A restoring-force model is a versatile mathematical model that can describe the relationship
between the restoring force and the deformation obtained from a large number of …

2. Objectives The main objective of this proposed Special Issue is to collect contributions
from active researchers in the field of hysteresis and from structural, electrical, materials, and …

This paper presents the development of a simplified analytical model, able to substitute high
fidelity-three-dimensional (3D) finite element (FE) models, for the analysis of complex …

Pipelines, such as gas and utility pipeline systems and networks, are some of the most
critical components of civil infrastructure. During the long-term operation of the pipeline …

In order to improve the efficiency and accuracy of pipeline surface cracks monitoring based
on image processing, the Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) algorithm in target detection …

With the continuous development of the social economy, road traffic plays an increasingly
significant role in the national economy and people's lives. Traffic has become one of the …

Big data (BD) in structural health monitoring for civil engineers has become possible
because of recent advances in sensor networks, computing, information, and data …

With the rapid development of road traffic construction, road maintenance and management
tasks also follow. In particular, a number of high-grade highways built in the early stage have …

The wide development in deep learning (DL) application in different fields such as speech
recognition, computer vision, and natural language processing has been done by different …

Bridges suffer damage throughout their lives due to variations in the performance of the
materials, loads, and other uncontrollable factors. During the service period of the structure …