Jorge E. Hurtado

Brief Bio:

Jorge E. Hurtado is a full professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Manizales Branch, since 1986. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia at Manizales; he received his master in Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, and his doctoral degree in Civil Engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña, Barcelona, Spain. Additionally, he has completed several courses in the area of structures including, a specialization in structures and strength of materials (Construction Institute. St. Petersburg, Russia), the International Seminar on Administration of Disaster Prevention (National Land Agency. Tokio) and the XIV International Course on Earthquake Engineering (UNAM. Mexico). He is author of the book "Structural Reliability: Statistical Learning Perspectives", and he has authored/co-authored numerous papers to leading journals in the field including Structural Safety, Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, Composites Science and Technology, ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Nonlinear Dynamics, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Journal of Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Engineering Structures, Acta Materialia, Computational Materials Science, along with others. He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Structural Safety.

His research interests are random vibrations, stochastic mechanics, numerical methods, statistical learning theory, machine learning, probabilistic models, structural dynamics, earthquake engineering, structural control, structural reliability.

Theses and degrees:

• [1998] Jorge E. Hurtado. Stochastic Dynamics of Hysteretic Structures: Application to the Seismic Analysis of Base Isolated Buildings. Adviser: Prof. Dr. Alex H. Barbat. Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña, Barcelona, Spain, 1998. Ph.D. thesis in Civil Engineering, marking Apto Cum Laude.

• [1994] Jorge E. Hurtado. Definición de la acción sísmica por medio de espectros de energía (translated title: Seismic action definition by means of power spectra). Adviser: Prof. Dr. Alex H. Barbat. Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña, Barcelona, Spain, 1994. Master thesis in Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics.

• [1985] Specialization in Structures and Strength of Materials. Construction Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia.

• [1979] Bachelor in Civil Engineering. Universidad Nacional de Colombia at Manizales.

Teaching:

• 4100685: Advanced Structural Analysis (Actual).

• 4101588: Structural Dynamics (Actual).

• 4101553: Numerical Methods Applied to Civil Engineering (Actual).

• 4100611: Solid Mechanics (Past).

• 4101644: Finite Elements (Past).

• 4101687: Concrete Structures (Past).

Publications:

Books:

• [2004] Jorge E. Hurtado. Structural Reliability - Statistical Learning Perspectives. Springer. 2004. ISBN: 3540219633.

• [2002] Jorge E. Hurtado. Introducción al análisis estructural por elementos finitos. National University of Colombia. Colombia, 2002. ISBN: 958-9322-7.

• [2000] Jorge E. Hurtado. Introducción a la dinámica de estructuras. National University of Colombia. Colombia, 2000. ISBN: 958-9322-5.

Books Chapters:

• [2013] Jorge E. Hurtado. Practical Methods for Uncertainty Analysis in Seismic Design. In: New Trends in Seismic Design of Structures, Chapter 2. N.D. Lagaros, Y. Tsompanakis and M. Papadrakakis, (Editors), Saxe-Coburg Publications, Stirlingshire, Scotland, 29-58. ISBN 978-1-874672-37-1.

• [2013] Y. F. Vargas, L. G. Pujades, A. H. Barbat and J. E. Hurtado. Incremental Dynamic Analysis and Pushover Analysis of Buildings. A Probabilistic Comparison. In: Computational Methods in Stochastic Dynamics, edited by Manolis Papadrakakis, George Stefanou, Vissarion Papadopoulos. Computational Methods in Applied Sciences, 2013, Volume 26, 293-308. Springer. ISBN: 978-94-007-5133-0.

• [2009] Jorge E. Hurtado. A general method for learning intelligent devices in structural reliability. Soft Computing In Civil And Structural Engineering. England, 2009. ISBN:978-1-874672-43-2.

• [2008] Jorge E. Hurtado. Structural robustness and its relationship to reliability. Structural Design Optimization Considering Uncertainties. Taylor & Francis. USA, 2008. ISBN: 04-15452-60-0.

• [2008] Jorge E. Hurtado and Nayle Aguirre. Robust stochastic optimal control of seismically excited buildings. Computational Structural Dynamics And Earthquake Engineering. England, 2008. ISBN: 04-15452-61-9.

