, Development of the integrated information system for risk management in the District – (SIRE).
  • Bogotá District Health Secretariat, 1998, Updating of structural information and guidelines for risk analysis and intervention of the Bogotá hospital network  
  • DNPAD- Colombia, 1997-1999, Conceptual Design of the National System for the Management of Natural Risks.
  • District Health Secretariat Bogotá – Colombia, 1997, Analysis of functional and non-structural vulnerability of the Kennedy hospital (Bogotá).
  • DNP – Uniandes – MIT, 1997, Requirements of the Colombian infrastructure to guarantee competitiveness in the long term.

 

  • 2016-2022
  • COLCIENCIAS (2018-2022). Risk analysis of industrial facilities subject to natural phenomena. Funding for the Adriana María Mesa doctoral program.
  • Florida Department of Transportation (2018). Evaluation of FC-5 with PG 76-22 HP to Reduce Raveling.
  • COLCIENCIAS (2016-2020). Multi-scale reliability modeling in pipes subject to corrosion. Financing Rafael Amaya doctoral program.
  • 2009-2016
  • COLCIENCIAS (2012-2016). Stochastic modeling of the deterioration of systems. Financing Javier Riascos-Ochoa doctoral program.
  • COLCIENCIAS (2011-2016).Chloride ingress in concrete: numerical and experimental models. Financing Magda Marcela Torres doctoral program.
  • CEIBA – Colombia, 2011-2014, Experimental validation of the stochastic nature of geotechnical structures.
  • Qatar Foundation – Qatar, 2011-2014, Asphalt materials degradation process models using micro-mechanical and continuous damage theories.
  • CEIBA – Colombia, 2011-2014, Stochastic modeling of systems deterioration
  • COLCIENCIAS (2009-2012). Hierarchical modeling of infrastructure networks]. Camilo Gómez doctoral program fundin
  • Faculty of Engineering Universidad de Los Andes – 2009, Optimization of structural design.
  • Faculty of Engineering Universidad de Los Andes – 2009, Risk analysis of infrastructure systems.
  • Fundación MAPFRE – Spain, 2009, Life Cycle Analysis of Infrastructure Systems.
  • 2002-2008
  • Southwest Region University Transportation Center Program – USA, 2007-2008, Analysis and assessment of microbial biofilm-mediated concrete deterioration.
  • UTCM – Center for Transportation and Mobility, Texas – USA, 2008, A new systems approach to risk reduction and hazard mitigation of transportation infrastructure networks subject to multiple hazards.
  • Banco de la República – Colombia, 2002, Acceptability of risk as a criterion for competitiveness.

International cooperation

Relevant Links

Software
Journals
Structural Engineering and Mechanics
ASCE Structural Safety SIE
Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics
Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure
Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering
Earthquake Engineering and Structural
Ice International Journal Pavement
Nuclear Engineering and Design
Reliability Engineering and Systems
Organization’s
Stanford - Urban resilience Initiative
IMD-Strategic resilience Disrupted Jcss Cerra Iassar Ifed Sra Sei Ialce
Institutions
Infraestructura visible Ceiba
WRN Willis Research Network
Ove Ditlevsen's website
Grupo GeoSi - Uniandes

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