OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Structure and Infrastructure Engineering is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Critical review of data-driven decision-making in bridge operation and maintenance	84
Experimental study of predamaged columns strengthened by HPFL and BSP under combined load cases	69
Deep learning-based detection of structural damage using time-series data	46
An approach for wheel flat detection of railway train wheels using envelope spectrum analysis	36
Analysis of bridge failures in India from 1977 to 2017	35
Framework for estimating the risk and resilience of road networks with bridges and embankments under both seismic and tsunami hazards	34
Deep learning-based instance segmentation of cracks from shield tunnel lining images	33
The value of structural health monitoring in seismic emergency management of bridges	32
Optimal restoration schedules of transportation network considering resilience	32
Early damage detection under massive data via innovative hybrid methods: application to a large-scale cable-stayed bridge	27
Augmented reality for bridge condition assessment using advanced non-destructive techniques	24
Progressive collapse of multistory 3D reinforced concrete frame structures after the loss of an edge column	23
Performance analysis of low-cost GNSS stations for structural health monitoring of civil engineering structures	22
Hazards identification and risk assessment for UAV–assisted bridge inspections	22
A marker-free method for structural dynamic displacement measurement based on optical flow	22
Probability-based seismic resilience assessment method for substation systems	21
Implication of building inventory accuracy on physical and socio-economic resilience metrics for informed decision-making in natural hazards	21
Bayesian estimate of the elastic modulus of concrete box girders from dynamic identification: a statistical framework for the A24 motorway in Italy	20
Finite-element-model updating of civil engineering structures using a hybrid UKF-HS algorithm	20
Optimisation of maintenance strategy of deteriorating bridges considering sustainability criteria	20
Life-cycle cost-based optimization of MTMDs for tall buildings under multiple hazards	19
Risk-informed asset management to tackle scouring on bridges across transport networks	19
Extracting mode shapes from drive-by measurements to detect global and local damage in bridges	19
Performance assessment of prestressed concrete bridge girders using fiber optic sensors and artificial neural networks	18
Multi-objective optimisation of in-service asphalt pavement maintenance schedule considering system reliability estimated via LSTM neural networks	18

Resilience-based mathematical model to restore disrupted road-bridge transportation networks	18
Life-cycle cost-based risk assessment of aging bridge networks	18
Developing a framework for leakage target setting in water distribution networks from an economic perspective	17
Reliability-based life-cycle cost design of asphalt pavement using artificial neural networks	17
Monitoring structural responses during load testing of reinforced concrete bridges: a review	17
Data-driven damage identification technique for steel truss railroad bridges utilizing principal component analysis of strain response	17
Random field-based reliability updating framework for existing RC structures incorporating the effect of spatial steel corrosion distribution	17
Quantifying post-disaster business recovery through Bayesian methods	17
On continuous health monitoring of bridges under serious environmental variability by an innovative multi-task unsupervised learning method	16
Improved finite element model updating of a full-scale steel bridge using sensitivity analysis	16
Safety and comfort assessment of a train passing over an earthquake-damaged bridge based on a probability model	16
Risk-based methodology to assess bridge condition based on visual inspection	16
Development of wireless smart sensor network for vibration-based structural health monitoring of civil structures	15
Flood-fragility analysis of instream bridges – consideration of flow hydraulics, geotechnical uncertainties, and variable scour depth	15
Parametric analysis of the dynamic response of railway bridges due to vibrations induced by heavy-haul trains	15
Model updating of seven-storey cross-laminated timber building designed on frequency-response-functions-based modal testing	15
Significant variables for leakage and collapse of buried concrete sewer pipes: a global sensitivity analysis via Bayesian additive regression trees and Sobol’ indices	15
Implementing bridge model updating for operation and maintenance purposes: examination based on UK practitioners’ views	14
Performance-based decision-making of buildings under seismic hazard considering long-term loss, sustainability, and resilience	14
Seismic vulnerability assessment of ageing reinforced concrete structures under real mainshock-aftershock ground motions	14
Probabilistic safety analysis of coupled train-bridge system using deep learning based surrogate model	14
A risk component-based model to determine pipes renewal strategies in water distribution networks	14
Policy-based disaster recovery planning model for interdependent infrastructure systems under uncertainty	14
Residual displacement responses of structures subjected to near-fault pulse-like ground motions	14
