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Instructor: Ihsan Engin Bal, Ph.D., M.ASCE

Purpose and Background

The aging structural stock makes it harder and more expensive to conduct regular engineering inspections. Lack of inspection will cause more and more safety issues in the near future. The emerging technologies, such as image processing and artificial intelligence, can help engineers in collecting, annotating, and classifying the field data for a more efficient evaluation of the aging structures.

The emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, can help addressing some of the complex engineering problems. Some of the AI technologies, however, are not readily available yet for the everyday use of the engineers. Effective use of such emerging technologies requires engineers to get familiar with new tools and some theoretical concepts behind these new methods.

This webinar will focus on the state-of-the-art technologies which can help in structural monitoring and defect detection, as well as potential use cases, advantages, and limitations. The focus will be on AI but other approaches, such as image processing and smart decision making will also be presented. Practical examples and tutorials will be shared in the webinar from masonry structures, RC structures, monuments, and reinforced concrete floor surfaces. Other uses of AI in smart decision making will also be described shortly, in order to give a broader perspective of the capabilities of the technologies in hand.

Benefits and Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Demonstrate familiarity with the AI technologies that can help structural engineers in addressing complex problems
• Demonstrate knowledge on the available practical tools
• Explain the capabilities and the limitations of the AI-based technologies in civil engineering applications
• Explain new methods and tools
• Increase efficiency in structural maintenance
• Decrease costs in regular inspection and maintenance tasks
• Explain capabilities and limitations of the AI technologies

Assessment of Learning Outcomes

Achievement of the learning outcomes by attendees will be assessed through a short post-assessment (true-false, multiple choice and fill in the blank questions) will also be administered.

Who Should Attend?

• Consultants
• Designers
• Public agencies
• Field engineers
• Civil and structural engineers
• Earthquake engineers
• Structural maintenance professionals

Webinar Outline

• Introduction
• Motivation
• Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
• Available AI-based Technologies & Tools
• Potential Civil Engineering Applications
• Examples and Tutorials
• Future of the AI Technology for Civil Engineers
• Conclusions

How to Earn your CEUs/PDHs and Receive Your Certificate of Completion

This course is worth .1 CEUs/1 PDHs. To receive your certificate of completion, you will need to complete a short on-line post-test and receive a passing score of 70% or higher within 1 year of purchasing the course.