Application of Symmetry in Civil Infrastructure Asset Management
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Engineering and Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 45
Special Issue Editors
Interests: multi-objective optimization; large-scale network-level; decision support system; infrastructure asset management; pavement management; bridge maintenance and rehabilitation; climate change mitigation and adaptation; degradation modeling; sustainability assessment; multi-objective
Interests: steel structure and composite structure; prefabricated building structure system
Interests: asset management and other aspects of research
Interests: operational research methods applied to life cycle sustainability and resilience assessment; combinatorial optimization; metaheuristics; multicriteria decision analysis (mcda); data mining and statistical modelling; climate change and extreme events impacts on the new and existing civil infrastructure systems
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Civil infrastructure asset management involves the systematic planning, maintenance, and optimization of physical assets to ensure their longevity and efficiency. Symmetry/asymmetry plays a crucial role in various aspects of infrastructure management, from structural health monitoring to deterioration modelling and maintenance optimization. The presence of symmetry in asset conditions, degradation patterns, and decision-making processes can significantly improve computational efficiency, enhance predictive modelling accuracy, and optimize resource allocation. Conversely, understanding asymmetry can help address uncertainties and variabilities in asset performance, leading to more robust management strategies.
The aim of this Special Issue is to explore the applications of symmetry/asymmetry in infrastructure asset management, which can be highly beneficial for engineering, data-driven decision-making, and policy optimization. For instance, symmetry-based modelling approaches can improve the efficiency of maintenance scheduling, while recognizing asymmetry in degradation patterns can lead to more adaptive and cost-effective asset management strategies.
We invite contributions (both research and review articles) that cover a broad range of topics related to symmetry/asymmetry in infrastructure asset management, including (but not limited to) the following areas:
- Symmetry-based optimization in asset management decision-making;
- Applications of symmetry in structural health monitoring and sensor placement;
- Asymmetry in deterioration modelling and predictive maintenance strategies;
- Leveraging symmetry/asymmetry to enhance probabilistic modelling and risk assessment;
- Computational methods exploiting symmetry in infrastructure simulations;
- Dynamic programming and reinforcement learning approaches utilizing symmetry in maintenance planning;
- The role of symmetry in infrastructure network resilience and redundancy analysis.
This Special Issue aims to foster interdisciplinary research by bringing together experts from civil engineering, computational modelling, artificial intelligence, and infrastructure management to explore the theoretical and practical implications of symmetry in asset management. We look forward to receiving your contributions and advancing knowledge in this important field.
Dr. Wang Chen
Dr. Jianhong Han
Dr. Lin Chen
Dr. João Santos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- symmetry/asymmetry
- infrastructure asset management
- structural health monitoring
- deterioration modelling
- predictive maintenance
- decision-making
- probabilistic modelling
- reinforcement learning
- dynamic programming
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