Nano-inspired computational strategies in educational management for structural damage evaluation

Damage management is vital in the tunnels to achieve quality, safety, long life, and economical operation. The proposed model of educational management of tunnel damage evaluation and mitigation will use the methods of numerical solutions. It combines tunnel engineering, structural mechanics, and numerical analysis, and in turn provides a systematic framework of diagnosing damages, estimating damages, and responding to the damages. The model is computed using a computer technique like finite element analysis and is used to simulate a variety of tunnel conditions of damage and to predict how they will affect performance. Moreover, its educational aspect contributes to the optimizing of the decision-making process as it offers training to tunnel management staff so that they could have the knowledge on how to achieve proactive repairing and mitigation measures. The model proposed in this project stretches the tunnel management practices further by integrating the methods of data-based simulation with capacity-building so that maintenance of such infrastructure becomes more resilient and more knowledge-based.