Development of Monitoring, Maintenance and Sustainability Technics of Infrastructures, Including Bridge, Railway, and Other Structures
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 61
Special Issue Editors
Interests: structural modal parameter identification; rapid bridge detection and device development; data abnormality diagnosis and processing
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Interests: bridge health monitoring; fiber optic shape sensing
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Interests: rapid structure test; structural health monitoring; structural dynamics; structure identification; modal analysis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Civil infrastructures are often subject to adverse factors such as aging, corrosion, vibration, and impact, which often result in structural damages, such as cracks, loss of stiffness, and reduced bearing capacity, and even structural failure if the early damages are not detected. Hence, the monitoring, analysis and maintenance technics of infrastructures are vital. Specifically, monitoring and analysis show the service state of structures and provide decision support for maintenance, which reduce the risk of failure.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to systematically display the latest development of monitoring, maintenance and sustainability technics of infrastructures. Furthermore, this development is supported by multiple disciplines, such as sensing and artificial intelligence. We welcome scholars in various fields to discuss the current challenges in this community and welcome the emergence of new technologies to promote technological innovation and development.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may 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.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Sincerely,
Prof. Dr. Chunxu Qu
Dr. Runzhou You
Dr. Mingsheng Xue
Dr. Mengdi Jia
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- structural health monitoring
- modal analysis
- optimal sensor placement
- structural maintenance
- vibration control
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