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## Meet the editors

Dr. Yun Lai Zhou is a research fellow in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China. He received his BSc in 2010 in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Northwestern Polytechnic University, China, and his PhD in 2015 in Civil Engineering from the Technical University of Madrid, Spain. Dr. Zhou has published more than 50 scientific papers, conference proceedings, and technical

reports in structural health monitoring, transmissibility-based damage identification, machine learning, and structural dynamics. His current research interests include structural health monitoring, sensing techniques, data processing, fracture mechanics, damage mechanics, coupling, and structural vibrations.

Prof. Magd Abdel Wahab is a Professor of Applied Mechanics in the Department of Mechanical Construction and Production at Ghent University, Belgium. He received his BSc, 1988, in Civil Engineering and his MSc, 1991, in Structural Mechanics, both from Cairo University. Prof Wahab completed his PhD in Fracture Mechanics in 1995 at KU Leuven, Belgium. He was awarded a Doctor of Science degree from the University of Surrey in

2008. He has published more than 240 scientific papers and technical reports in solid mechanics and dynamics of structures. His research interests include fracture mechanics, damage mechanics, fatigue of materials, durability, and dynamics and vibration of structures.

Contents

**Section 1**

Monitoring

**Section 2**

Optimization

**Section 3**

Sources

**Section 4**

*by Ali Asghar Bataleblu*

*Yoshinobu Oshima and Masahiro Ishida*

Prognoses with Bridge Management Systems

Microscopic Traffic Simulation

*by Timothy Saad, Chung C. Fu, Gengwen Zhao and Chaoran Xu*

*by Gengwen Zhao, Chung C. Fu, Yang Lu and Timothy Saad*

Fatigue Assessment of Highway Bridges under Traffic Loading Using

*by Yun-Lai Zhou and Linya Liu*

**Preface III**

Introduction **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

Application of Artificial Intelligence **13**

**Chapter 2 15** Computational Intelligence and Its Applications in Uncertainty-Based Design

Inspection Techniques **35**

**Chapter 3 37** On-Site Bridge Inspection by 950 keV/3.95 MeV Portable X-Band Linac X-Ray

Fatigue Assessment **55**

**Chapter 4 57** Development of a Fatigue Life Assessment Model for Pairing Fatigue Damage

**Chapter 5 77**

*by Mitsuru Uesaka, Yuki Mitsuya, Katsuhiro Dobashi, Joichi Kusano, Eiji Yoshida,* 

Introductory Chapter: Some Insights into Bridge Structural Condition

### Contents


Preface

This book aims to address finite element analysis, sensing and inspection techniques, and applications for bridge condition monitoring and damage identification. It mainly focuses on finite element analysis, sensory systems, and signal-processing methodologies, enabling the determination of defects from

Bridge condition monitoring is a complex task, involving multidisciplinary contributions, various techniques, and methodologies that have been developed over the past few decades. These include sensing techniques such as X-ray testing, ultrasonic testing, optical fiber sensing, piezoelectric transduction, and magnetic

Each chapter has been written by specialists in that field, with rich experience in practical engineering. This book will provide a useful reference to beginners in this field, and the diverse introduction of techniques and approaches will also be

**Dr. Yun Lai Zhou**

**Magd Abdel Wahab**

Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

China

Professor,

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

at Hong Kong Polytechnic University,

response analysis and also the assessment of bridge condition.

invaluable for experienced researchers and engineers.

particle testing.
