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1 Curriculum Vitae Personal data Miroslav Vořechovský Institute of Structural Mechanics Faculty of Civil Engineering Brno University of Technology Veveří Brno Czech Republic Education Tel.: (+420) Born on February 7, 1977 in Brno, Czech Republic married (wife Dita), 2 children (son Martin *2008, daughter Hana *2011) Czech nationality 09/ /2000 Master s degree Ing. (equiv C-Eng or MSc) Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic. Diploma thesis: On reliability calculations of problems of nonlinear continuum mechanics (in Czech) 09/ /2004 Doctoral degree Ph.D., Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic. Dissertation: Stochastic Fracture Mechanics and Size Effect (in English) Awards, honors and scholarships 06/2000 Award of Dean, Brno University of Technology (BUT) 06/2000 Diploma thesis Award, Brno University of Technology 06/2000 Rector s Prize (Chancellor of BUT), Brno University of Technology 01/2001 Doctoral scholarship, Hlávka foundation, Prague 05/2001 Electricité de France, Conference Stipend of Excellence, FraMCoS, France, Paris, /2002 Award of Josef Hlávka foundation, Prague 05/2002 Travel stipend for conference in Scotland, Dundee 09/ /2003 Preciosa scholarship 09/2002 A good paper award at the 4 th International Ph.D. Symposium in Civil Engineering, Munich, Germany 05/2003 M.I.T. Young Researcher Fellowship (award), 2 nd M.I.T. Conference, Boston, USA 06/2003 Cerra conference award, ICASP 9 conference, San Francisco, USA 09/ /2004 Fulbright Doctoral Fellowship, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA 09/2004 Rector s Prize (Chancellor of BUT), Brno University of Technology 02/2005 Trimo Research Award 2005, Trimo corporation, Slovenia 2006 Professional CV record in Marquis Who s who in the World 2007, 24th Ed Award by Engineering academy of the Czech Republic for the best paper in Engineering Mechanics journal in Winner of the University competition Top 10 Excelence VUT 2007 for the most productive scientists at the Brno University of Technology, category Publications.

2 Specialization, research interests Memberships, activities since 09/2000 Nonlinear fracture mechanics with focus on stochastic aspects. Size effects, scaling in structures. Behavior of fibers, yarns and fiber-reinforced composites. Efficient methods of reliability engineering, mathematical statistics(random variables, random fields and processes, extreme value theories) connected with nonlinear fracture mechanics methods (research on behavior of quasibrittle materials/structures). Stochastic optimization techniques, structural safety and reliability, stochastic computational mechanics, Monte Carlo simulation techniques, genetic algorithms. Programming and software development. member of FRaMCoS society (FRacture Mechanics of Concrete Structures) since 01/2004 since 02/2005 since 06/2007 member of ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) member of the Czech Society of Mechanics member of Cerra the Civil Engineering and Risk Association Academic senate and Branch council (Structures and transportation constructions) 09/2000 Member of Local Organizing Committee: Workshop 3RE, Institute of Structural mechanics TUB together with Institute of Structural Mechanics, Weimar, Germany 06/2005 Member of Local Organizing Committee: 2 nd International symposium Nontraditional cement & concrete. Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic 01/2007 Member of Organizing Committee: Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Juniorstav (Scientific PhD international workshop) 2009 Member of local Committee: Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Seventh International scientific conference on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of founding the Faculty Civil Engineering and 14th anniversary of Civil Engineering trade fairs in Brno (session 9 - Structural Mechanics) 06/2012 Chair of The fifth conference on Reliable Engineering Computing (REC2012) Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering International cooperation since 2003 Prof. Z. P. Bažant Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA: stochastic fracture mechanics of quasibrittle materials since 2003 Dr. R. Chudoba, Technical University of Aachen(RWTH Aachen), Germany: stochastic fracture mechanics of textile reinforced concrete, computational mechanics Teaching experience since 09/2000 Institute of Structural Mechanics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic: Elasticity & Plasticity Reliability of structures Structural Analysis I Structural Mechanics I Fundamentals of Structural Mechanics Selected Topics of Structural Mechanics I Selected Topics of Structural Mechanics II Nonlinear Mechanics

3 Participation in research projects Material models of concrete for the assessment of severe accidents in nuclear industry. Project of the Czech Science Foundation (GACR) GACR 103/97/K Risk assessment of structures - the loss of load-bearing capacity and serviceability of thin-walled structures. Project of the Czech Science Foundation(GACR) 103/00/ Theory, reliability and mechanism of damage statically and dynamically stressed structures. Project of the Czech Ministry of Education MSMT SARA: Structural Analysis and Reliability Assessment, International project of Brno University of Technology (Czech Republic), BOKU Vienna (Austria), Červenka Consulting Prague(Czech Republic), TU Vienna (Austria), and University Trento(Italy). Sponsored by Brenner Autobahn, Italy, member of team. 01/ /2003 Grant of the German Science Foundation(DFG) in the framework of the Collaborative Research Center / /2004 U.S. National Science Foundation under grant CMS to Northwestern University NU (Prof. Z.P. Bažant) Nonlinear Fracture Mechanics of Concrete with Utilization of Stochastic Finite Elements and Random Fields. Project of the Grant Agency of Czech republic GACR 103/02/ Model identification and optimization at material and structural levels. Project of the Grant Agency of Czech republic GACR 103/04/ VITESPO Virtual testing of structural safety and reliability. Joint project of Červenka Consulting and Brno University of technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering. Sponsored by the Czech Academy of sciences under the project No. T / /2007 Statistical aspects of structural size effect. Main investigator ( Key person ). University of technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering. Sponsored by the Czech Ministry of Education under the project No. 1K / /2006 Adaptive probabilistic modeling of localization, failure and size effect of quasi-brittle materials. Aachen University of technology, RWTH. Sponsored by DFG, Germany. 01/ /2008 Probabilistic nonlinear finite element method with h-adaptivity. Responsible investigator. Project of the Grant Agency of Czech republic GACR 103/06/P086. Project evaluated as excellent. 01/ /2009 CIVAK Center for integrated design of progressive building structures. (research center). Sponsored by the Czech Ministry of Education under project no. 1M / /2007 FRVS 2164(Type Aa): Experimental laboratory of the Institute of Structural mechanics. Capitation grant: CZK Sponsored by the Czech Ministry of Education Soft computing in structural mechanics. Project of the Grant Agency of Czech republic GACR 103/07/ Rozvoj numerických metod analýzy problémů stochastické výpočtové mechaniky. Responsible investigator. Project of the Grant Agency of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic AVČR KJB Moderní kompozitní konstrukce. Co-investigator. Project of the Czech Science Foundation GACR GD103/09/H / /2008 FRVS 2164 (Type Aa): Výukové videosekvence doplňující výklad nelineární lomové mechaniky. Co-investigator. Sponsored by the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic FRVŠ 801/2008 (Type G1). 01/ /2010 FRVS 2378/2010 (Type Aa): Řešené úlohy z oblasti spolehlivosti stavebních konstrukcí. Co-investigator. Sponsored by the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic FRVŠ (Type G1) Vývoj a implementace výpočtové platformy pro simulaci kvazi-duktilních kompozitů kombinujících krátká vlákna se strukturovanou průběžnou výztuží. Responsible investigator. International project. Project of the Czech Science Foundation GACR P105/10/J028.

