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Real-Time Deflection Monitoring of Deteriorating Bridges Using the Inverse Finite Element Method

estero Thesis abroad


Reference persons CECILIA SURACE

External reference persons Dr. Maurizio Morgese - Rutgers’s Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation, New Jersey, USA

Thesis type NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL

Description Bridge integrity assessments require accurate monitoring of deflections for early deterioration detection and preventing failures. This research explores the Inverse Finite Element Method (iFEM) as a promising, load- and material-independent technique for real-time bridge deflection monitoring with minimal computational cost. Despite its potential, iFEM's application on real-world, deteriorating bridges lacks experimental validation. This project aims to bridge this gap by applying iFEM to monitor deflections on a full-scale deteriorating bridge within the Bridge Evaluation & Accelerated Structural Testing (BEAST) Lab at Rutgers’s Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation, NJ USA

Required skills Expertise in Structural Mechanics, Knowledge of MatLab.


Deadline 15/02/2025      PROPONI LA TUA CANDIDATURA