Sustainable Bridge: Design, Construction, Maintenance and Retrofitting

Dear Colleagues,

The world will invest 90 trillion USD in sustainable infrastructure by 2030, based on the estimates by the New Climate Economy. These demands are driven by the aging infrastructure in advanced economies, as well as higher economic growth, development of new materials, and structural change in emerging markets and developing countries. Bridges are critical components in transportation networks in terms of infrastructure and operation safety during their long service lives. The best way to optimize bridge sustainability is through extending the lifespan of a bridge, which is beneficial due to less environmental impacts and economic investments. Therefore, researchers are committed to developing a more sustainable bridge that covers the full life cycle, including design, construction, and continuing through operations and maintenance.

This Special Issue (SI) aims to present recent advances and emerging cross-disciplinary research in terms of sustainable bridges. Studies from experimental testing, analytical approaches, numerical simulation, and emerging algorithms to achieve the goal of sustainable bridges are more than welcome.

It is our pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this SI. Technical articles and review papers are expected to reflect original research and technological advances on topics that include but are not strictly limited to, the following fields.

• Emerging bridge design methodologies and related advanced technologies, such as Artificial Intelligent and Augment Reality.
• Advanced materials or technologies and their applications in bridge construction and retrofitting.
• Structural health monitoring and inspection methods in bridge maintenance.
• Influence on bridge durability from extreme events and rehabilitation strategies towards service life extension.

Dr. Haibin Zhang
Dr. Hongya Qu
Dr. Xingxing Zou
Guest Editors

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