Sustainable Design and Upgrading of Bridges: From Life-Cycle Thinking Principles to Life-Cycle Analysis

Dear Colleagues,

The world is increasingly facing the consequences of climate change, resource depletion, and ageing infrastructure. In this context, the sustainable upgrading of existing bridges is becoming a strategic priority. Many bridges around the world require retrofitting or functional enhancement to meet safety, durability, and serviceability requirements. To achieve long-term sustainability, such interventions must go beyond immediate technical solutions and embrace life-cycle thinking—from their design and assessment to operation and end-of-life.

We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue, Sustainable Design and Upgrading of Bridges: From Life-cycle Thinking Principles to Life-cycle Analysis, which aims to collect high-quality contributions that promote a shift toward integrated and forward-looking strategies for bridge retrofitting/replacement.

We welcome original research articles and comprehensive reviews, including (but not limited to) the following topics, applied to bridge structures:

• Life-cycle assessment and cost analysis for retrofitting/replacement.
• Performance-based and sustainability-oriented design methods.
• Probabilistic modelling of deterioration and reliability over time.
• Climate-adaptive strategies and multi-hazard design approaches.
• Digital tools for life-cycle management.
• Case studies on (sustainable) bridge design or retrofitting.

We look forward to your contributions that will help shaping the future of sustainable bridge engineering through the lens of life-cycle thinking.

Dr. Nicola Scattarreggia
Dr. Ricardo Monteiro
Dr. You Dong
Guest Editors

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