The non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of civil infrastructure has been an active area of
research in recent decades. The traditional inspection of civil infrastructure mostly relies on …

Railway importance in the transportation industry is increasing continuously, due to the
growing demand of both passenger travel and transportation of goods. However, more than …

Sea-level rise due to climate change could significantly exacerbate tsunami disasters since
the sea level is a critical parameter affecting the intensity of tsunamis. Considering the …

The resilience of communities has emerged as a major goal in policy and practice. Cities,
states, and counties within the United States and around the world are passing laws …

Abstract Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) and Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) of civil
infrastructure has been an active area of research for the past few decades. Due to rising …

A vibration-based bridge scour detection procedure using a cantilever-based piezoelectric
energy harvesting device (EHD) is proposed here. This has an advantage over an …

Predictions of the risk to built infrastructure posed by climate and land-use change have
suggested that bridge collapses may increase due to more frequent or intense flooding …

Scour is one of the main causes of bridge failures resulting in significant macro-economic
impacts, often beyond the direct costs of infrastructure damage. Given the pressure to …

Multiple hazards, such as, earthquake, strong wind, snow, flood-induced scour, tsunami,
landslide, rain, blast, explosion, fire outbreak, etc. have caused extensive global …

The assessment of the potential impact of climate change on transport is an area of research
very much in its infancy, and one that requires input from a multitude of disciplines including …