The ongoing global trend of urbanization continues to draw increasing numbers of people into urban areas each year. As urban populations grow, the need for effective civil engineering systems becomes paramount to ensure the smooth functioning of these densely populated societies. These systems provide essential services such as housing, working spaces, and transportation.
However, many of these engineering systems were constructed decades ago and now require maintenance interventions to continue operating efficiently. Given the interconnectedness and complexity of these systems, a sophisticated approach is necessary to identify optimal intervention strategies and to optimize them as needed.
This assignment will delve into the following areas:
- Exploring how various systems can be integrated as components within a larger systems.
- Defining different maintenance scenarios to understand the behaviors of interventions within each system.
- Developing a new Life-Cycle Inventory and Life-Cycle Analysis for the integrated systems.
- Utilizing multi-objective optimization techniques to identify the best maintenance strategy.