Abstract: A series of optimal sensor placement (OSP) techniques is discussed in this paper. A framework for deciding the optimum number and location of sensors is proposed, to establish an effective structural health monitoring (SHM) ...

Abstract: Several modal identification techniques have been developed in the past few decades, and their use is rapidly expanding due to new focus on the instrumentation of major structures. This paper focuses on the expansion of ...

Abstract: This paper presents an improvement to the eigensystem realization algorithm (ERA) with natural excitation technique (NExT), which is called the ERA-NExT-AVG method. The method uses a coded average of row vectors in each ...

Abstract: This paper presents a new method to develop stochastic deterioration models using a combination of methods including Markov chains, logistic regression, and classification trees. It is computationally more efficient to use ...

Abstract: A database of 253 unbonded tendon-reinforced members was assembled and analyzed with a focus on Δfps. Large scatter was observed and gaps were identified in previous databases due to possibly unsuitable inclusion of certain ...

Abstract: Field measurements of settlement and lateral deformation obtained from three deep excavation sites constructed in mixed ground profiles are presented and analyzed. Settlement measurements were obtained throughout the ...

Abstract: Centrifuge tests to investigate the behavior during initial reservoir filling of a concrete faced rockfill dam (CFRD) with face slab stiffnesses that vary by a factor of about two are described. The two centrifuge models ...

Abstract: AbstractIn participatory sensing, road cracks can be monitored utilizing the dashboard cameras (dashcams) of regular vehicles. While the predicted segmentation masks in dashcam images may seem satisfactory for assessing ...