@inproceedings{c23e726046a64017b49247ca599792f3,
title = "A Digital Twin Framework for Bridges",
abstract = "Current inspection and maintenance practices for bridges involve periodic manual visual surveys which are time consuming and cumbersome due to number of bridges in need of assessment. Unprecedented capabilities have become possible in recent years thanks to strides made in sensing technologies, computer vision, and machine learning. These technologies can be integrated into a digital twin framework for better insight into a bridge's structural integrity, maintenance needs, and potential risks. A digital twin framework involves creating a virtual model that mimics the behavior and performance of a physical bridge. Data collection about a bridge's physical condition is the first step in developing a framework. Physics simulation and graphical environment are next needed to host relevant models of the bridge. An illustrative example involving these steps and digital twin use for scenario simulation for different mechanisms is provided. The example focuses on modeling of a railway bridge in Lyndhurst, New Jersey.",
keywords = "bridges, digital twin, geometry extraction, health monitoring, scenario simulation",
author = "Amirali Najafi and Zaid Amir and Baris Salman and Parisa Sanaei and Erick Lojano-Quispe and Ali Maher and Richard Schaefer",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2024 Computing in Civil Engineering 2023: Visualization, Information Modeling, and Simulation - Selected Papers from the ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering 2023. All rights reserved.; ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering 2023: Visualization, Information Modeling, and Simulation, i3CE 2023 ; Conference date: 25-06-2023 Through 28-06-2023",
year = "2024",
doi = "10.1061/9780784485231.052",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Computing in Civil Engineering 2023: Visualization, Information Modeling, and Simulation - Selected Papers from the ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering 2023",
publisher = "American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)",
pages = "433--441",
editor = "Yelda Turkan and Joseph Louis and Fernanda Leite and Semiha Ergan",
booktitle = "Computing in Civil Engineering 2023",
address = "United States",
}