Multi-hazard analysis and design of structures: status and research trends	14
Challenges in the application of digital transformation to inspection and maintenance of bridges	14
A two-stage framework for automated operational modal identification	13
Condition and criticality-based predictive maintenance prioritisation for networks of bridges	13
Concurrent modelling of carbonation and chloride-induced deterioration and uncertainty treatment in aging bridge fragility assessment	13
Reliability-based seismic performance of masonry arch bridges	13
Probabilistic seismic assessment of reinforced concrete bridges using simulated records	13
Bridge collapses in Turkey: causes and remedies	12
Value of additional traffic data in the context of bridge service-life management	12
Optimal opportunistic tamping scheduling for railway track geometry	12
Deterioration prediction of existing concrete bridges using a LSTM recurrent neural network	12
Assessing post-hazard damage costs to a community’s residential buildings exposed to tropical cyclones	12
The effects of earthquake incidence angle on the seismic fragility of reinforced concrete box-girder bridges of unequal pier heights	12
Human factors affecting visual inspection of fatigue cracking in steel bridges	12
Monitoring structural behaviour of concrete beams reinforced with steel and GFRP bars using acoustic emission and digital image correlation techniques	12
UHPC jacket retrofitting of reinforced concrete bridge piers with low flexural reinforcement ratios: experimental investigation and three-dimensional finite element modeling	12
Flexibility and adaptability within the context of decision-making in infrastructure management	11
Computer vision-based crack width identification using F-CNN model and pixel nonlinear calibration	11
A horizontal convergence monitoring method based on wireless tilt sensors for shield tunnels with straight joints	11
Quantifying disaster resilience of a community with interdependent civil infrastructure systems	11
Sustainable pavement maintenance and rehabilitation planning using the marine predator optimization algorithm	11
Parameterized seismic life-cycle cost evaluation method for building structures	11
Re-deployable sensors for modal estimates of bridges and detection of damage-induced changes in boundary conditions	10
Defect investigation and replacement implementation of bearings for long-span continuous box girder bridges under operating high-speed railway networks: a case study	10
Seismic performance evaluation of existing light poles on elevated highway bridges	10
Impact of rigid central clamps on longitudinal deformation of long-span suspension bridges under vehicle excitations	10

Numerical simulation and simplified model of vehicle-induced bridge deck fire in the full-open environment considering wind effect	10
Wavelet-based operating deflection shapes for locating scour-related stiffness losses in multi-span bridges	10
Challenges of integrated multi-infrastructure asset management: a review of pavement, sewer, and water distribution networks	10
Bridge structural monitoring: the Lombardia regional guidelines	10
Structural health assessment techniques for in-service timber poles	10
Bond of naturally corroded, plain reinforcing bars in concrete	10
Progressive collapse and robustness of modular high-rise buildings	10
Probabilistic seismic analysis of base isolated buildings considering near and far field earthquake ground motions	10
Inspection and evaluation of a network of concrete bridges based on multiple NDT techniques	10
Probabilistic seismic loss estimation of aging highway bridges subjected to multiple earthquake events	10
A Bayesian inference approach for the updating of spatially distributed corrosion model parameters based on heterogeneous measurement data	9
Crosswind effects on a train-bridge system: wind tunnel tests with a moving vehicle	9
Numerical analysis of normal concrete lining strengthening methods under different damage levels	9
Influence of ground motion duration on the seismic vulnerability of aging highway bridges	9
Cost-effectiveness of base isolation for large transformers in areas of high seismic intensity	9
Life-cycle connectivity-based maintenance strategy for bridge networks subjected to corrosion considering correlation of bridge resistances	9
Experimental investigation of the bearing capacity of deformed segmental tunnel linings strengthened by a special composite structure	9
Road transportation network hazard sustainability and resilience: correlations and comparisons	9
Automatic detection of falling hazard from surveillance videos based on computer vision and building information modeling	9
Human-induced loading and dynamic response of footbridges in the vertical direction due to restricted pedestrian traffic	9
Dynamic assessment, FE modelling and parametric updating of a butterfly-arch stress-ribbon pedestrian bridge	8
Seismic fragility analysis using nonlinear autoregressive neural networks with exogenous input	8
Lifetime assessment of structural concrete – multi-scale integrated hygro-thermal-chemo-electrical-mechanistic approach and statistical evaluation	8
Analytical model of large-scale circular concrete columns confined by pre-stressed carbon fibre reinforced polymer composites under axial compression	8
Experimental investigation on the flexural behaviour of stainless steel reinforced concrete beams	8