4 StruRel Spolehlivost konstrukcí s použitím statistické mechaniky. Responsible investigator. International project. Project of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic ME / /2012 FRVS 1089/2012 (Type Aa): Řešené numerické příklady do předmětu Pružnost a pevnost. Co-investigator. Sponsored by the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic FRVŠ (Type G1) StochFra Stochastic discrete modeling of fracture processes in quasibrittle materials. International project. Project of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic LH Student research competitions 1997 session Applied Physics: Thermal dependence measuring of modulus of elasticity of special structural materials using dynamic methods. (Awarded by 1 st prize) 1998 session Structural Mechanics: Price optimization of deteriorated RC structure in time. (Awarded by 1 st prize) 2000 in session Structural Mechanics: Application of reliability methods at monitoring of size effect on carrying capacity of concrete structures 2000 in session Structural Mechanics: Probabilistic nonlinear analysis of steel frames focused on reliability level according to Eurocodes. (Awarded by 1 st prize) Professional stays, visiting positions 04/2001 PhD course Elastic and Inelastic Analysis of Heterogeneous Materials. Certificate of Attendance from Czech university in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Structural Mechanics 07/ /2001 summer school (two-week course) Advanced Studies in Structural Engineering and CAE, 9 th European Summer Academy Certificate of Attendance from Bauhaus University Weimar, Germany, Civil & Structural Engineering. Passed final oral examination with the mark A (ECTS Grade) and therefore credited with 7 ETCS credits 08/ /2001 Professional 6-week training IAESTE, Croatia, Zagreb. The Dalekovod Company. Focus on Antennae towers, transmission lines (steel structures); Foundations of structures (concrete structures and soil mechanics) 01/ /2003 Visiting research position in Aachen, Germany. Invited lectures. Cooperation on development of methodology and software for consideration of stochastic aspects in failures of Textile Reinforced Concrete 04/ /2003 Visiting research position in Aachen, Germany. Invited lectures. Cooperation on development of methodology and software for consideration of stochastic aspects in failures of Textile Reinforced Concrete 06/ /2003 Visiting research position at Prof. Z.P. Bažant: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA 08/2003 Fulbright preacademic training, University of Philadelphia, USA 08/ /2004 Visiting research position (Fulbright scholarship) at Prof. Z.P. Bažant: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA (extension supported by NSF grants to Prof. Z.P. Bažant) 11/ /2005 Research position in Aachen, Germany. Cooperation on development of methodology and software for consideration of stochastic aspects in failures of concrete structures. since 2005 Research stays in Aachen, Germany, at least twice a year for at least one week. Cooperation on development of methodology and software for consideration of stochastic aspects in failures of concrete structures.

5 Related experience, positions Faculty of Civil Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Czech republic. Researcher and Assistant professor. since 2007 Faculty of Civil Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Czech republic. Researcher and Associate professor. 08/2004 JAPE projekt, Ltd. Structural design and computations. Consultant. since 2001 IT Technologies: Software design and programming within the project SARA (reliability software FReET, see Languages Czech native language, English and Slovak speaks fluently and read/write with high proficiency, Russian basics of language Computer skills Operating systems MS Windows R, MS DOS R, Linux Languages Applications C++, FORTRAN 77, Pascal, BASIC, HTML MSOffice R, Corel-DRAW,SBETA/ATENA,L A TEX,XEmacs,ANSYS,NEXIS, FEAP, Maple, Matlab, MS Visual Studio, Eclipse Interests Music, Sport Scientometrics H-index Citations according to Scopus database: 7 (6 when excluding self citations of all authors) Number of citations according to Web of Knowledge: 121 (Sum of Times Cited without self-citations is 81) Brno, March, 2011

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7 List of published papers (as of March 12, 2012) Papers in Refereed Journals (1j) Chudoba, R., Vořechovský, M., Konrad, M., 2006b. Stochastic modeling of multi-filament yarns I: Random properties within the cross-section and size effect. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 43 (3-4), (2j) Vořechovský, M., Chudoba, R., Stochastic modeling of multi-filament yarns II: Random properties over the length and size effect International Journal of Solids and Structures, 43 (3-4), (3j) Vořechovský, M., 2006b. Interplay of sources of size effects in concrete specimens studied via computational stochastic fracture mechanics. Engineering mechanics, 13 (5), (4j) Bažant, Z. P., Vořechovský, M., Novák, D., 2007b. Asymptotic prediction of energetic-statistical size effect from deterministic finite element solutions. Journal of Engineering Mechanics (ASCE) 133 (2), (5j) Vořechovský, M., 2007a. Interplay of size effects in concrete specimens under tension studied via computational stochastic fracture mechanics. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 44 (9), (6j) Bažant, Z. P., Pang, S. D., Vořechovský, M., and Novák, D., 2007a. Energetic-statistical size effect simulated by SFEM with stratified sampling and crack band model. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 71 (11), [Also a Report, 2005, Dept. of Civil Engrg., Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois]. (7j) Chudoba, R., Vořechovský, M., Eckers, V., Gries, T., 2007c. Effect of twist, fineness, loading rate and length on tensile behavior of multifilament yarns (a multivariate study). Textile Research Journal (Sage) 77 (11), (8j) Vořechovský, M., Simulation of simply cross correlated random fields by series expansion methods. Structural safety (Elsevier) 30 (4), (9j) Vořechovský, M., Sadílek, V., 2008a. Computational modeling of size effects in concrete specimens under uniaxial tension. International Journal of Fracture (Springer) 154 (1-2), (10j) Vořechovský, M., Novák, D., Correlation control in small sample Monte Carlo type simulations I: A Simulated Annealing approach. Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics (Elsevier), 24 (3), (11j) Vořechovský, M., 2010b. Incorporation of statistical length scale into Weibull strength theory for composites. Composite Structures, 92 (9),

8 (12j) Eliáš, J., Frantík, P., Vořechovský, M., Improved sequentially linear solution procedure. Engineering Fracture Mechanics 77 (12), (13j) Vořechovský, M., 2011c. Discussion of Mechanism behind the Size Effect Phenomenon by Xiaozhi Hu and Kai Duan, Journal of Engineering Mechanics 137 (4):304. doi: /(asce)em (14j) Vořechovský, M., M., Sadílek, V., 2011c. Probabilistic determination of the number of fibers bridging a crack in short fiber reinforced composites. Bulletin of Applied Mechanics 7 (26), (15j) Chudoba, R., Vořechovský, M., Rypl, R Identification of the effective bundle length in a multifilament yarn from the size effect response. Journal of Composite Materials - SAGE 45 (25), (16j) Eliáš, J., Vořechovský, M., 2012 The effect of mesh density in lattice models for concrete with incorporated mesostructure. Key Engineering Materials , (17j) Boštík, J., Miča, L., Vořechovský, M., 2012 Posouzení únosnosti plošného základu - část 1: návrh pomocí metody dílčích součinitelů. Stavební obzor (1). (18j) Vořechovský, M., Miča, L., Boštík, J., 2012 Posouzení únosnosti plošného základu - část 2: ověření spolehlivosti návrhu plně pravděpodobnostní metodou. Stavební obzor (2). (19j) Vořechovský, M., 2012a. Correlation control in small sample Monte Carlo type simulations II: Analysis of estimation formulas, random correlation and perfect uncorrelatedness. Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics (Elsevier), in press. (20j) Vořechovský, M., 2012b. Vořechovský, M., Optimal singular correlation matrices estimated when sample size is less than the number of random variables. Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics (Elsevier), accepted. (21j) Chudoba, R., Sadílek, V., Rypl, R., Vořechovský, M., Using python for scientific computing: an efficient and flexible evaluation of the statistical characteristics of functions with multivariate random inputs. Computer Physics Communications (Elsevier), in review. (22j) Vořechovský, M., 2009a. Correlation control in small sample Monte Carlo type simulations. III: Performance study, multivariate modeling and copulas. Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, in review. Books, book chapters (1b) Chudoba, R., Konrad, M., Vořechovský, M., Roye, A., 2007b. Thin fiber and textile reinforced cementitious systems (SP-244). ACI Special publication, Corina-Maria Aldea (Ed.). Chapter 3: Numerical and experimental study of imperfections in the yarn and its bond to cementitious matrix. American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, pp , electronic book on CD-ROM. ISBN (2b) Vořechovský, M., 2009h. Scaling in Solid Mechanics. Vol. 10 of the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM) Bookseries ( Springer, Ch. Statistical length scale in Weibull strength theory and its interaction with other scaling lengths in quasibrittle failure, pp , the IUTAM Bookseries publishes the proceedings of IUTAM symposia under the auspices of the IUTAM Board. ISBN Invited seminars, lectures (1l) Vořechovský, M., Applied stochastic fracture mechanics and size effect, Lecture given at RWTH Aachen, Germany. (2l) Vořechovský, M., Chudoba, R. and Konrad, M., Determination of material characteristics of multi-filament yarns: Phenomena, Experiments, Models and their relations. Lecture given at RWTH Aachen, Germany. (3l) Vořechovský, M., Numerické stanovení materiálových charakteristik mnoho-vláknových svazků. Lecture given at Brno University of Technology, Institute of Structural Mechanics, Czech Republic.

