Advances in Bridge Maintenance, Safety Management, and Life-Cycle Performance, Set of Book & CD-ROM

Dr. Paulo J.S. Cruz is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Minho at Guimarães, Portugal. He is an experienced researcher and consultant to industry and government agencies. His main areas of expertise are steel and composite structures, shear connection systems, precast bridges, bridge monitoring, life-cycle analysis, inspection, maintenance, assessment and management of bridges. Paulo Cruz is an Associate Editor of Structure & Infrastructure Engineering, an international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to recent advances in maintenance, management and life-cycle performance of a wide range of civil infrastructure systems. Dr. Dan M. Frangopol is a Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder, USA. He is an experienced researcher and consultant to industry and government agencies, both nationally and abroad. His main areas of expertise are structural reliability, structural optimization, bridge engineering, and life-cycle analysis, design, maintenance, and management of structures and infrastructures. He is the recipient of several prestigious awards including the 2005 ASCE Newmark Medal, the 2004 Kajima Corporation Research Award, the 2003 ASCE Moisseiff Award and the 2001 ASCE Croes Medal. Dan Frangopol is the Founding Editor of Structure & Infrastructure Engineering, an international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to recent advances in maintenance, management and life-cycle performance of a wide range of civil infrastructure systems (publisher: Taylor & Francis). Dr. Luís C. Neves is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Minho, Portugal. His main areas of research are structural reliability, optimization, steel structures, and life-cycle analysis, design, maintenance, and management of structures and infrastructures. He is author and/co-author of significant publications in life-cycle engineering applied to bridges.

• T.Y. Lin lecture: Bridge forms and aesthetics ; M.-C. TangKeynote lecturesTechnical ContributionsBridge management systemsDesign, operation and maintenance of high speed railway bridgesApplication of structural system identification methodsLong-term signal analysis for the existing bridge health monitoring systemsDamage assessment – strength and durabilityAssessment, monitoring and control of bridge vibrationsSeismic and dynamic analysisAssessment of bridge repair and strengtheningHandling uncertainty in analysis designProbabilistic characterization and analysis of the properties ofmaterials used in bridgesPolitics and perception in life-cycle decisionsSafety of medium and long span bridge superstructures duringthe erection phasesStatus and findings of current BHM applications in the worldInspection and prediction of structural performanceBridge inspection and monitoringFatigue analysisBridge owners benefits from probability-based assessment andmaintenance managementReliability and risk managementSeismic design and retroffiting strategies for bridgesBridge testing and assessmentResearch needs for BHM systems of the future and benchmark studiesIntegration of bridge management and bridge monitoringInnovative developments towards improving bridge seismic safetySoft computing in bridge engineeringLoads and testingSmart bridge technologyIntelligent use of cathodic protection on bridgesBridge evaluation using field testingBusiness intelligence and asset managementLoad and resistance assessment of railway bridgesDesign and analysisMeasurement and monitoringBridge condition assessment using combined non-destructive testing methodsDurability performance of bridges in severe environmentsCivil structural health monitoringRepair and strengthening