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 …
In the current modern era of information and technology, the concept of Building Information Modeling (BIM), has made revolutionary changes in different aspects of engineering design …
In the majority of ordinary housing development projects, instead of using complex multicriteria decision-making systems, companies still rely on expert knowledge, checklists …
Cracks in concrete can cause the degradation of stiffness, bearing capacity and durability of civil infrastructure. Hence, crack diagnosis is of great importance in concrete research. On …
Although bridges are integral parts of transportation networks, they are vulnerable to natural hazards. The damage incurred during these natural hazards events leads to network …
Over the past years, bridge inspection practices and condition assessments were predicated upon long-established manual and paper-based data collection methods which were …
A systematic methodology for condition assessment of the historic road bridges was needed because of the poor and inadequate condition of bridges which cannot satisfy everyday-day …
The increase in traffic congestion in urban areas as a result of more private transport intensifies the importance of promoting public transport and rail transport in particular. The …
As timber bridges have become archaic, they are no longer able to effectively service their community. It is neither practical, nor possible, to replace all existing timber bridges, hence it …