9 (4l) Vořechovský, M., Material characteristics of composite structure: multi-filament yarns and textile reinforced concrete. Lecture given at Northwestern University, Evanston, USA. (5l) Vořechovský, M., 2004b. Statistical alternatives of combined size effect on nominal strength for structures failing at crack initiation. Lecture given at the Czech Academy of Sciences - Institute of physics of materials of the ASCR, (18c). (6l) Vořechovský, M., Stochastické modelování mechanického chování vláken, svazků vláken a kompozitů vyztužených vlákny. Lecture(s) given at the Technical University of Liberec. (7l) Novák, D., Vořechovský, M., Small-sample simulation for uncertainties modeling and inverse analysis in engineering: Theory, software and applications. Lecture given at the DPRI (Disaster Prevention Research Institute) Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, Japan on 27/07. Organized by Prof. H. Tanahashi. (8l) Novák, D., Vořechovský, M., Small-sample simulation for uncertainties modeling and inverse analysis in engineering: Theory, software and applications. Lecture given at the Tohoku Institute of Technology, Sendai, Japan on 30/07. Organised by Prof. H. Akita. (9l) Vořechovský, M., Sept 21, Stochastic fracture mechanics, University of Alicante, Spain, Lecture within the MECÁNICA DE LOS MEDIOS CONTINUOS (WORKSHOP ON CON-TINUUM MECHANICS) series. Papers at Foreign Conferences 2001 (1z) Novák, D., Vořechovský, M., Pukl, R. and Červenka, V., Statistical nonlinear analysis - size effect of concrete beams. In: de Borst, R. et al. (Eds.), 4 th Int. Conference FraMCoS Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures. Swets & Zeitlinger, Lisse. Cachan, France, pp Acknow. GACR 103/00/0603 and (2z) Kala, Z., Novák, D., Vořechovský, M., Probabilistic nonlinear analysis of steel frames focused on target reliability of Eurocodes. In: Corotis, R. et al. (Eds.), ICoSSaR 01 8 th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability. A.A.Balkema Publishers, Netherlands. Newport Beach, California, USA, p (3z) Vořechovský, M., Novák, D., Probability of failure using reliability design concept of Eurocodes. In: TRANSCOM th European Conference of Young Research and Science Workers in Transport and Telecommunications. EDIS Press, Žilina, Slovak Republic (4z) Veselý, V., Keršner, Z., Stibor, M., Vořechovský, M., Efektivní hodnota lomové houževnatosti z krychle se zǎŕezy(effective fracture toughness on notched cubes). In: Kmeť, S. and Krištofovič, V. (Eds.), VII International Scientific Conference, Section 9: Structural Mechanics. Košice (Medzev), Slovak Republic, pp (5z) Vořechovský, M., Veselý, V. and Pukl, R., 2002c. Statistical nonlinear analysis of concrete structures. In: Kmeť, S. and Krištofovič, V. (Eds.), VII International Scientific Conference, Section 9: Structural Mechanics. Technical University of Košice, Košice (Medzev), Slovak Republic, pp (6z) Vořechovský, M., Novák, D.and Rusina, R., 2002a. A new efficient technique for samples correlation in Latin Hypercube Sampling. In: Kmeť, S. and Miron, P. (Eds.), VII International Scientific Conference, Section 1: Applied Mathematics. Technical University of Košice, Košice, Slovak Republic, pp (7z) Novák, D., Pukl, R., Vořechovský, M., Rusina, R. and Červenka, V., 2002b. Structural reliability assessment of computationally intensive problems - nonlinear FEM analysis. In: Das, P. (Ed.), 1 st International ASRANet Colloquium. Glasgow, Scotland, pp. CD ROM proc.

10 (8z) Vořechovský, M., Pukl, R., Veselý, V., Červenka V. and Rusina, R., 2002b. Statistical nonlinear analysis of concrete structures. In: Dhir, R., Jones, M. R., Zheng, L. (Eds.), International Congress on Challenges of Concrete Construction, Seminar 3. Dundee, Scotland, pp (9z) Vořechovský, M., Novák, D., Correlated random variables in probabilistic simulation. In: Schießl, P. et al. (Eds.), 4 th International Ph.D. Symposium in Civil Engineering. Vol. 2. Millpress, Rotterdam. Munich, Germany, pp Awarded paper (10z) Vořechovský, M., Novák, D., 2003a. Efficient random fields simulation for stochastic FEM analyses. In: Bathe, K. (Ed.), 2 nd M.I.T. Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics. Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford, UK. Cambridge, USA, pp Awarded paper. (11z) Novák, D., Vořechovský, M., Rusina, R., 2003b. Small-sample probabilistic assessment - FREET software. In: Der Kiureghian, A. et al.(eds.), ICASP 9, International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering. Millpress, Rotterdam, San Francisco, USA, pp (12z) Vořechovský, M., and Novák, D., 2003b. Statistical correlation in stratified sampling. In: Der Kiureghian, A. et al. (Eds.), ICASP 9, International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering. Millpress, Rotterdam. San Francisco, USA, pp (13z) Novák, D., Bažant, Z. P., Z. and Vořechovský, M., 2003a. Computational modeling of statistical size effect in quasibrittle structures. In: Der Kiureghian, A. et al. (Eds.), ICASP 9, International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering. Millpress, Rotterdam. San Francisco, USA, pp (14z) Bažant, Z. P., Pang, S. D., Vořechovský, M., Novák, D.and Pukl, R., Statistical size effect in quasibrittle materials: Computation and extreme value theory. In: Li, V. C. et al. (Eds.), 5 th Int. Conference FraMCoS Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures. Vol. 1. Ia-FraMCos. Vail, Colorado, USA, pp (15z) Vořechovský, M., and Novák, D., Modeling statistical size effect in concrete by the extreme value theory. In: Walraven, J. et al. (Eds.), 5 th International Ph.D. Symposium in Civil Engineering. Vol. 2. A.A. Balkema Publishers, London. Delft, The Netherlands, pp (16z) Vořechovský, M., Bažant, Z. P.and Novák, D., 2005a. Procedure of statistical size effect prediction for crack initiation problems. In: Carpinteri, A. (Ed.), ICF XI 11 th International Conference on Fracture. Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy, pp. CD ROM proc, abstract page (17z) Chudoba, R., Konrad, M., Mombartz, M., Vořechovský, M., Meskouris, K., 2005a. Multiscale modeling of textile reinforced concrete within a consistent modeling framework. In: Ramm, E., Wall, W. A., Bletzinger, K.-U., Bischoff, M. (Eds.), 5 th International Conference on Computation of Shell and Spatial Structures. CD-ROM proc., Salzburg, Austria, pp (18z) Vořechovský, M., and Novák, D., Simulation of random fields for stochastic finite element analyses. In: Augusti, G., Schuëller, G. I., Ciampoli, M. (Eds.), ICoSSaR 05 the 9 th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability. Millpress Rotterdam, Netherlands, Rome, Italy, pp (19z) Bažant, Z. P., Vořechovský, M., and Novák, D., 2005b. Role of deterministic and statistical length scales in size effect for quasibrittle failure at crack initiation. In: Augusti, G., Schuëller, G. I., Ciampoli, M. (Eds.), ICoSSaR 05 the 9 th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability. Millpress Rotterdam, Netherlands, Rome, Italy, pp

