Advances in Structural Health Monitoring and Industry 5.0 Innovations for Bridge Management and Conservation

Dear Colleagues

Industry 5.0 focuses on the integration of advanced technologies with human-centric, resilient, and sustainable approaches to enhance system performance and decision-making. This paradigm shift emphasizes the synergy between digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence and digital twins, and human expertise to create more intelligent, adaptable, and efficient systems.

Within the context of bridge management and conservation, this Special Issue investigates how Industry 5.0 is transforming Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), i.e., the process of assessing the condition of structures in real-time or at regular intervals. Specifically, we will explore how emerging technologies—such as data acquisition, automated processes, and digital information and analysis—are revolutionizing the ways in which bridges are monitored, assessed, and maintained. These innovations enable better damage identification, facilitating proactive maintenance strategies and enhancing the overall resilience and efficiency of bridge infrastructures.

Our goal is to showcase how the integration of digitalization and human-centric technologies addresses modern challenges in bridge management. We invite contributions that explore various facets of this transformation, including but not limited to the following:

• Sensor placement optimization.
• Automation of damage detection, localization, and quantification.
• Data mining and data fusion strategies for bridge SHM applications.
• Data-driven, model-based, and hybrid SHM novel strategies.
• Remaining bridge service life prediction.
• SHM-aided decision-making processes.
• Smart sensors, AI-driven analytics, and digital twins.

Dr. Alejandro Jiménez Rios
Dr. Pier Francesco Giordano
Dr. Alberto Barontini
Guest Editors

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