Stochastic dynamic transient gusty wind effect on the sliding and overturning of quayside container cranes	8
A comparison of the UK and Italian national risk-based guidelines for assessing hydraulic actions on bridges	8
Statistical analysis of spatial distribution of external corrosion defects in buried pipelines using a multivariate Poisson-lognormal model	8
Semi-quantitative classification of consequences of failure for seismic risk management of existing buildings	8
Seismic performance of earthquake-damaged corroded reinforced concrete beam-column joints retrofitted with basalt fiber-reinforced polymer sheets	8
A novel robustness index for progressive collapse analysis of structures considering the full risk spectrum of damage evolution	8
Iterative linear optimization method for bridge weigh-in-motion systems using accelerometers	8
Seismic fragility estimation considering field inspection of reinforced concrete girder bridges	8
Enhancing dam safety evaluation using dam digital twins	8
DIN II: incorporation of multi-level interdependencies and uncertainties for infrastructure system recovery modeling	8
Incorporation of pre-existing longitudinal cracks in finite element analyses of corroded reinforced concrete beams failing in anchorage	8
Effect of pinching on structural resilience: performance of reinforced concrete and timber structures under repeated cycles	8
Determination of appropriate updating parameters for effective life-cycle management of deteriorating structures under uncertainty	8
Structural rehabilitation of half-joints in RC bridges: a state-of-the-art review	7
Measurements of bridge dynamic amplification factor using bridge weigh-in-motion data	7
Post-buckling of network arch bridges subjected to vertical loads	7
Influence of the correlation model on the failure probability of a reinforced concrete structure considering spatial variability	7
Quantifying the benefit of structural health monitoring: can the value of information be negative?	7
Evaluation of intensity measure performance in regional seismic risk assessment of reinforced concrete bridge inventories	7
Fatigue life evaluation model for high-strength steel wire considering different levels of corrosion	7
An application of convolutional neural network for deterioration modeling of highway bridge components in the United States	7
Experimental investigation of life-time performance of unbounded natural rubber bearings as an isolation system in bridges	7
C-AHP rating system for routine general inspection of long-span suspension bridges	7
Post-disaster sequential recovery planning for water distribution systems using topological and hydraulic metrics	7
On the vertical coupling effect of ballasted tracks in multi–span simply–supported railway bridges under operating conditions	7
Monitoring of wind effects on a super-tall building during multiple typhoons and validation of wind tunnel testing techniques	7
Investigation on the mapping for temperature-induced responses of a long-span steel truss arch bridge	7
Experimental and numerical investigation on wave impacts on box-girder bridges	7
Structural performance degradation of cable-stayed bridges subjected to cable damage: model test and theoretical prediction	7
Quantifying the value of SHM information for bridges under flood-induced scour	7
Development of a civil infrastructure resilience assessment framework and its application to a nuclear power plant	7
Rapid post-earthquake damage assessment of ageing reinforced concrete bridge piers using time-frequency analysis	7
Uneven settlement threshold of continuous beam pier based on analytic mapping relationship	6
Bayesian Monte Carlo approach for developing stochastic railway track degradation model using expert-based priors	6
Life-cycle cost analysis of pile-supported wharves under multi-hazard condition: aging and shaking	6
Comparison of the service life, life-cycle costs and assessment of hybrid and traditional reinforced concrete through a case study of bridge edge beams in Sweden	6
Seismic risk prioritisation schemes for reinforced concrete bridge portfolios	6
Requirements and challenges for infusion of SHM systems within Digital Twin platforms	6
Shaking table test and numerical simulation of the vibration control performance of a tuned mass damper on a transmission tower	6
Performance assessment model of non-destructive technologies in inspecting concrete bridge decks	6
Stochastic analysis of railway embankment with uncertain soil parameters using polynomial chaos expansion	6
Numerical investigation of precast RC beam with unbonded prestressing tendon under impact loads	6
Detecting and localising damage based on image recognition and structure from motion, and reflecting it in a 3D bridge model	6
Human error impact in structural safety of a reinforced concrete bridge	6
Color-space analytics for damage detection in 3D point clouds	6
Probabilistic analysis of the impact of climate change on creep of concrete structures in Sweden	6
Value of strain-based structural health monitoring as decision support for heavy load access to bridges	6
Seismic resilience analysis of a retrofit-required bridge considering moment-based system reliability	6
Framework for calculating seismic fragility function of urban road networks: A case study on Tangshan City, China	6
Evidence on the value of information towards decision-makers	6
Damage detection for bridge structures under vehicle loads based on frequency decay induced by breathing cracks	6