11 (20z) Vořechovský, M., and Chudoba, R., 2005b. Statistical length scale for micromechanical model of multifilament yarns and size effect on strength. In: Augusti, G., Schuëller, G. I., Ciampoli, M. (Eds.), ICoSSaR 05the9 th InternationalConferenceonStructuralSafetyandReliability. Millpress Rotterdam, Netherlands, Rome, Italy, pp (21z) Novák, D., Vořechovský,M., Lehký, D., Rusina, R. Pukl, R., and Červenka, 2005b. Stochastic nonlinear fracture mechanics finite element analysis of concrete structures. In: Augusti, G., Schuëller, G. I., Ciampoli, M. (Eds.), ICoSSaR 05 the 9 th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability. Millpress Rotterdam, Netherlands, Rome, Italy, pp (22z) Pukl, R., Červenka, J., Červenka, V., Novák, D., Vořechovský, M., Lehký, D., Deterministic and statistical models for nonlinear FE analysis of FRC-based structures. In: Pauser, M. (Ed.), 1 st Central European Congress on Concrete Engineering: Fibre Reinforced Concrete in Practice. Austrian society for concrete and construction technology, Graz, Austria, pp (23z) Novák,D., Keršner,Z., Lehký, D., Řoutil, L., Vořechovský,M., Knězek,J., Pukl, R., 2005a. Virtual stochastic simulation of fiber reinforced concrete experiments. In: Pauser, M. (Ed.), 1 st Central European Congress on Concrete Engineering: Fibre Reinforced Concrete in Practice. Austrian society for concrete and construction technology, Graz, Austria, pp (24z) Matesová, D., Vořechovský, M., Reduction functions for mechanical/fracture parameters of concrete at elevated temperatures. In: Králik, J. (Ed.), Proc. of the 4 th International Conference on New Trends in Statics and Dynamics of Buildings. Faculty of Civil Engineering STU Bratislava and Slovak Society of Mechanics SAS, Bratislava, Slovakia, p. 165, CD Proc. (25z) Novák, D., Vořechovský, M., Rusina, R., 2005c. Small Sample Simulation Methods for Statistical, Sensitivity and Reliability Analyses. In: Bergmeister, K., Strauss, A., Rickenmann, D. (Eds.), Proc. of the 3 rd Probabilistic Workshop: Technical Systems + Natural Hazards, also Schriftenreihe des Departments Nr. 7 - November Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Department für Bautechnik + Naturgefahren, Vienna, Austria, pp , ISSN (26z) Vořechovský, M., Matesová, D., 2006c. Size effect in concrete specimens under tension: interplay of sources. In: Meschke, de Borst, Mang, Bičanič (Eds.), EURO-C 2006 Computational Modelling of Concrete Structures. Taylor & Francis Group, London, Mayrhofen, Austria, pp (27z) Pukl, R., Jansta, M., Červenka, J., Vořechovský, M., Novák, D., Rusina, R. 2006a. Spatial variability of material properties in advanced nonlinear computer simulation. In: Meschke, de Borst, Mang, Bičanič (Eds.), EURO-C 2006 Computational Modelling of Concrete Structures. Taylor & Francis Group, London, Mayrhofen, Austria, pp (28z) Konrad, M., Jeřábek, J., Vořechovský, M., Chudoba, R., Evaluation of mean performance of cracks bridged by multi-filament yarns. In: Meschke, de Borst, Mang, Bičanič(Eds.), EURO-C 2006 Computational Modelling of Concrete Structures. Taylor & Francis Group, London, Mayrhofen, Austria, pp (29z) Matesová, D., Vořechovský, M., 2006a. Mechanical parameters for numerical modeling of concrete at high temperatures. In: 3 rd PhD Workshop Brno-Prague-Weimar, also ISM-Bericht 1/2006 Bauhaus-Univeristät Weimar. Weimar, Germany, pp (30z) Vořechovský, M., 2006d. Performance study of correlation control in Monte Carlo type simulation. In: 3 rd PhD Workshop Brno-Prague-Weimar, also ISM-Bericht 1/2006 Bauhaus-Univeristät Weimar. Weimar, Germany, pp (31z) Vořechovský, M., Chudoba, R., Jeřábek, J., 2006a. Adaptive probabilistic modeling of localization, failure and size effect of quasi-brittle materials. In: Soares et al. (Eds.), III European Conference on Computational Mechanics (ECCM-2006). National Laboratory of Civil Engineering, Springer, Lisbon, Portugal, p. 286 (abstract), full papers on CD-ROM. (32z) Vořechovský, M., Matesová, D., 2006a. Interplay of sources of size effects in concrete specimens. In: Gdoutos, E. E. (Ed.), Fracture of Nano and Engineering Materials and Structures, Proceedings of the 16 th European Conference of Fracture. Springer, Alexandroupolis, Greece, pp (Abstract), full length paper on CD ROM.

12 (33z) Chudoba, R., Vořechovský, M., Jeřábek, J., Konrad, M., 2006a. TRC-specimens modeled as a chain of cracks bridged by bundles: Study of impact of local scatter on global tensile strength. In: Konsta-Gdoutos, M. S. (Ed.), Measuring, Monitoring and Modeling Concrete Properties. (an International Symposium dedicated to Prof. Surendra. P. Shah) Springer, Dotrecht, the Netherlands. Alexandroupolis, Greece, pp (34z) Vořechovský, M., Jeřábek, J., Chudoba, R., 2006b. Impact of scatter of material properties on the yarn performance in TRC. In: Hegger, J., Brameshuber, W., Will, N. (Eds.), 1 st International RILEM Conference on Textile Reinforced Concrete. RWTH Aachen University, Germany, pp (35z) Pukl, R., Novák, D., Vořechovský, M., Bergmeister, K., 2006b. Uncertainties of material properties in nonlinear computer simulation. In: Proske, D., Mehdiapour, M., Gucma, L. (Eds.), 4 th International Probabilistic Symposium. BAM Berlin, Germany, pp (36z) Vořechovský, M., Konrad, M., Chudoba, R., 2006c. Multiple cracks bridged by multifilament yarns: impact of local scatter on ultimate load. In: Brandt, A., Li, V., Marshall, I. (Eds.), BMC8 Eighth International Symposium on Brittle Matrix Composites. Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, Warsaw, Poland, pp (37z) Vořechovský, M., 2007c. Simulation of simply cross correlated random fields by series expansion methods. In: Kanda, J., Takada, T., Furuta, H. (Eds.), ICASP 10, 10 th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering. The University of Tokyo, Taylor & Francis/Balkema, Kashiwa Campus, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, pp (abstract), full papers on CD ROM. (38z) Vořechovský, M., 2007b. Modeling statistical size effect in quasibrittle materials by computational stochastic fracture mechanics. In: Kanda, J., Takada, T., Furuta, H. (Eds.), ICASP 10, 10 th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering. The University of Tokyo, Taylor& Francis/Balkema, Kashiwa Campus, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, pp (abstract), full papers on CD ROM. (39z) Novák, D., Pukl, R., Bergmeister, K., Vořechovský, M., Lehký, D., Červenka, V., Stochastic nonlinear analysis of concrete structures - Part I: From simulation of experiment and parameters identification to reliability assessment. In: Kanda, J., Takada, T., Furuta, H. (Eds.), ICASP 10, 10 th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering. The University of Tokyo, Taylor & Francis/Balkema, Kashiwa Campus, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, pp (abstract), full papers on CD ROM. (40z) Chudoba, R., Jeřábek, J., Meskouris, K., Vořechovský, M., 2007a. Adaptive time-stepping algorithm exploiting the spatial variability of material parameters. In: Zingoni, A. (Ed.), SEMC 2007, Third international conference on structural engineering, mechanics and computation, held in Cape Town, South Africa. University of Cape Town, Millpress, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, pp , full papers on CD ROM. (41z) Matesová, D., Vořechovský, M., 2007a. Analytical and numerical approaches to modeling of reinforcement corrosion in concrete. In: Zingoni, A. (Ed.), SEMC 2007, Third international conference on structural engineering, mechanics and computation, held in Cape Town, South Africa. University of Cape Town, Millpress, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, pp , full papers on CD ROM (42z) Vořechovský, M., Sadílek, V., 2008b. Computational modeling of size effects in concrete specimens under uniaxial tension (interplay of statistical, energetic and weak boundary size effects studied via stochastic fracture mechanics). In: van Mier, J. (Ed.), Physical Aspects of Fracture Scaling and Size Effects, held in Monte Verità, Switzerland. ETH Zurich, Institute for Building Materials (IfB) and CEA Saclay.

