Development of Monitoring, Analysis and Maintenance Technics of Infrastructures

Dear Colleagues,

The services of large infrastructures, such as bridges, buildings and stadiums, is of great significance to social stability. Due to the coupling effect of loads and environmental actions, performance degradations occur in these structures under long term service and result in security risks. Hence, monitoring, analysis and maintenance techniques for infrastructure are vital. Specifically, monitoring and analysis show the service state of structures and provide decision support for their maintenance, which reduces the risk of failure.

The purpose of this Topic is to systematically display the latest developments in monitoring, analysis and maintenance techniques for infrastructure. Furthermore, these developments are supported by multiple disciplines, such as sensing and artificial intelligence. We invite scholars in various fields to discuss the current challenges in this area and welcome the emergence of new technologies to promote technological innovation and development. The topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Structural health monitoring;
• Modal analysis;
• Optimal sensor placement;
• Vibration control;
• Structure dynamic analysis;
• Field testing;
• Artificial intelligence;
• Computer vision;
• Model updating;
• Structural maintenance.

Prof. Dr. Chunxu Qu
Prof. Dr. Jinhe Gao
Dr. Rui Zhang
Dr. Ziguang Jia
Dr. Jiaxiang Li
Topic Editors