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<article-title>Application of UAVs for Bridge Inspection and Resilience Assessment</article-title>
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<author>Yonas Zewdu Ayele<sup>1</sup> and Enrique Lopez Droguett<sup>2</sup></author>

<aff><sup>1</sup>Faculty of Engineering, &#216;stfold University College, Fredrikstad, Norway</aff>

<email><a href="mailto:yonas.z.ayele@hiof.no">yonas.z.ayele@hiof.no</a></email>

<aff><sup>2</sup>Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Chile, Chile</aff>

<email><a href="mailto:elopezdroguett@ing.uchile.cl">elopezdroguett@ing.uchile.cl</a></email>

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<p>The inability to effectively and systematically identify and measure the damage in bridges will lead to an acceleration and dangerous deterioration of the health state of these structures. To repair and replace the aging and crumbling bridge infrastructures, and prevent catastrophic bridge collapse, there is an urgent need to develop reliable, innovative, and efficient approaches to the resilience assessment and inspection of bridges. The purpose of this paper is to examine the application of the suitability of employing new technologies, such as Unmanned Ariel Vehicles (UAVs), which is commonly known as drones, for bridge inspection and resilience assessment. The paper proposed UAV-based bridge inspection and resilience assessment methodology. The proposed methodology helps for assessing the bridge operational state and, for investigating the application of UAVs for enhancing the resilience of the bridge.</p>
<p><italic>Keywords: </italic>Bridge, Drone, UAV, Inspection, Resilience.</p>
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