As an emerging technology in the era of Industry 4.0, digital twin is gaining unprecedented
attention because of its promise to further optimize process design, quality control, health …

Bridges are critical infrastructure, and effective operation and maintenance (O&M) is
essential for ensuring the good condition of bridges. Owing to the increasing complexity of …

Decision-making for engineering systems management can be efficiently formulated using
Markov Decision Processes (MDPs) or Partially Observable MDPs (POMDPs). Typical …

The development of a generalised framework for assessing bridge life-cycle performance
and cost, with emphasis on analysis, prediction, optimisation and decision-making under …

The corrosion–fatigue coupled deterioration of ageing steel bridge hangers presents
significant structural challenges, demanding rigorous condition assessments and timely …

Nowadays multi-criteria methods enable non-monetary aspects to be incorporated into the
assessment of infrastructure sustainability. Yet evaluation of the social aspects is still …

Cracks are the main goal of bridge maintenance and accurate detection of cracks will help
ensure their safe use. Aiming at the problem that traditional image processing methods are …

Bridges play a significant role in urban areas, and their performance and safety are highly
related to the carbon emissions of infrastructure systems. Previous studies have mainly …

Life cycle bridge maintenance is highly complex and multi-disciplinary oriented. Advanced
technologies have been widely adopted, but the generated data and information are often …

The construction of bridges has been necessary for societies since ancient times, when the
communication between and within towns, cities or communities was established. Until …