Advancements of 4th Industrial Revolution in Seismic Assessment, Repair and Design of Structures

Dear Colleagues,

The Analysis and Design of Structures (ADS) is considered as a critical step and a wide research area of Civil Engineering. It is a fact that Artificial Intelligence (AI) lies at the core of the 4th Industrial Revolution. It offers major revolutionary transformations and solutions that can be employed as powerful tools in diverse and key research areas of ADS. Seismic risk assessment and the enhancement of structural resilience are major research challenges that require the aid of intelligent and robust algorithmic approaches. More flexibility and accuracy are offered by fusing intelligence and transforming typically traditional methods and practices. Moreover, the vast amounts of data can be exploited and analyzed using numerous AI algorithms, towards the development of real-life intelligent models offering civil engineers the chance to successfully overcome traditional analysis and design obstacles. This Special Issue is an open call for original research papers on the employment of 4th Industrial Revolution approaches in the domains of seismic assessment, repair and structural design in civil engineering. Authors are invited to submit original research papers on the aforementioned domains. This Special Issue aims to embrace the timely research conducted on the employment of Artificial Intelligence in the critical domains of Civil Engineering. It also aims to guide towards the development of more optimal models.

Prof. Dr. Lazaros Iliadis
Dr. Ioannis E. Kavvadias
Dr. Antonis Papaleonidas
Guest Editors

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