• [2007] Jorge E. Hurtado. Optimal Reliability-Based Design Using Support Vector Machines and Artificial Life Algorithms. Intelligent Computational Paradigms In Earthquake Engineering. USA, 2007. ISBN: 1-59904-099-9.

• [2000] Jorge E. Hurtado. Estructuras de edificación. Estructuras Sometidas a Acciones Dinámicas. Spain, 2000. ISBN: 84-89925-68-2.

• [2000] Jorge E. Hurtado. Identificación de sistemas dinámicos. Estructuras Sometidas a Acciones Dinámicas. Spain, 2000. ISBN: 84-89925-68-2.

• [2000] Jorge E. Hurtado. Vibraciones Aleatorias. Estructuras Sometidas a Acciones Dinámicas. Spain, 2000. ISBN: 84-89925-68-2.

• [2000] Jorge E. Hurtado and Omar Dario Cardona. Modelación numérica para la estimación holística del riesgo sísmico urbano, considerando variables técnicas, sociales y económicas. Métodos Numéricos En Ciencias Sociales (Mencis 2000). Spain, 2000. ISBN: 84-89925-71-2.

• [1999] Jorge E. Hurtado, Francisco Zarate and Eugenio Oñate. Stochastic analysis of an impact problem. Stochastic Analysis of Multivariate Systems in Computational Mechanics and Engineering. International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering. Spain, 1999. ISBN: 84-89925-5.

• [1999] Jorge E. Hurtado and Alex Horia Barbat. Advanced Topics in Random Processes. Analysis of Multivariate Systems in Computational Mechanics and Engineering. International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering. Spain, 1999. ISBN: 84-89925-5.

• [1999] Jorge E. Hurtado and Alex Horia Barbat. Seismic stochastic response of base isolated buildings. Advances in Structural Control. International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering. Spain, 1999. ISBN: 84-89925-4.

• [1997] Jorge E. Hurtado and Alex Horia Barbat. Simulation methods in stochastic mechanics. Computational Stochastic Mechanics in a Meta-Computing Perspective. Centro Internacional de Métodos Numéricos en Ingeniería. Spain, 1997. ISBN: 84-8992590.

• [1996] Jorge E. Hurtado, Alex Horia Barbat and Jose Antonio Canas. El espectro de energía sísmica inducida. Homenaje En Honor Al Profesor Fernando De Miguel Martínez. Spain, 1996. ISBN: 8433822306.

• [1996] Jorge E. Hurtado, Alex Horia Barbat, Jose Antonio Canas and Lia Orosco. Tendencias actuales en la definición de la acción sísmica. Física de la Tierra. Universidad Complutense. Spain, 1996.

Articles in peer-reviewed journals:

• [2014] Diego A. Alvarez and Jorge E. Hurtado. An efficient method for the estimation of structural reliability intervals with random sets, dependence modeling and uncertain inputs. Computers & Structures, Vol. 142, p. 54-63, 2014. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruc.2014.07.006

• [2013] Jorge E. Hurtado and Juliana Ramírez. The estimation of failure probabilities as a false optimization problem. Structural Safety, Vol. 45, p. 1-9, 2013. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.strusafe.2013.07.010

• [2013] Jorge E. Hurtado. Assessment of reliability intervals under input distributions with uncertain parameters. Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 32, p. 80-92, 2013. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.probengmech.2013.01.004

• [2013] Jorge E. Hurtado and Diego A. Alvarez. A method for enhancing computational efficiency in Monte Carlo calculation of failure probabilities by exploiting FORM results. Computers & Structures, Vol. 117, p. 95-104, 2013. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruc.2012.11.022

• [2012] Jorge E. Hurtado, Diego A. Alvarez and Juliana Ramírez. Fuzzy structural analysis based on fundamental reliability concepts. Computers & Structures. Vol. 112-113, p. 183- 192, 2012. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruc.2012.08.004

