ABSTRACT

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. Wri

THEORY AND COMPONENTSIntroduction. Elements of Structural Health in Civil Engineering (SHCE). Lives and Deaths of Infrastructures. Theories and Principles of IHCE. Sensors and Infrastructures Health. Structural Identification (STRID). Damage Identification (DMID). Decision Making in IHCE. Appendix Unit Conversion. Index.