Corrosion is a major issue in construction and infrastructure management, giving rise to high
repair costs, safety concerns and structural failures. Especially reinforcement corrosion in …

NDT methods applicable to concrete bridges are reviewed. The methodology, advantages
and disadvantages along with up to date research on NDT methods are presented. Different …

Structural health monitoring (SHM) systems have been developed to evaluate structural
responses to extreme events such as natural and man-made hazards. Additionally, the …

The state-of-the art paper provides an extensive literature review on the work pertaining to
structural health monitoring (SHM) systems used to investigate the structural integrity of …

Civil infrastructure in the United States is at risk from aging, leading to structural deterioration
of bridges, buildings, and other facilities from aggressive chemical attack, corrosion, and …

The concept of Value of Information (VoI) has attracted significant attentions within the civil
engineering community over especially the last decade. Triggered by the increasing focus …

Bridge load testing can answer a variety of questions about bridge behavior that cannot be
answered otherwise. The current governing codes and guidelines for bridge load testing in …

Efficient and reliable load-carrying capacity evaluation of deficient bridges is essential for
bridge maintenance and management. Based on load-carrying capacity evaluation of an …

This study proposes the combining second-order fourth-moment and outcrossing method for
evaluating the time-variant reliability of slab tracks' interlayer damage. The merit of the …

The strengthening of steel structures using externally bonded (EB) carbon fiber-reinforced
polymer (CFRP) laminates has gained popularity due to the advantages such as their high …