• [2012] Diego A. Alvarez, Jorge E. Hurtado and Daniel Alveiro Bedoya-Ruíz. Prediction of modified Mercalli intensity from PGA, PGV, moment magnitude, and epicentral distance using several nonlinear statistical algorithms. Journal of Seismology, 16(3):489--511, 2012. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10950-012-9291-x

• [2012] Jorge E. Hurtado. Dimensionality reduction and visualization of structural reliability problems using polar features. Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 29:16--31, 2012. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.probengmech.2011.12.004

• [2012] Jorge E. Hurtado, Diego A. Alvarez. The encounter of interval and probabilistic approaches to structural reliability at the design point. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 225-228:74--94, 2012. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2012.03.020

• [2010] Jorge E. Hurtado and Diego A. Alvarez. An optimization method for learning statistical classifiers in structural reliability. Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 25(1): 26--34. 2010. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.probengmech.2009.05.006

• [2009] Daniel Bedoya-Ruiz, Jorge E. Hurtado and Lluis Pujades.

• Experimental and analytical research on seismic vulnerability of low-cost ferrocement dwelling houses. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 6(1):55--62, 2009.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15732470802663789

• [2007] Jorge E. Hurtado. Filtered importance sampling with support vector margin: A powerful method for structural reliability analysis. Structural Safety, 29(1): 2--15, 2007. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.strusafe.2005.12.002

• [2007] Jorge E. Hurtado, Daniel Trias, Josep Costa, Norbert Blanco, R. Garcia. Quality control of CFRP by means of digital image processing and statistical point pattern analysis. Composites Science And Technology, 67:2438--2446, 2007.

• [2007] Jorge E. Hurtado, F. Ikhouane and J. Rodellar. Variation of the hysteresis loop with the Bouc-Wen model parameters. Nonlinear Dynamics, 48(361):361--380, 2007.

• [2006] Daniel Trias, Josep Costa, Bodo Fiedler, Thomas Hobbiebrunken and Jorge.E. Hurtado. A two-scale method for matrix cracking probability in fibre-reinforced composites based on a statistical representative volume element. Composites Science and Technology, 66(11–12):1766--1777, 2006. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2005.10.030

• [2006] Jorge E. Hurtado, Daniel Trias, Josep Costa, A. Turon. Determination of critical size of a statistical representative volume element (SRVE) for carbon reinforced polymers. Acta Materialia, 54:3471--3484, 2006.

• [2006] Jorge E. Hurtado, Daniel Trias, Josep Costa, J. A. Mayugo. Random models versus periodic models for fibre reinforced composites. Computational Materials Science, 38:316--324, 2006.

• [2006] Jorge E. Hurtado, F. Ikhouane and J. Rodellar. Analytical characterization of hysteresis loops describedby the Bouc-Wen model. Mechanics Of Advanced Materials And Structures, 13(6):463--472, 2006.

• [2005] Jorge E. Hurtado, Francisco Zarate and Eugenio Oñate. Reliability estimation of the sheet stamping process using support vector machines. International Journal Of Vehicle Design, 39(1):110--124, 2005.

• [2004] Jorge E. Hurtado. An examination of methods for approximating implicit limit state functions from the viewpoint of statistical learning theory. Structural Safety, 26(3): 271--293, 2004. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.strusafe.2003.05.002

• [2003] Jorge E. Hurtado and Diego A. Alvarez. Classification approach for reliability analysis with stochastic finite-element modeling. ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 129(8):1141--1149, 2003. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2003)129:8(1141)

• [2003] Jorge E. Hurtado and Diego A. Alvarez. Aproximación de funciones implícitas de decisión por medio de máquinas de soporte vectorial (translated title: Approximation of implicit decision functions by means of support vector machines). Revista Internacional de Métodos Numéricos para Cálculo y Diseño en Ingeniería, 19(3):363--382, 2003. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2099/4624

• [2003] Jorge E. Hurtado. Recálculo de estructuras lineales por medio de la transformación de Shanks. Revista Internacional De Metodos Numericos Para Calculo Y Diseno En Ingenieria, 19(2):239--247, 2003.