13 (43z) Chudoba, R., Vořechovský, M., Adaptive time-stepping algorithm for strain-softening materials. In: Schrefler, B.A. and Perego, U. (Eds.), 8 th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM8) and 5 th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2008), held in Venice, Italy. International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM) and the European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS). International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE), Spain, pp. 193, full texts on CD ROM. (44z) Pukl, R., Vořechovský, M., Novák, D., Stochastic nonlinear finite element analysis of bridges. In: Koh, Frangopol, (Eds.), IABMAS 08 Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management Health Monitoring and Informatics, held in Seoul, South Korea. Taylor & Francis Group, London, UK, pp , abstract page (45z) Rypl, R., Vořechovský, M., Sköck-Hartmann, B., Chudoba, R., Gries, T., Effect of twist, fineness, loading rate and length on tensile behavior of multifilament yarn. In: Curbach, M., Jesse, F. (Eds.), TEXTILBETON Theorie und Praxis, 4 th Colloquium on Textile Reinforced Structures (CTRS4), held in Dresden, Germany. Institute of Concrete Structures, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany, pp (46z) Vořechovský, M., 2009d. Incorporation of statistical length scale into Weibull strength theory for composites. In: Ferreira, A. J. M. (Ed.), 15 th International Conference on Composite Structures (ICCS15), held in Porto, Portugal. FEUP, pp. CD PROCEEDINGS. (47z) Vořechovský, M., 2009i Simulation of simply cross correlated random fields by series expansion methods. In: Gürlebeck, K., Könke, C. (Eds.), 18 th International Conference on the Application f Computer Science and Mathematics in Architecture and Civil Engineering, held in Weimar, Germany. IKM, Weimar, Germany, pp (CD ROM Proceedings). ISSN (48z) Vořechovský, M., 2009c Hierarchical Subset Latin Hypercube Sampling for correlated random vectors. In: Topping and Tsompanakis(Eds.), Proceedings of the First International Conference on Soft Computing Technology in Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, held in Madeira, Portugal. Civil-Comp Proceedings: 92. Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, Scotland, pp. 17 pages, CD ROM. (49z) Pukl, R., Vořechovský, M., Novák, D., Assessment of structural performance considering spatial variability of material properties. In: Furuta, Frangopol and Shinozuka, M. (Eds.), Safety, Reliability and Risk of Structures, Infrastructures and Engineering Systems, proc. of ICOSSAR 2009, 10 th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, held in Osaka, Japan. Taylor & Francis Group, London, pp (50z) Novák, D., Vořechovský, M., Rusina, R., 2009b Statistical, sensitivity and reliability analysis using software FReET. In: Furuta, Frangopol and Shinozuka, M. (Eds.), Safety, Reliability and Risk of Structures, Infrastructures and Engineering Systems, proc. of ICOSSAR 2009, 10 th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, held in Osaka, Japan. Taylor & Francis Group, London, pp (51z) Vořechovský, M., 2009g Performance of correlation control by combinatorial optimization for Latin Hypercube Sampling. In: Furuta, Frangopol and Shinozuka, M. (Eds.), Safety, Reliability and Risk of Structures, Infrastructures and Engineering Systems, proc. of ICOSSAR 2009, 10 th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, held in Osaka, Japan. Taylor & Francis Group, London, pp (52z) Novák, D., Míča, L., Teplý, B., Vořechovský, M., Buček, J., Rusina, R., Němec, I., 2009a Soilstructure interaction stochastic modelling. In: Furuta, Frangopol and Shinozuka, M. (Eds.), Safety, Reliability and Risk of Structures, Infrastructures and Engineering Systems, proc. of ICOSSAR 2009, 10 th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, held in Osaka, Japan. Taylor & Francis Group, London, pp

14 (53z) Vořechovský, M., 2010c On correlation control in Monte Carlo type sampling. In: Beer, M., Muhanna, R. L., Mullen, R. L. (Eds.), REC 2010, proc. of 4 th International Workshop on Reliable Engineering Computing, held in Singapore. Published by Research Publishing Services, Singapore, Professional Activities Centre, National University of Singapore, pp (54z) Vořechovský, M., 2010a Extension of sample size in Latin Hypercube Sampling with correlated variables. In: Beer, M., Muhanna, R. L., Mullen, R. L. (Eds.), REC 2010, proc. of 4 th International Workshop on Reliable Engineering Computing, held in Singapore. Published by Research Publishing Services, Singapore, Professional Activities Centre, National University of Singapore, pp (55z) Vořechovský, M., Eliáš, J., 2010c Relations between structure size, mesh density, and elemental strength of lattice models. In: Bićanić, de Borst, Mang and Meschke (Eds.), Computational Modelling of Concrete Structure, proc. of EURO-C 2010, held in Rohrmoos/Schladming, Austria. CRC Press/Balkema, The Netherlands, pp (56z) Vořechovský, M., Eliáš, J., 2010a Mesh dependency and related aspects of lattice models. In: B.H. Oh et al (Eds.), Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures Recent Advances in Fracture Mechanics of Concrete, proc. of FRaMCoS-7, held in Jeju, Korea. Korea Concrete Institute, Seoul, pp (57z) Vořechovská, D., Vořechovský, M., 2010 Modeling of reinforcement corrosion in concrete. In: B.H. Oh et al (Eds.), Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures Recent Advances in Fracture Mechanics of Concrete, proc. of FRaMCoS-7, held in Jeju, Korea. Korea Concrete Institute, Seoul, pp (58z) Sadílek, V., Vořechovský, M., 2010 Size effects in concrete specimens under uniaxial tension: Computational modeling. In: Fisher, G., Geiker, M., Hededal, O., Ottosen, L., Stang, H. (Eds.), 8 th fib International PhD Symposium in Civil Engineering. Vol Department of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DTU Byg, Technical University of Denmark, pp (59z) Vořechovský, M., Eliáš, J., 2010b Mesh dependency and related aspects of lattice models. In: Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, held in Valencia, Spain, Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, Scotland, pp. 268, full papers on CD-ROM. (60z) Vořechovský, M., Miča, L., Boštík, J., 2010 Comparison of shallow foundation according to the partial safety factor method and the full probabilistic method. In: Frankovská, J., Hulla, J., Ondrášik, M., Turček, P. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 14 th Danube-European Conference on Geotechnical Engineering From research to design in European practice, held in Bratislava, Slovakia. Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava, pp. XXX, full paprs on CD ROM (61z) Rypl, R., VorM., Sadílek, V., Hegger, J., 2011b Probabilistic modeling of short fiber reinforced composites: asymptotic evaluation of a crack bridge performance. In: Winnicki, A., Serega, S. (Eds.), 7th International Conference Analytical Models and New Concepts in Concrete and Masonry Structures 2011, held in Kraków, Poland. Concrete Structures Section at the Commitee on Civil Engineering and Hydroengineering of the Polish Academy of sciences, Kraków, Poland, pp (62z) Rypl, R., Chudoba, R., VorM, 2011a Identification of the filament stress transfer length in multifilament yarns using fiber bundle model and chain-of-bundles model. In: Faber, M. H., Köhler, J., Nishijima, K. (Eds.), ICASP11 - Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, held in Züerich, Switzerland. Cerra, Taylor & Francis Group, London, pp (63z) Vořechovský, M., 2011b Correlation in probabilistic simulation, In: Faber, M. H., Köhler, J., Nishijima, K. (Eds.), ICASP11 - Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, held in Züerich, Switzerland. Cerra, Taylor & Francis Group, London, pp (64z) CHUDOBA, R.; RYPL, R.; VOŘECHOVSKÝ, M.; GRIES, T. (2011) Evaluation of the Length Dependent Yarn Properties. In Curbach M and Ortlepp R. (eds), 6th Colloquium on Textile Reinforced Structures (CTRS6) Textilbeton in Theorie und Praxis, Berlin, 19./ , ISBN: , p DFG CH276/ /09/H085 P105/10/J028

