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 first volume <strong>Infrastructure Health in Civil Engineering: Theory and Components</strong> integrates the decision making concept into theoretical and practical issues. </p><p></p><p>It includes:</p><p></p><ul> <br><br><p></p> <li>An overview of the infrastructure health in civil engineering (IHCE) and associated theories </li> <br><br> <br><br><p></p> <li>In-depth description of the four components of SHCE: <em>measurements structural identification damage identification</em> and <em>decision making</em> </li> <br><br> <br><br><p></p> <li>Discussion of how IHCE and asset management are applied</li> <br><br> <br><br><p></p> <li>An exploration of infrastructure health management</li> <br><br> </ul><p></p><p>Built to correspond to the ideas presented in its companion volume <em>Applications and Management</em> this is an invaluable guide to optimized cost-saving methods that will help readers meet safety specifications for new projects as well as aging infrastructures at high risk for failure. </p>