• [2002] Jorge E. Hurtado and Diego A. Alvarez. Optimización basada en confiabilidad por medio de redes neuronales y algoritmos evolutivos (translated title: Reliability-based optimization by means of neural networks and evolutionary algorithms). Revista Internacional de Métodos Numéricos para Cálculo y Diseño en Ingeniería, 18(4):573--594, 2002. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2099/3379

• [2002] Jorge E. Hurtado, Ricardo Leon Bonett and Lluis Pujades. Generación de acelerogramas artificiales compatibles con un espectro de respuesta: Aplicación a eventos recientes en Colombia y España. Revista Internacional De Metodos Numericos Para Calculo Y Diseno En Ingenieria, 18(2):297--308, 2002.

• [2002] Jorge E. Hurtado. Reanalysis of linear and nonlinear structures using iterated Shanks transformation. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 191:4215--4229, 2002.

• [2002] Jorge E. Hurtado. Analysis of one-dimensional stochastic finite elements using neural networks. Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 17:35--44, 2002.

• [2001] Jorge E. Hurtado. Análisis de elementos finitos estocásticos por estimaciones puntuales y expansión espectral. Revista Internacional de Métodos Numéricos para el Cálculo y el Diseño en Ingeniería, 7:305--316, 2001.

• [2001] Jorge E. Hurtado. Neural Networks in Stochastic Mechanics. Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, 8:303--342, 2001.

• [2001] Jorge E. Hurtado and Diego A. Alvarez. Neural network-based reliability analysis: A comparative study. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 191(1--2):113--132, 2001. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0045-7825(01)00248-1

• [2001] Jorge E. Hurtado, Julian M. Londoño and Maria A. Meza. On the applicability of neural networks for soil dynamic amplification analysis. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 21: 619--631, 2001.

• [2000] Jorge E. Hurtado and Alex H. Barbat. Equivalent linearization of the Bouc-Wen hysteretic model. Engineering Structures, 22: 1121--1132, 2000.

• [1998] Jorge E. Hurtado and Alex H. Barbat. Fourier-based Maximum Entropy Method in Stochastic Dynamics. Structural Safety, 20:221--235, 1998.

• [1998] Jorge E. Hurtado and Alex H. Barbat. Monte Carlo Techniques in Computational Stochastic Mechanics. Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, 5:3--30, 1998.

• [1997] Jorge E. Hurtado and Alex H. Barbat. Vibración aleatoria de edificios con control pasivo e híbrido. Revista de Ingeniería Sísmica, 56:1--8, 1997.

• [1996] Jorge E. Hurtado and Alex H. Barbat. Improved stochastic linearization method using mixed distributions. Structural Safety, 18:49--62, 1996.

• [1996] Jorge E. Hurtado, Alex H. Barbat and Jose A. Canas. Simulación de acelerogramas compatibles con espectros de energía sísmica inducida. Revista Internacional de Métodos Numéricos para el Cálculo y el Diseño en Ingeniería, 12(1):73--91, 1996.

Conference Proceedings:

• Diego A. Alvarez and Jorge E. Hurtado (2013). An efficient random-set approach for the estimation of the bounds of the probability of failure with dependence modelling and uncertain inputs. In Proceedings of ICOSSAR 2013: 11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability. New York. NY, June 16-20, 2013.

• Daniel Bedoya-Ruíz, Jorge E. Hurtado, Diego A. Alvarez (2012). Nonlinear model and seismic vulnerability of ferrocement housing. In: Hugo Wainshtok Rivas, Lázaro Prada Seosane, Iria Granda Castro, editors. Proceedings of FERRO 10. 10th International Symposium on Ferrocement and Thin Reinforced Cement Composites. Palacio de Convenciones de La Habana, Cuba, October 15-17, 2012. pag. 563-574. ISBN 978-959-247-098-9.

• Daniel Bedoya-Ruíz, Diego A. Alvarez, Jorge E. Hurtado (2012). Modelo dinámico no lineal para el comportamiento sísmico de viviendas de ferrocemento. En: Hugo Wainshtok Rivas, Lázaro Prada Seosane, Iria Granda Castro, editores. Memorias de FERRO X. Décimo Simposio Internacional del Ferrocemento y Compuestos Delgados de Cemento Reforzado. Palacio de Convenciones de La Habana, Cuba. Octubre 15-17, 2012. pag. 545--554. ISBN 978-959-247-098-9.