15 (65z) (66z) VOŘECHOVSKÝ, M., SADÍLEK, V.; RYPL, R. CHUDOBA, R. (2011) Probabilistic modeling of the crack bridge performance in short fiber reinforced composites. In El-Batahgy, A-M, Waly, M. (eds), proc. of 1st Interquadrennial ICF Conference in Middle East and Africa Processing, Performance and Failure of Engineering Materials, Nov 14-17, 2011, Luxor, Egypt. p P105/10/J /09/H085 ELIÁŠ; J., VOŘECHOVSKÝ, M., FRANTÍK, P. (2011) Sequentially linear solution procedure for non-proportional loading In El-Batahgy, A-M, Waly, M. (eds), proc. of 1st Interquadrennial ICF Conference in Middle East and Africa Processing, Performance and Failure of Engineering Materials, Nov 14-17, 2011, Luxor, Egypt. p P105/10/1156 (COMOCOS) 103/09/H085 (67z) RYPL, R. CHUDOBA, R.; VOŘECHOVSKÝ, M.; HEGGER, J. (2011) Stochastic cracking of composites with micromechanical formulation of crack bridges, In Filho, et al (eds) 2nd International RILEM Conference on Strain Hardening Cementitious Composites, held Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, RILEM Publications S.A.R.L. Bagneux, France, p , ISBN DFG CH276/1-1 GACR P105/10/J028 GACR 103/09/H085 (68z) CHUDOBA, R.; FOCKE, I.; KANG, B-G.; SADÍLEK, V.; VOŘECHOVSKÝ, M. (2011) Reproduction of the 3D bond microstructure from SEM micrographs as a basis for the modeling of the representative behavior of a crack bridge in TRC, In Filho, et al (eds) 2nd International RILEM Conference on Strain Hardening Cementitious Composites, held Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, RILEM Publications S.A.R.L. Bagneux, France, p , ISBN DFG CH276/1-1 GACR P105/10/J028 GACR 103/09/H085 Papers at Domestic Conferences 2000 (1c) Vořechovský, M., 2000b. Probabilistic analysis of steel frames focused on design concept of Eurocodes. In: Workshop 3RE (on CD ROM). Institute of Structural mechanics, FCE, BUT Brno, Brno, Czech Republic. (2c) Vořechovský, M., Novák, D., Pukl, R., Červenka, V., Modelování vlivu velikosti nosníku na jeho únosnost prostředky nelineární lomové mechaniky SBETA/ATENA. In: Betonářské Dny 2000 (Concrete Days 2000). ČBZ, Pardubice, Czech Republic, pp (3c) Vořechovský, M., 2001a. Modelování vlivu velikosti na pevnost v tahu za ohybu u betonových nosníků (Modeling size effect on modulus of rupture of concrete beams). In: 3 rd Scientific international PhD workshop. Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Brno, Czech Republic, pp (4c) Vořechovský, M., 2001c. Pravděpodobnostní posouzení ocelové konstrukce podle EC 1 (Probabilistic assessment of steel structure according to the Eurocode 1). In: 3 rd Scientific international PhD workshop. Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Brno, Czech Republic, pp (5c) Vořechovský, M., Kala, Z., Nevyrovnanost pravděpodobnosti poruchy podle konceptu EC 1 (UnbalancedreliabilityusingconceptofEurocode1). In: ReliabilityofStructures, 2 nd International Conference, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Ostrava University of Technology. Academy of Sciences Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the ASCR Prague, Ostrava, Czech Republic, pp (6c) Vořechovský, M., 2001b. Možnosti využití lomové mechaniky v kombinaci se stochastickými metodami při modelováni vlivu velikosti. In: Matesová, et al (Eds.), Problémy lomové mechaniky (Problems of Fracture Mechanics). Brno University of Technology, Academy of Sciences - Institute of physics of materials of the ASCR, pp (7c) Pukl, R., Novák, D., Vořechovský, M., Rusina, R. and Červenka, V., Stochastická nelineární analýza betonových konstrukcí. In: Betonářské Dny 2001 (Concrete Days 2001). ČBZ, Pardubice, Czech Republic, pp

16 2002 (8c) Vořechovský, M., 2002d. Nové úpravy simulační metody Latin Hypercube Ssampling a možnosti využití. In: Stibor, M. (Ed.), Problémy modelování. Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering VŠB-TUO, Ostrava, Czech Republic, pp (9c) Vořechovský, M., 2002c. Možnosti a vylepšení simulační metody LHS. In: 4 rd Scientific PhD international workshop. Brno University of Technology, pp. CD ROM. (10c) Vořechovský,M., 2002a. FEM simulace předpjatých nosníků a jejich statistické zpracování. In: 4 rd Scientific PhD international workshop. Brno University of Technology, CD ROM. (11c) Lehký, D. and Vořechovský, M., Generování náhodných polí: Teorie a aplikace. In: 4 rd Scientific PhD international workshop. Brno University of Technology, CD ROM. (12c) Novák, D., Rusina, R. and Vořechovský, M., 2002c. Freet- software pro pravděpodobnostní posudky výpočtověnáročnýchproblémů mechaniky kontinua. In: Reliability of Structures, 3 rd International Conference, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Ostrava University of Technology. Academy of Sciences Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the ASCR Prague. Ostrava, Czech Republic, pp (13c) Vořechovský, M., 2002b. Lomově-mechanické parametry betonu jako vzájemně korelovaná náhodná pole. In: Stibor, M. (Ed.), Problémy lomové mechaniky II (Problems of Fracture Mechanics II). Brno University of Technology, Academy of Sciences - Institute of physics of materials of the ASCR, pp (14c) Novák, D., Pukl, R., Rusina, R., Vořechovský, M., and Červenka, V., 2002a. Statistical, sensitivity and reliability assessment of computationally intensive problems: Nonlinear fracture mechanics analysis. In: Menčík, J. (Ed.), Reliability and Diagnostic of Transport Structures and Means 2002, First International Conference. University of Pardubice, Pardubice, Czech Republic, pp (15c) Vořechovský, M., Application of extreme value theory for size effect of concrete structures. In: 5 th Scientific international PhD workshop. Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Brno, Czech Republic, CD-ROM proc. (16c) Lehký, D., Matesová, D., Novák, D., Teplý, B., Veselý, V. and Vořechovský, M., Stochastic analysis, fracture mechanics and pre-stressed concrete members. In: Konvalinka, P., Máca, J. (Eds.), CTU Reports 1 Vol 7, 2003: Contribution to Computational and Experimental Investigation of Engineering Materials and Structures. Dedicated to Zdeněk Bittnar on the occasion of his 60th birthday. Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Prague, Czech Republic, pp (17c) Perla, J. and Vořechovský, M., Využití programu FEAT při rekonstrukcích. In: Statika Hotel Myslivna, Brno, Czech Republic. (18c) Vořechovský, M., 2004b. Statistical alternatives of combined size effect on nominal strength for structures failing at crack initiation. In: Stibor, M. (Ed.), Problémy lomové mechaniky IV (Problems of Fracture Mechanics IV). Brno University of Technology, Academy of Sciences - Institute of physics of materials of the ASCR, pp (19c) Vořechovský, M., and Chudoba, R., Stochastické modelování mnohovláknitých svazků pro vyztužení betonu. In: Novák, D., Vejvoda, S. (Eds.), PPK 2004 Pravděpodobnost porušování konstrukcí. Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering & Ústav aplikovanémechaniky Brno, s.r.o. & Asociace strojních inženýrů & TERIS, a.s., pobočka Brno, Brno, Czech Republic, pp (20c) Vořechovský, M., 2004a. Stabilita a konvergence numerických metod při simulaci extrémních hodnot rozdělení. In: Novák, D., Vejvoda, S. (Eds.), PPK 2004 Pravděpodobnost porušování konstrukcí. Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering & Ústav aplikované mechaniky Brno, s.r.o. & Asociace strojních inženýrů & TERIS, a.s., pobočka Brno, Brno, Czech Republic, pp

