The Italian road network comprises many bridges that were constructed around the middle of last century and are now close to, or have exceeded, their intended design lives. The …
Traditional methodologies for precise inspection of bridges (pavement, beams, column cap, column, joints and inside box girder, etc.) with By-bridge equipment, Aerial Work Platform …
Bridges have substantial significance within the transport system, considering that their functionality is essential for countries' social and economic development. Accordingly, a …
M Zizi, P Bencivenga, G De Matteis - Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
The present manuscript deals with the huge problem related to the structural safety of the Italian infrastructural asset. The case study of the Province of Caserta, whose infrastructural …
A Abarca, R Monteiro, GJ O'Reilly - Structure and Infrastructure …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
A significant portion of the existing bridge inventory in Italy is decades old, requiring continuous maintenance and safety assessment approaches. Recent collapses of existing …
Visual inspections represent the most resource-expensive operation in bridge management systems (BMSs). Consequently, their planning cannot be limited to the results of risk …
This study developed an ensemble-learning-based bridge deck defect condition prediction model to help bridge managers make more rational and informed steel bridge deck …
The present study deals with the structural safety evaluation of a 50-year-old river bridge, called Baghetto Bridge, located in north Italy on the Adda River. Generally speaking …
P Michalis, E Vintzileou - Infrastructures, 2022 - mdpi.com
Scour action is one of the main factors that add significant stress to the growing infrastructure crisis as it is considered one of the most destructive flood-related hazards occurring around …