• Jorge E. Hurtado (2012): Estimating failure probability intervals under uncertain input variable distributions. In Proceedings of the 2012 Joint Conference of the Engineering Mechanics Institute and 11th ASCE Joint Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability (EMI/PMC 2012).

• Jorge E. Hurtado (2012): Efficient selection of highly informative samples for metamodel-based reliability analysis. In Proceedings of the 2012 Joint Conference of the Engineering Mechanics Institute and 11th ASCE Joint Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability (EMI/PMC 2012).

• Y.F. Vargas, Ll. Pujades, A.H. Barbat, J.E. Hurtado (2011): Incremental Dynamic Analysis And Pushover Analysis. A Probabilistic Comparison. In Proceedings of the COMPDYN 2011 ECCOMAS Thematic Conference On Computational Methods In Structural Dynamics And Earthquake Engineering, 2011.

• García, F., Escobar, D., Hurtado, J. (2010): Determinación de algunas características operativas del tránsito sobre las vías con fines de modelación, mediante el uso de GPS. XVI Congreso Panamericano de Transporte. Julio 15-18, Lisboa.

• Escobar, D., Garcia, F., Hurtado, J. (2010): Impact on the Accessibility and Operating costs for the inclusion of a new transport infrastructure in the central south region of the Departamento de Caldas (Colombia). 12th World Conference on Transportation Research. July 11-15, Lisbon.

• García, F., Escobar, D., Hurtado, J. (2010): Determination of certain operational characteristics of traffic on the tracks for purposes of modeling, using GPS. 12th World Conference on Transportation Research. July 11-15, Lisbon.

• Pons, J., Bugeda, G., Oñate, E., Zárate, F., Hurtado, J. E. (2009): Robust shape optimization in aeronautics. 8th World Congress on Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. Lisboa, Portugal, 1-5 June, 2009. AIAA/ISSMO (CD-ROM).

• Vargas, Y.F., Pujades, Ll., Barbat, A. H. and Hurtado, J.E. (2008): Incremental Dynamic Analysis And Pushover Analysis. A Probabilistic Comparison. COMPDYN 2011 ECCOMAS Thematic Conference On Computational Methods In Structural Dynamics And Earthquake Engineering. Corfu, Greece, 26–28 May 2011.

• Vargas, Y.F., Pujades, Ll., Barbat, A. H. and Hurtado, J.E. (2008): Probabilistic assessment of the global damage in reinforced concrete structures. 14th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering. 30 August-3 September 2010, Ohrid, Macedonia.

• Vargas, Y.F., Pujades, Ll., Barbat, A. H. and Hurtado, J.E. (2008): Probabilistic assessment of the damage in reinforced concrete structures. 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering. October 12-17, 2008, Beijing, China.

• Pons, J., Oñate, E., Zárate, F., Bugeda, G., Hurtado, J. E. (2008): Non-deterministic shape optimization in aeronautics. 12th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 10-12 September 2008. AIAA/ISSMO (CD-ROM).

• Hurtado, J. E. (2008): A method for reliability-based design mixing support vector machines and particle swarm optimization. 8th World Congress on Computational Mechanics VIII WCCM. Venice, Italy, 30 June-5 July, 2008. IACM (CD-ROM).

• Bedoya, D., Pujades, Ll., Hurtado, J. E. (2007): Comportamiento y fragilidad sísmicas de viviendas de ferrocemento. 3er Congreso Nacional de Ingeniería Sísmica. Girona (España), 8-11 de mayo, 2007.

• Bonett, R. L., Pujades, Ll., Hurtado, J. E. (2007): Una mirada crítica al uso de métodos de análisis estático no lineal para la evaluación del daño en edificios aporticados de hormigón armado. 3er Congreso Nacional de Ingeniería Sísmica. Girona (España), 8-11 de mayo, 2007.

