Over the last decade, particular interest in using state-of-the-art emerging technologies for
inspection, assessment, and management of civil infrastructures has remarkably increased …

Vibration based condition monitoring refers to the use of in situ non-destructive sensing and
analysis of system characteristics–in the time, frequency or modal domains–for the purpose …

Common damages in concrete materials and structures are usually in small sizes at initial
stage, which induce small stiffness and mass loss being difficult to evaluate severity level …

Structural health monitoring and damage detection techniques are tools of great importance
in the off-shore, civil, mechanical and aeronautical engineering communities, both for safety …

Cable-stayed bridges are a type of long-span bridges that have been extensively
constructed throughout the world. However, cable-stayed bridges suffer from a variety of …

Abstract The Guangzhou New TV Tower (GNTVT), currently being constructed in
Guangzhou, China, is a supertall structure with a height of 610 m. This tube‐in‐tube …

The main objective of this study is to present the reliability estimation studies for the main
truss components as well as the entire structural system of a long span truss bridge which is …

Long span suspension bridges cost billions. In recent decades, structural health monitoring
systems have been developed to measure the loading environment and responses of these …

In recent years, railway systems have played a significant role in transportation systems due
to the demand increase in conveying both cargo and passengers. Due to the harsh …

Critical issues related to damage and condition assessment are discussed. The distinction
between global and local state properties, linearized and nonlinear condition indices and …