Digital Twins for Bridge Assessment and Maintenance

Ali Sabzi Khoshraftar; Berend Jan van der Zwaag; Duc V. Le; Özlem Durmaz-Incel

doi:10.1109/SmartNets65254.2025.11106891

Digital Twins for Bridge Assessment and Maintenance

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Abstract

The increasing number of aging bridges underscores the need for efficient maintenance to enhance safety and reduce costs. This paper explores integrating digital twin technologies into bridge management to improve maintenance efficiency and accuracy. A 15-year-long simulation demonstrates improved inspection accuracy and efficiency, while a case study on a steel bridge illustrates a prototype implementation. This study advances infrastructure management and guides future digital transformation efforts, promoting interoperability and integration with artificial intelligence (AI) and extended reality (XR).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2025 International Conference on Smart Applications, Communications and Networking (SmartNets)
Publisher	IEEE
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	979-8-3315-1196-8
ISBN (Print)	979-8-3315-1197-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/SmartNets65254.2025.11106891
Publication status	Published - 15 Aug 2025
Event	7th International Conference on Smart Applications, Communications and Networking, SmartNets 2025 - Istinye University, Istanbul, Turkey Duration: 22 Jul 2025 → 24 Jul 2025 Conference number: 7 https://smartnets.ieee.tn/wp-content/uploads/sites/69/2025/02/CFP_SmartNets2025_v10.pdf

Publication series

Name	International Conference on Smart Communications and Networking (SmartNets)
Publisher	IEEE
Volume	2025
ISSN (Print)	2837-4932
ISSN (Electronic)	2837-4940

Conference

Conference	7th International Conference on Smart Applications, Communications and Networking, SmartNets 2025
Abbreviated title	SmartNets 2025
Country/Territory	Turkey
City	Istanbul
Period	22/07/25 → 24/07/25
Internet address	https://smartnets.ieee.tn/wp-content/uploads/sites/69/2025/02/CFP_SmartNets2025_v10.pdf

UN SDGs

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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

2025 OA procedure
Digital twin
Digital transformation
Bridge maintenance
Bridge assessment
Critical infrastructures
MATLAB
Simulink

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Sabzi Khoshraftar, A., van der Zwaag, B. J., Le, D. V., & Durmaz-Incel, Ö. (2025). Digital Twins for Bridge Assessment and Maintenance. In 2025 International Conference on Smart Applications, Communications and Networking (SmartNets) (International Conference on Smart Communications and Networking (SmartNets); Vol. 2025). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/SmartNets65254.2025.11106891

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Sabzi Khoshraftar, A, van der Zwaag, BJ , Le, DV & Durmaz-Incel, Ö 2025, Digital Twins for Bridge Assessment and Maintenance. in 2025 International Conference on Smart Applications, Communications and Networking (SmartNets). International Conference on Smart Communications and Networking (SmartNets), vol. 2025, IEEE, 7th International Conference on Smart Applications, Communications and Networking, SmartNets 2025, Istanbul, Turkey, 22/07/25. https://doi.org/10.1109/SmartNets65254.2025.11106891

Digital Twins for Bridge Assessment and Maintenance. / Sabzi Khoshraftar, Ali; van der Zwaag, Berend Jan ; Le, Duc V. et al.
2025 International Conference on Smart Applications, Communications and Networking (SmartNets). IEEE, 2025. (International Conference on Smart Communications and Networking (SmartNets); Vol. 2025).

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