Structural Damage Detection, Retrofit and Rehabilitation of Bridge Structures

Dear Colleagues,

With the increasing number of aged bridges, damage detection, retrofit, and rehabilitation of bridge structures have been a topic of major concern in many countries for developing a sustainable society, and their importance has been highlighted by recent bridge failures. This Special Issue will gather papers related to typical damage of bridges, damage detection techniques (either direction or indirect methods, such as drive-by-based bridge damage detection), rehabilitation, repair, and maintenance strategies for existing bridge structures, including both superstructures and substructures. Papers related to bridge health condition assessment, robustness evaluation methods, lifecycle performance etc., are also welcome to be submitted to this Special Issue.

Dr. Weiwei Lin
Guest Editor

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