17 2005 (21c) Řoutil, L., Frantík, P., Lehký, D., Keršner, Z., Novák, D., Vořechovský, M., Knězek, J., Zavřel, L., Proměnlivost lomově-mechanických vlastností cementového kompozitu se skleněnými vlákny. In: Lederová, J., Knězek, J., Svoboda, M. (Eds.), IX. konference Výzkumného ústavu stavebních hmot: Ekologie a nové stavební hmoty a výrobky. VUSTAH, Telč, Czech Republic, pp (22c) Vořechovský, M., Bažant, Z. P., Novák, D., 2005b. Procedure of statistical size effect prediction for crack initiation problems. In: Bílek, V., Keršner, Z. (Eds.), 2 nd International symposium Nontraditional cement & concrete. Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic, pp (23c) Vořechovský, M., Chudoba, R., 2005a. Numerical modeling of delayed activation and statistical size effect in multifilament yarns. In: Bílek, V., Keršner, Z. (Eds.), 2 nd International symposium Nontraditional cement & concrete. Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic, pp (24c) Chudoba, R., Konrad, M., Vořechovský, M., Bruckermann, O., 2005b. Textile reinforced concrete: correspondence between the local and global performance in uni-axial stress state. In: Bílek, V., Keršner,Z.(Eds.),2 nd InternationalsymposiumNontraditionalcement&concrete. BrnoUniversity of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic, pp (25c) Matesová, D., Lehký, D., Vořechovský, M., Kvazikřehké materiály při vysokých teplotách: numerické modelování. In: Šrůma, V., Šrůmová, Z. (Eds.), Betonářské dny 2005 (Concrete Days 2005). CzechConcreteSocietywith ČBSServis,ltd., HradecKrálové,CzechRepublic, pp (26c) Eliáš, J.,Vořechovský, M., SMARTedt: SMoothing by averaging and reduction of Testing data. In: Kolektiv(Ed.), SborníkpříspěvkůkonferenceModelovánívmechanice. VŠB-TUOstrava, Fakulta stavební, Ostrava, Czech Republic, pp Extended abstract, full length paper on CD- ROM. (27c) Vořechovský, M., Matesová, Interplay of size effects in concrete specimens by computational stochastic fracture mechanics. In: Náprstek, J., Fischer, C. (Eds.), Engineering Mechanics Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Svratka, Czech Republic, pp. 1 15, Extended Abstract: (28c) Vořechovský, M., Matesová, D., 2006b. Modelování vlivu velikosti betonových konstrukcí pomocí nelineární stochastické lomové mechaniky. In: Vejvoda, et al. (Eds.), PPK 2006 Pravděpodobnost porušování konstrukcí. Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Faculty of Mechanical Engineering & Ústav aplikované mechaniky Brno, s.r.o. & Asociace strojních inženýrů & TERIS, a.s., pobočka Brno, Brno, Czech Republic, pp (29c) Vořechovský, M., 2006a. Hierarchical Subset Latin Hypercube Sampling. In: Vejvoda, et al. (Eds.), PPK 2006 Pravděpodobnost porušování konstrukcí. Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Faculty of Mechanical Engineering & Ústav aplikované mechaniky Brno, s.r.o. & Asociace strojních inženýrů & TERIS, a.s., pobočka Brno, Brno, Czech Republic, pp (30c) Matesová, D., Vořechovský, M., 2006b. Reinforcement corrosion in concrete: analytical approach to modelling. In: Vejvoda, et al. (Eds.), PPK 2006 Pravděpodobnost porušování konstrukcí. Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Faculty of Mechanical Engineering& Ústav aplikované mechaniky Brno, s.r.o. & Asociace strojních inženýrů & TERIS, a.s., pobočka Brno, Brno, Czech Republic, pp (31c) Vořechovský, M., 2006e. Statistical, sensitivity and reliability analyses: problem revision and software design. In: Pejchalová, J., Kala, J., Keršner, Z. (Eds.), Směřování kateder/ústavu STM stavebních fakult ČR a SR 2005/2006. Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Institute of Structural Mechanics. Mikulov, Czech Republic, pp (32c) Vořechovský, M., 2006c. Korekce zatěžovacích drah na netuhých lisech. In: Pejchalová, J., Kala, J., Keršner, Z. (Eds.), Směřováníkateder/ústavu STM stavebních fakult ČR a SR 2005/2006. Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Institute of Structural Mechanics. Mikulov, Czech Republic, pp

18 2007 (33c) Matesová, D., Vořechovský, M., 2007c. Modeling of reinforcement corrosion in concrete. In: Zolotarev, I. (Ed.), Engineering Mechanics Institute of Thermomechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague. Svratka, Czech Republic, pp (CD ROM), Extended Abstract: (34c) Frantík, P., Vořechovský, M., Dynamical model of a flexible tube. In: Zolotarev, I. (Ed.), Engineering Mechanics Institute of Thermomechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague. Svratka, Czech Republic, pp. 1 8 (CD ROM), Extended Abstract: GACR 103/07/0760 (soft comp) (35c) Vořechovský, M., Eliáš, J., Modeling nonlinear mechanical response of FRC in Atena software (Modelování nelineární mechanické odezvy vláknobetonu v programu Atena). In: Ledererová, Knězek, Svoboda (Eds.), 11 th International Conference of Research Institute of Building Materials: Ecology and new building materials and products. Telč, Czech Republic, pp (abstract, full paper on CD ROM). (36c) Jeřábek, J., Chudoba, R., Vořechovský, M., Mombartz, M., Adaptive time-stepping algorithm exploiting the combined effect of softening and spatial variability of material parameters. In: Jirásek, Bittnar and Mang (Eds.) Modelling of Heterogeneous Materials with Application in Construction and Biomedical Engineering. Prague, Czech Republic, p (37c) Eliáš, J., Vořechovský, M., On modeling experiments with FRC in Atena software. In: Fibre Concrete 2007, 4th International Conference. Prague, Czech Republic, p. in print. (38c) Matesová, D., Vořechovský, M., 2007b. Mechanical response of pre-notched beam: the effect of the notch depth (Mechanická odezva trámce se zářezem: vliv hloubky zářezu). In: Melcher, J., Karmazínová, M. (Eds.), EXPERIMENT: Important source of knowledge and verification of design methods (významný zdroj poznání a verifikace metod navrhování nosných stavebních konstrukcí, Česko - Slovenská konference). CERM, Brno, Czech Republic, pp (39c) Eliáš, J., Vořechovský, M., Discrete numerical simulation of fracture propagation in disordered materials: mesh dependency (Diskrétní numerické simulace propagace trhliny v neuspořádaných materiálech: závislost na síti). In: Pokluda, J., Lukáš, P., Šandera, P., Dlouhý, I. (Eds.), Multilevel Approach to Fracture of Materials, Components and Structures, Proceedings of the 17 th European Conference of Fracture, held in Brno, Czech Republic. VUTIUM Brno, Czech Republic, pp ISBN (40c) Eliáš, J., Láník, J., Vořechovský, M., Videosekvence pro výuku nelineární lomové mechaniky (Short educational video recordings for courses of nonlinear fracture mechanics). In: Juniorstav 2009, 11 th Professional conference of PhD students at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Brno University of Technology, held in Brno, Czech Republic. CERM, Brno, Czech Republic, pp. 216 (abstract, full papers on CD ROM). ISBN (41c) Vořechovský, M., 2009b. In: Čada and Pazdera (Eds.), XII. MEZINÁRODNÍ VĚDECKÁ KON- FERENCE ke 110. výročí založení Fakulty stavební a XIV. výročí Stavebních veletrhů Brno, held in Brno, Czech Republic. CERM, Brno, Czech Republic, pp ISBN (42c) Vořechovský, M., 2009f. On simulation of cross correlated random fields using series expansion methods. In: Náprstek, J., Fischer, C. (Eds.), Engineering mechanics (National conference with international participation), held in Svratka, Czech Republic. Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Praha, Czech Republic, pp

