Infrastructure Health in Civil Engineering

<p>Continually increasing demands on infrastructures mean that maintenance and renewal require timely appropriate action that maximizes benefits while minimizing cost. To be as well informed as possible decision-makers must have an optimal understanding of an infrastructure’s condition—what it is now and what it is expected to be in the future. </p><p></p><p>Written by two highly respected engineers the second volume<strong> Infrastructure Health in Civil Engineering: <em>Applications and Management</em></strong> integrates the decision making concept into theoretical and practical issues. </p><p></p><p>It covers:</p><p></p><ul> <br><br><p></p> <li>State-of-the-art practice and future directions</li> <br><br> <br><br><p></p> <li>Use of probability and statistics in areas including structural modeling</li> <br><br> <br><br><p></p> <li>Specific practical applications including retrofitting and rehabilitation in response to earthquake damage corrosion fatigue and bridge security</li> <br><br> <br><br><p></p> <li>Use of IHCE for management and maintenance of different types of structures using pre-stressed and reinforced concrete and fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs)</li> <br><br> <br><br><p></p> <li>Numerous practical case studies as well as coverage of the latest techniques in the use of sensors for damage detection and load testing</li> <br><br> </ul><p></p><p>Built to correspond to the ideas presented in its companion volume <em>Theory and Components</em> this is an invaluable guide to optimized cost-saving methods that will help readers meet safety specifications for new projects as well as the aging infrastructure at great risk of failure. </p>