• Hurtado, J. E. and Aguirre, N. (2007): Robust stochastic optimal control of seismically excited buildings. COMPDYN 2007 ECCOMAS Thematic Conference On Computational Methods In Structural Dynamics And Earthquake Engineering. M. Papadarakakis, D. C. Charmpis, N. D. Lagaros and Y. Tsompanakis (eds), Rethymno, Crete, Greece, 13-16 June, 2007.

• Hurtado, J. E. and Aguirre, N. (2006): Robust optimization for earthquake-resistant design. CST2006 The Eighth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology. B. Topping et al. (eds), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain,12-15 September 2006.

• Ikhouane, F. , Rodellar, J. and Hurtado, J. E. (2005): Analytical characterization of hysteresis loops described by the Bouc-Wen model. II ECCOMAS Thematic conference on Smart Structures and Materials. C. A. Mota Soares et al. (eds). Lisbon, Portugal, July 18-21, 2005.

• Hurtado, J.E. (2005): Pattern recognition approaches for estimating a reliability index based on a secant hyperplane. Structural Safety and Reliability - ICOSSAR 05 – Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, Rome, 19-23 June 2005. Edited by G. Augusti, G. I. Schuëller and M. Ciampoli Pg. 2363-2368. Millpress, Rotterdam,. ISBN 90 5966 040 4.

• Hurtado, J. E. (2005): Support vector machines and neural networks for parsimonious Monte Carlo simulation in structural reliability analysis. ECCOMAS International Seminar on Neural Networks and Soft Computing NNSC 2005. Z. Waszcszyszyn (Ed..). Krakow, Poland, June 30 - July 2, 2005 (CD-ROM).

• Trías, D., Costa, J. y Hurtado, J.E. (2005): Determinación del tamaño de un elemento de volumen representativo estadístico. Métodos Numéricos en Ingeniería 2005, Granada, España. Editores José Luis Pérez Aparicio, Antonio Rodríguez Ferran, Joao A. C. Martins, Rafael Gallego y José César de Sá. Sociedad Española de Métodos Numéricos en Ingeniería (SEMNI), Barcelona, 2005 (CD-ROM).

• Trías, D., Maimí, P., Costa, J., Fiedler, B., Hobbiebruncken, T. y Hurtado, J.E. (2005): Un método de dos escalas para la simulación probabílistica de la sección transversal de un compuesto reforzado con fibras largas. Materiales compuestos 05, Valencia, 27-29 de junio, 2005. Editores V. Amigó, J. J. Payá, M. D. Salvador, J. M. Monzó, F. Segovia y V. Borrachero. Asociación Española de Materiales Compuestos (AEMAC), Valencia, 2005 (CD-ROM).

• Trías, D., Costa, J., Turón, A., Renart, J. y Hurtado, J.E. (2005): Tratamiento de imágenes y análisis estadístico de la distribución de fibras en un composite de matriz orgánica. Materiales compuestos 05, Valencia, 27-29 de junio, 2005. Editores V. Amigó, J. J. Payá, M. D. Salvador, J. M. Monzó, F. Segovia y V. Borrachero. Asociación Española de Materiales Compuestos (AEMAC), Valencia, 2005 (CD-ROM).

• Ikhouane, F, Rodellar, J., Hurtado, J. E. (2004): Analytical characterization of hysteresis loops described by the Bouc-Wen model. II ECCOMAS Thematic Conference On Smart Structures and Materials. C.A. Mota Soares et al. (Eds.). Lisbon, Portugal, July 18 - 21, 2005 (CD-ROM).

• Bedoya, D. A., Bonett, R. L., Farbiarz, J., Hurtado, J. E., Pujades, Ll. and Canas, J. A. Seismic Performance of shear walls for ferrocement low-cost housings. Third International Conference of Construction Materials: Performance, Innovations and Structural Implications. Vancouver - Canada, August 22 – 24, 2005.

• Hurtado, J. E. (2004): Alternative structural reliability indexes based on support vector machines. Sixth World Congress on Computational Mechanics VI WCCM. Beijing, China. IACM (CD-ROM).

• Hurtado, J. E. and Álvarez, D. A. (2004): Stochastic control of bridges subject to wind-induced vibrations using separated surfaces. ASCE 9th Joint Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability, Albuquerque, New Mexico. (CD-ROM).

