New Trends in Bridge Engineering

Dear Colleagues,

In Bridge Engineering, technological progress, together with the new possibilities afforded by advanced structural analysis methods and modern launching and construction techniques, exerts an increasingly strong and rapid influence not only on practical realizations but also on structural conceptual design. From an engineering standpoint, despite the possibility for emerging technologies like AI to create new tools and possibilities in the design and operational aspects of Bridge Engineering, they also entail the risk of leading to critical aspects being overlooked in the design of architecturally daring or complex works, owing to insufficiently in-depth knowledge.

On the other hand, in several countries, infrastructure networks are aging and bridges built in previous decades are increasingly affected by deterioration, thereby posing ever more demanding challenges for the structural monitoring, damage detection and structural assessment and evaluation and retrofit of existing bridges, and also offer challenges regarding environmentally and economically sustainable solutions.

We are therefore pleased to welcome, in this Topical Collection, the submission of papers that contribute to addressing new challenges in Bridge Engineering, including new materials; new structural types; structural behavior and system organization; new construction techniques; and the incorporation of emerging digital technologies in design, construction and management. The effects of actions such as wind, seismic events, fire, or other exceptional loads; retrofit strategies for addressing complex structural issues; long-span bridges and geometric or material nonlinear behavior are also fully considered.

Special emphasis is placed on contributions presenting significant realizations and case studies distinguished by scientific implications, technologies employed, challenges addressed, and the environmental context.

Dr. Michele Fabio Granata
Prof. Dr. Antonino Recupero
Prof. Dr. Joan R. Casas
Collection Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the collection website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Infrastructures is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• bridge engineering
• concrete bridges
• steel bridges
• footbridges
• bridge launching
• structural retrofit
• large structures
• seismic design
• wind effects
• fire design
• SHM