The solution of several operations research problems requires the creation of a quantitative
model. Sensitivity analysis is a crucial step in the model building and result communication …

Inspections are important to ensuring adequate safety and performance of a bridge
throughout its service life. Bridge inspections are highly connected with maintenance …

The difficulty in quantifying the benefit of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) for decision
support is one of the bottlenecks to an extensive adoption of SHM on real-world structures …

Quantifying the value of the information extracted from a structural health monitoring (SHM)
system is an important step towards convincing decision makers to implement these …

Abstract Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) systems are adopted to acquire timely and
continuous data on the state of civil structures, aerospace vehicles, and industrial machines …

This article introduces an approach and framework for the quantification of the value of
structural health monitoring (SHM) in the context of the structural risk and integrity …

In-situ and/or laboratory test data, monitoring data and other site-specific information are a
common basis for assessing geotechnical performance. This information enables one to …

Infrastructure management plays an important role in sustainable development and is
essential for the evaluation of the socioeconomic feasibility of existing projects and the …

The concept of Value of Information (VoI) has attracted significant attentions within the civil
engineering community over especially the last decade. Triggered by the increasing focus …

In the aftermath of a seismic event, decision-makers have to decide quickly among
alternative management actions with limited knowledge on the actual health condition of …