Short description
An extensive collection of 550 revised papers on most recent advances in bridge maintenance, safety, management and life-cycle performance, this book is a major contribution to the state-of-the-art in all aspects of the field. It contains papers from leading experts and includes a searchable CD-ROM. Topics include artificial intelligence methods, assessment and control of vibrations, high-speed railways, damage assessment, design expectations, advanced robot systems, fiber reinforced composites, highway bridge maintenance, practical application of probabilistic methods, life-cycle structural engineering, long-term performance, and more.
Long description
This is an extensive collection of 550 revised papers on most recent advances in bridge maintenance, safety, management and life-cycle performance. This is a major contribution to the state-of-the-art in all aspects of the field, containing papers from leading experts. It is a set of book with keynote papers and extended abstracts, plus a 4500 pages, searchable, full-paper CD-ROM.