Webinars

Understanding and Enhancing the Interconnections between Human Experience and the Built Environment – Carol C. Menassa

by Shih-Hung Chiu

The lack of human-centric built environments can lead to problems such as sick building syndrome, lack of productivity, challenges in navigating unknown spaces and other difficulties that affect people of different abilities. Existing human-in-the-loop methods use intermittent human feedback and… Read More »Understanding and Enhancing the Interconnections between Human Experience and the Built Environment – Carol C. Menassa

DesignSafe: Providing Data and Computational Resources to Advance Research in Natural Hazards Engineering – Ellen M. Rathje

by Shih-Hung Chiu

Today, many of the most transformative research discoveries occur at the nexus of data and computation. Yet, significant challenges exist in accessing relevant data, integrating it with computational tools, and gaining access to the required computing resources. The DesignSafe cyberinfrastructure… Read More »DesignSafe: Providing Data and Computational Resources to Advance Research in Natural Hazards Engineering – Ellen M. Rathje

SimCenter Tools to Support Natural Hazards Research: From Local to Regional Scale – Matthew DeJong

by Shih-Hung Chiu

The SimCenter provides next-generation computational modeling and simulation software tools and educational materials to the natural hazards engineering community with the goal of advancing capabilities to simulate the impact of natural hazards on infrastructure, lifelines, and communities. One major goal of the… Read More »SimCenter Tools to Support Natural Hazards Research: From Local to Regional Scale – Matthew DeJong

Advancing Sustainability in the Geotechnical Industry – Kimberly Martin

by Shih-Hung Chiu

Although the term “sustainability” is becoming more widespread, it can be challenging to know what tangible things we can do as geotechnical engineers and contractors to further sustainable development goals. This talk aims to advance our understanding by providing a… Read More »Advancing Sustainability in the Geotechnical Industry – Kimberly Martin

Digital Twinning the Built Environment – Ioannis Brilakis

by Maksymilian Jasiak

Digital Twinning methods can produce a reliable digital record of the built environment and enable owners to reliably protect, monitor and maintain the condition of their asset. The built environment is comprised of large assets that need significant resource investments… Read More »Digital Twinning the Built Environment – Ioannis Brilakis

The Future of Water and the Vision for the CSI – Clifford Chan

by Shih-Hung Chiu

As an industry, we are dealing with some enormous challenges. Infrastructure dating back over a century must be upgraded to deal with seismic threats and dwindling natural resources because of climate change. The escalating frequency of wildfires and intensifying droughts… Read More »The Future of Water and the Vision for the CSI – Clifford Chan

Introducing the Center for Smart Infrastructure – Kenichi Soga

by Shih-Hung Chiu

Many infrastructure assets are designed for a service life of 100 years, even with deterioration due to material degradation, extreme temperature, and external loads. But deterioration can accelerate because of poor design or workmanship, construction problems, unforeseen stressors, and inadequate… Read More »Introducing the Center for Smart Infrastructure – Kenichi Soga

Transforming Decisions on the Performance and Health of Transportation Structures using Cyber-Physical Systems: Lessons Learned and Future Outlook – Jerome Lynch

by Shih-Hung Chiu

The field of civil engineering is radically changing based on the emergence of sensing, data and modes of automation previously unimaginable. One of the most successful advancements has been wireless sensors that can be used to collect structural response data… Read More »Transforming Decisions on the Performance and Health of Transportation Structures using Cyber-Physical Systems: Lessons Learned and Future Outlook – Jerome Lynch

Infrastructure Resilience and Innovation – Thomas O’Rourke

by Shih-Hung Chiu

The effects of natural hazards with respect to infrastructure resilience are reviewed with examples related to earthquakes, hurricanes, and fire. Infrastructure resilience with respect to natural hazards vs climate change is discussed. Innovation with respect to increasing the resilience of… Read More »Infrastructure Resilience and Innovation – Thomas O’Rourke

Developments in Smart Infrastructure and Construction in the UK – Jennifer Schooling

by Shih-Hung Chiu

The increasing ability of data means that we are now in a position to monitor and understand our infrastructure and cities as never before. But what data should we collect? How should we manage and analyse it? How do we… Read More »Developments in Smart Infrastructure and Construction in the UK – Jennifer Schooling