KEY AREAS
STRUCTURAL SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION & MODEL UPDATING
- Innovations in Sensor Technologies
- Wireless sensor networks
- Implementation of structural monitoring
- Monitoring of off-shore structures and oil pipelines
- Advanced inspection and testing
- System identification and model updating
- Vibration-based structural health monitoring
- Non-destructive testing in civil engineering
SENSORS & DEVICES: NDT/NDE, etc.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & MACHINE LEARNING APPLICATION
- Artificial Neural Network (ANN)
- Machine learning
- Genetic & Evolutionary algorithm
- Cloud computing
STRUCTURAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS
- Structural Damage and Nonlinear Behavior Identification
- SHM-aided Reliability Analysis of Structures
DAMAGE CONTROL, REPAIR AND, STRENGTHENING
- External strengthening using FRP composites
- Strengthening of concrete, timber and steel structures
- Confinement of concrete columns
- Near surface mounting reinforcement
- Seismic safety assessment, rehabilitation and monitoring
- SHM aided monitoring, life-cycle assessment and strengthening, and of civil, off-shore and aerospace structures
DURABILITY ISSUES AS RELATED TO HARSH ENVIRONMENTS
- Mitigating extreme temperature issues with the structures
- Fire protection systems
SPECIAL PROPERTIES OF STRUCTURAL MATERIALS
- Super elasticity
- Nickel-titanium, copper on iron-based SMA
- Application of SMA for civil structures using
- Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP)
- Advanced Composites and Bio-composites
- Piezoelectric Materials
- Magneto-rheological fluid
RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURES
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS AND CASE STUDIES
OTHER MONITORING TECHNIQUES
- Environmental damage monitoring
- Thermal Comfort Monitoring
- Air quality monitoring