• Zárate, F., Hurtado, J.E., Oñate, E. y Rodríguez, J. A. (2002): Un entorno para el análisis estocástico en mecánica computacional. Métodos numéricos en ingeniería y ciencias aplicadas, Guanajuato, México. Editores E. Oñate, F. Zárate, G. Ayala, S. Botello y S. A. Morales, CIMAT, CIMNE, IACM, UNAM (CD-ROM).

• Trias, D., Mayugo, J. A., Costa, J. y Hurtado, J.E. (2001): Simulación del comportamiento mecánico de materiales compuestos Métodos Numéricos en Ingeniería V, Madrid, España. Editores J. M. Goicolea, C. Mota Soares, M. Pastor y G. Bugeda. Sociedad Española de Métodos Numéricos en Ingeniería (SEMNI), Madrid, 2002 (CD-ROM).

• Trias, D., Costa, J. Hurtado, J.E. y Blanco, N. (2001): Simulación mediante métodos de Monte Carlo y estadística espacial del efecto de la desalineación de las fibras en el comportamiento mecánico de un laminado. Actas del cuarto congreso nacional de materiales compuestos, Gijón, España. Editores A. Fernández Canteli, F. J. Belzunce y París. 281-288. Asociación Española de Materiales Compuestos (AEMAC), Gijón. ISBN G-33532912.

• Hurtado, J.E. and Barbat, A.H. (2001): Stochastic finite element analysis via neural classifiers. Structural Safety and Reliability - ICOSSAR 01 – Proceedings of the Eight International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, Newport Beach, California, USA, 17-22 June 2001. Edited by R.B. Corotis, G. I. Schuëller, M. Shinozuka. Pg 132 (abstract), CD-ROM (paper). A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, The Netherlands. ISBN 90 5809 197 X.

• Silva, F. L., Rivera, J. L., Ruiz, S.E., Hurtado, J.E. (2001): Influence of the mathematical model of the seismic input on the non-Gaussian response of nonlinear systems. Structural Safety and Reliability - ICOSSAR 01 – Proceedings of the Eight International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, Newport Beach, California, USA, 17-22 June 2001. Edited by R.B. Corotis, G. I. Schuëller, M. Shinozuka. Pg 268 (abstract), CD-ROM (paper). A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, The Netherlands. ISBN 90 5809 197 X.

• Hurtado, J.E. (2001): Stochastic finite element analysis using point estimates. Second European Conference on Computational Mechanics, ECCM-2001, Cracovia, Polonia, 26-29 junio, 2001, paper No. 455. Cracow University of Technology, Cracovia, 2001 (CD-ROM). ISBN: 83-85688-68-4.

• Hurtado, J.E., Londoño, J. M., Meza, M. A. (2001): Soil dynamic amplification analysis using neural networks. Second European Conference on Computational Mechanics, ECCM-2001, Cracovia, Polonia, 26-29 junio, 2001, paper No. 13. Cracow University of Technology, Cracovia, 2001 (CD-ROM). ISBN: 83-85688-68-4.

• Hurtado, J.E., Alvarez, D. A. and Barbat, A.H. (2001). Monte Carlo analysis of structural systems using neural networks. En Monte Carlo simulation - Proceedings of the international conference on Monte Carlo simulation, MCS-2000, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 18-21 June 2000, edited by Schuëller, G.I. and Spanos, P.D., pg. 265-271. A.A.Balkema, Publishers, Lisse, The Netherlands. ISBN: 90 5809 188 0.

• Bonett, R. L., Pujades, L. G. and Hurtado, J.E. (2000): Seismic ground motion signal from design spectrum. Application to recent seismic events occurred in Spain and Colombia. Proceedings of the XXVII General Assembly of the European Seismological Comission ESC2000, Lisboa, 10-15 September, 2000. ESC, Lisboa, 2000.

• Cardona, O. D. and Hurtado, J.E. (2000): Holistic approach for urban seismic risk evaluation and management. Sixth International Conference on Seismic Zonation, paper No. 188. EERI, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.

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