Abstract: Optimal life-cycle management is a challenging task for large-scale structures. The complexity of structural states, represented by the numerous combinations of component conditions, and the vast number of inspection and ...

Abstract: Bridges deteriorate over time due to various environmental and mechanical stressors. Deterioration is a significant risk to bridge owners (asset risk) and the traveling public (network risk). To tackle this issue, ...

Abstract: Accurately assessing failure risk due to asset deterioration and/or extreme events is essential for efficient transportation asset management. Traditional risk assessment is conducted for individual assets by either focusing ...

Abstract: Transportation networks, as an essential ingredient of civil infrastructure, are subjected to various natural hazards over their service life. Failure of bridges may severely disrupt the serviceability of transportation ...

Abstract: Corrosion and hurricanes pose substantial risk to coastal bridges. This risk is compounded by future climatic and socioeconomic changes due to the increasing temperature and humidity, rising sea level, changing frequency ...

Abstract: The target reliability index is pivotal to the design, assessment, inspection, and maintenance of structures. It is commonly determined by cost optimization. However, depending on the method of quantifying fatality cost, ...

Abstract: RC box culverts are buried structures prevalent in transportation systems. The existence of backfill brings in additional challenges to estimate load demands in these structures. The AASHTO LRFD specifications present a ...

Abstract: Civil infrastructure systems have two essential characteristics: long service life and low probability of failure. Under these circumstances, life-cycle management (LCM) of civil infrastructure involves time preference of ...