19 (43c) Vořechovský, M., 2009e. On performance of correlation control methods in simulation of random vectors defined by marginals and covariances. In: Náprstek, J., Fischer, C. (Eds.), Engineering mechanics (National conference with international participation), held in Svratka, Czech Republic. Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Praha, Czech Republic, pp (44c) Vořechovský, M., Sadílek, V., Role of Selected Parameters of Material Models for Concrete in Atena Program. In: Ledererová, J., Knězek, J., Svoboda, M. (Eds.), Ecology and new building materials and products, XIII. International Conference of Research institute of Building Materials, held in Telč, Czech Republic. Vol pp , full papers on CD ROM. (45c) Sadílek, V., Vořechovský, M., Černík, F., Comparison of modeling alternatives of notched beam with respect to size effect. In: Ledererová, J., Knězek, J., Svoboda, M. (Eds.), Ecology and new building materials and products, XIV. International Conference of Research institute of Building Materials, held in Telč, Czech Republic, pp , full papers on CD ROM. (46c) Vořechovský, M., Sadílek, V., Možnosti modelování trámců se zářezem v programu Atena a jejich porovnání z hlediska podchycení vlivu velikosti. In: Dlouhý, I. (Ed.), Materials Design and Failures, workshop held in Brno, Czech Republic. Brittle Fracture. Ústav fyziky materiálů AVČR, v.v.i., Ústav fyziky materiálů AVČR, v.v.i., Brno, Czech Republic, pp (47c) Sadílek, V., VorM, Doležel, J., 2011 Řešené úlohy z oblasti spolehlivosti stavebních konstrukcí. In: Juniorstav Vol VUT Brno, Fakulta stavební, p (48c) Vořechovský, M., Sadílek, V., Rypl, R., 2011 Probabilistic evaluation of a crack bridge performance in fiber reinforced composites. In: Náhlík, L., Zouhar, M., Ševčík, M., Seitl, S., Majer, Z. (Eds.), Applied mechanics 2011, held in Velké Bílovice, Czech Republic. Ústav fyziky materiálů AVČR, Ústav fyziky materiálů AV ČR, Velké Bílovice, Czech Republic, pp (49c) Vořechovský, M., Sadílek, V., 2011b Probabilistic determination of number of fibers bridging a crack in short fiber reinforced composites. In: Mechanika kompozitních materiálů a konstrukcí, held in Prague, Czech Republic. České vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta strojní and Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, Fakulta aplikovaných věd and Česká společnost pro mechaniku, Prague, Czech Republic. (50c) VorM, Sadílek, V., 2011a Náhodný počet vláken protínajících rovinu trhliny ve vláknobetonu. In: Ledererová, J., Svoboda, M., Drotterová, J. (Eds.), Ecology and new building materials and products, XV. International Conference of Research institute of Building Materials, held in Telč, Czech Republic. pp , full papers on CD ROM. (51c) Novák, D., Vořechovský, M., Rusina, R., 2011 Uncertainty Modelling Using Software FReET. In: Kučerová, A., Sýkora, J., Špačková, O., Vorel, J. (Eds.), 1st International Symposium on Uncertainty Modelling in Engineering, held in Prague, Czech Republic. Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic, pp (52c) Vořechovský, M., 2011a Correlation control in Monte Carlo type sampling: Theoretical analysis and performance bounds. In: Kučerová, A., Sýkora, J., Špačková, O., Vorel, J. (Eds.), 1st International Symposium on Uncertainty Modelling in Engineering, held in Prague, Czech Republic. Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic, pp Technical reports, software manuals (1r) Vořechovský,M., and Červenka, V., ATENA 2D - Uživatelský manuál. Červenka Consulting, Prague, Czech Republic. (2r) Novák, D., Vořechovský, M., Rusina, R., Lehký, D., Teplý, B. and Keršner, Z., 2002d. FReET F easible RE liability E ngineering E fficient T ool. Institute of Engineering Mechanics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Brno University of Technology / Červenka Consulting, Praha, Czech Republic, program documentation (Czech Translation).

20 (3r) Novák, D., Teplý, B., Keršner, Z. and Vořechovský, M., FReET Feasible Reliability Engineering Efficient Tool. Tech. rep., Brno/Červenka Consulting, Czech Republic, program documentation Part 1 Theory. (4r) Lehký, D., Novák, D., Keršner, Z., Vořechovský, M., Matesová, D., Řoutil, L., Identifikace parametrů výpočtových modelů pomocí stochastické simulace a neuronových sítí, CIDEAS Centrum integrovaného navrhování progresivních stavebních konstrukcí: Dílčí výzkumná zpráva za rok Tech. rep., Institute of Engineering Mechanics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Brno University of Technology, in Czech. (5r) Novák, D., and Vořechovský, M., FReET F easible Reliability E ngineering E fficient T ool. Tech. rep., Brno/ČervenkaConsulting, Czech Republic, programdocumentation Part 1 Theory. (6r) Novák, D., Vořechovský, M., Rusina, R FReET F easible Reliability E ngineering E fficient Tool. Tech. rep., Brno/Červenka Consulting, Czech Republic, program documentation Part 2 User Manual. (7r) Vořechovský, M., Řoutil, L Stanovení lomově-mechanických vlastností hutných a lehčených kompozitních materiálů. Tech. rep., Institute of Engineering Mechanics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic, zpráva o řešení za rok (8r) Novák, D., Keršner, Z., Řoutil, L., Eliáš, J., Lehký, D., Vořechovský, M., Metodika zkoušení lomově-mechanických vlastností kompozitních dílců s účinným obsahem uhlíkových částic a vláken. Tech. Rep. FT-TA3/027, Institute of Engineering Mechanics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic. Theses (1t) Vořechovský, M., 2000a. K problematice výpočtu spolehlivosti u nelineárních úloh mechaniky kontinua(on reliability computations of nonlinear continuum mechanics problems). Master s thesis, Institute of Structural Mechanics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic. In Czech. (2t) Vořechovský, M., 2004c. Stochastic fracture mechanics and size effect. Ph.D. thesis, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic. ISBN (3t) Vořechovský, M., 2007d. Stochastic computational mechanics of quasibrittle structures. Habilitation thesis presented at Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic. ISBN Lecture notes for students (1s) Vořechovský, M., K problematice výpočtu spolehlivosti u nelineárních úloh mechaniky kontinua (On reliability computations of nonlinear continuum mechanics problems). Master s thesis, Institute of Structural Mechanics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic. In Czech. Secondary authorship Supervisor for Undergraduate and Graduate Theses (1d) Eliáš, J., Chování křehkých vláken v kompozitech s křehkou a kvazikřehkou matricí (Brittle fiber behavior in composites with brittle or quasibrittle matrix). Master s thesis (93 pages, in Czech), Institute of Structural Mechanics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic. Awarded by Dean s honorable mention, also Hlavka s prize and the 1 st place by the Czech association of the authorized engineers (section of structures and infrastructure engineering). (2d) Sadílek, V., Modelování statisticko-energetického vlivu velikosti betonových konstrukcí pomocí výpočtové mechaniky (Modeling statistical-energetic size effect in concrete structures using computational mechanics). Master s thesis (84 pages, in Czech), Institute of Structural Mechanics,