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View article: Enhancing structural robustness of existing buildings through roof-level retrofit beams
Enhancing structural robustness of existing buildings through roof-level retrofit beams Open
View article: Latent resistance mechanisms of steel truss bridges after critical failures
Latent resistance mechanisms of steel truss bridges after critical failures Open
Steel truss bridges are constructed by connecting many different types of bars (components) to form a load-bearing structural system. Several disastrous collapses of this type of bridge have occurred as a result of initial component failur…
View article: A hybrid data-physics framework with conformal GNN for enhanced damage identification
A hybrid data-physics framework with conformal GNN for enhanced damage identification Open
Structural damage identification is crucial for ensuring safety, yet existing data-driven and physics-based methods often suffer from accuracy and computational limitations. To address these issues, we propose a hybrid framework that integ…
View article: Reliability-based structural assessment of steel truss bridges subjected to failure scenarios
Reliability-based structural assessment of steel truss bridges subjected to failure scenarios Open
Economic losses of bridge failures can mount to millions of dollars per day and spiral quickly. In particular, steel truss bridges are highly vulnerable to member failures, which, if propagated, can cause severe disruptions to the entire s…
View article: Reliability-based vulnerability assessment of steel truss bridge components
Reliability-based vulnerability assessment of steel truss bridge components Open
Bridges are among the most vulnerable and expensive assets of transportation networks. The failure of a bridge component can lead to catastrophic consequences for the entire structure. Therefore, vulnerability assessments have gained promi…
View article: Robustez estructural de edificios en España. Investigaciones recientes en la Universitat Politècnica de València
Robustez estructural de edificios en España. Investigaciones recientes en la Universitat Politècnica de València Open
El incremento constante de eventos extremos hace necesario contar con edificios robustos capaces de soportar daños iniciales locales sin que se produzca una propagación de fallos que afecte a toda o gran parte de la estructura. Este artícu…
View article: Point Transformer Network-Based Surrogate Model for Spatial Prediction in Bridges
Point Transformer Network-Based Surrogate Model for Spatial Prediction in Bridges Open
Bridges are essential assets of inland transportation infrastructure; however, they are among the most vulnerable elements of these networks due to deterioration caused by aging and the increasing loads to which they are subjected over tim…
View article: Urban Infrastructure Vulnerability to Climate-Induced Risks: A Probabilistic Modeling Approach Using Remote Sensing as a Tool in Urban Planning
Urban Infrastructure Vulnerability to Climate-Induced Risks: A Probabilistic Modeling Approach Using Remote Sensing as a Tool in Urban Planning Open
In our contemporary cities, infrastructures face a diverse range of risks, including those caused by climatic events. The availability of monitoring technologies such as remote sensing has opened up new possibilities to address or mitigate…
View article: Methodology for the Integration of Structural Health Assessment of Masonry Bridges into HBIM
Methodology for the Integration of Structural Health Assessment of Masonry Bridges into HBIM Open
[EN] A methodology is proposed to efficiently develop BIM models of masonry arch bridges, with the objective of generating databases (Level of Information, LoI) associated with 3D geometrical models, incorporating different levels of detai…
View article: Sustainable system with non-intrusive anchors for the preservation of historic steel structures
Sustainable system with non-intrusive anchors for the preservation of historic steel structures Open
View article: Gaussian Copula-based Bayesian network approach for characterizing spatial variability in aging steel bridges
Gaussian Copula-based Bayesian network approach for characterizing spatial variability in aging steel bridges Open
View article: Dual Frequency Real Aperture Radar Monitoring of a Railway Bridge
Dual Frequency Real Aperture Radar Monitoring of a Railway Bridge Open
Different studies demonstrated that the monitoring of the vibrational characteristics of bridges can be fostered using real aperture radar interferometers. Commercial systems operating at Ku band have been made available to the users since…
View article: Model updating of in‐service bridges using multidisciplinary research ‐ case studies in Spain
Model updating of in‐service bridges using multidisciplinary research ‐ case studies in Spain Open
This paper presents several experiences focused to create and update accurate numerical models of ageing bridges in Spain. The experimental campaigns included integration of various NDT technologies such as laser scanning, ultrasounds, etc…
View article: Multi-objective optimization-based model calibration of masonry bridges
Multi-objective optimization-based model calibration of masonry bridges Open
Multi-objective optimization-based model calibration can be an intermediate solution between the computationally expensive probabilistic approaches and the single-objective optimization strategies that do not allow uncertainty quantificati…
View article: Deterministic and probabilistic-based model updating of aging steel bridges
Deterministic and probabilistic-based model updating of aging steel bridges Open
Numerical modeling is a very useful tool in different fields of bridge engineering, such as load-carrying capacity assessment or structural health monitoring. Developing a reliable computational model that accurately represents the actual …
View article: Design and testing of a decision tree algorithm for early failure detection in steel truss bridges
Design and testing of a decision tree algorithm for early failure detection in steel truss bridges Open
This paper develops a methodology for damage identification in steel truss bridges that uses vibration-based monitoring data and a model-based decision tree algorithm. The methodology resorts to a calibrated FE model with an optimization-b…
View article: A novel fully removable walkway system with non-invasive anchors for structural health inspection and maintenance of historic steel structures
A novel fully removable walkway system with non-invasive anchors for structural health inspection and maintenance of historic steel structures Open
Historic steel structures are generally heritage constructions that must be preserved, where invasive operations such as welding or drilling cannot be performed. Any auxiliary structures installed on these constructions must be easily remo…
View article: Removable, Reconfigurable, and Sustainable Steel Structures: A State-of-the-Art Review of Clamp-Based Steel Connections
Removable, Reconfigurable, and Sustainable Steel Structures: A State-of-the-Art Review of Clamp-Based Steel Connections Open
In this review paper, first of all, an analysis of the circular economy and its application to steel structures is carried out. It highlights the need to apply the philosophy of Design for Deconstruction or Design for Disassembly (DfD) fro…