Civionics
Bridges are thresholds to other realities, archetypal, primal symbols of shifting consciousness.
They are passageways, conduits, and connectors that connote transitioning, crossing borders, and changing perspectives.
They are passageways, conduits, and connectors that connote transitioning, crossing borders, and changing perspectives.
Gloria E. Anzaldúa
This section describes my activities in the field of civionics, an interdisciplinary science concerning application of electronics in civil engineering. I am the author of several software packages in that field, including Bridge Management Systems and research tools. Below you'll also find the list of my scientific publications, the research projects to which I contributed, and the multimedia presentations I created.
Scientific Software
The complex system for computer-aided evidence, maintenance and exploitation management of bridge structures and road sections – used by several highway and motorway construction offices in Poland, and also by provincial and district boards of public roads.
Detailed information about SZOK | Szczegółowe informacje o systemie SZOK (Polish language only).
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The system aiding exploitation and maintenance of the long-span bridge over Vistula river, Poland – used by the General Board of Public Roads and Motorways. The system includes digital model of the bridge used for navigation, damage edition, gauge location for static and dynamic tests, and more!
The advanced software for modal analysis of bridge structures, supporting the Resonance Curve Method, Logarithmic Decrement Technique and Mode Shape Investigation, as well as the Sweep and Free Run modes. Advanced mathematical procedures have been adopted from MathWorks MATLAB libraries.
The application that supports non-destructive tests of concrete in civil engineering constructions by storing and processing the survey data and generating reports.
Ultimate load and damage impact factor evaluator for masonry bridges. Software developed for the Sustainable Bridges project: Assessment for Future Traffic Demands and Longer Lives.
Publications in Civionics
Scientific Supervision and Assessing Design Documentation of the TAPP Bridge over Vistula River near Torun. Part 41: a Project of the In-Operation Monitoring of the TAPP Bridge over Vistula River near Torun, Southern Construction.
Jan Bień, Jan Kmita, Paweł Rawa, Jarosław Zwolski, Bartosz Bień
Raporty Instytutu Inżynierii Lądowej Politechniki Wrocławskiej, SPR-59/1998, Wrocław 1998.
Jan Bień, Jan Kmita, Paweł Rawa, Jarosław Zwolski, Bartosz Bień
Raporty Instytutu Inżynierii Lądowej Politechniki Wrocławskiej, SPR-59/1998, Wrocław 1998.
In-Operation Monitoring of a Highway Bridge over Vistula River near Torun. Part 2: Concept of a Bridge Maintenance and Operation Support System with a Software Model.
Jan Bień, Bartosz Bień, Jan Kmita, Paweł Rawa
Raporty Instytutu Inżynierii Lądowej Politechniki Wrocławskiej, SPR-87/1999, Wrocław 1999.
Jan Bień, Bartosz Bień, Jan Kmita, Paweł Rawa
Raporty Instytutu Inżynierii Lądowej Politechniki Wrocławskiej, SPR-87/1999, Wrocław 1999.
Computer-Aided Management of Highway Bridge Structures.
Jan Bień, Paweł Rawa, Bartosz Bień
Inżynieria i Budownictwo, Warszawa, listopad 2001.
Jan Bień, Paweł Rawa, Bartosz Bień
Inżynieria i Budownictwo, Warszawa, listopad 2001.
Bartosz Bień
ISAAC: Artificial Intelligence and Robotics SIG (affiliated with Mensa), Official Journal, January 2003 edition (#2).
ISAAC: Artificial Intelligence and Robotics SIG (affiliated with Mensa), Official Journal, January 2003 edition (#2).
Computer-Aided Management of Bridge Infrastructure using Expert Tools. Part 1: Functional Concepts.
Jan Bień, Bartosz Bień, Małgorzata Gładysz, Paweł Rawa, Tomasz KamińskiRaporty Instytutu Inżynierii Lądowej Politechniki Wrocławskiej, SPR-26/2008, Wrocław 2008.
Jan Bień, Bartosz Bień, Małgorzata Gładysz, Paweł Rawa, Tomasz KamińskiRaporty Instytutu Inżynierii Lądowej Politechniki Wrocławskiej, SPR-26/2008, Wrocław 2008.
Research Projects
Projekt badawczy KBN nr 8 T07E 040 20. Oprogramowanie opracowano w formie specjalizowanego modułu obecnie rozwijanego systemu SZOK.
W sierpniu 2002 r. — bezpośrednio przed oddaniem mostu do eksploatacji — wykonano pomiary odkształceń i przemieszczeń przy wykorzystaniu mierników laserowych, urządzeń Spider oraz czujników drgań.
Multimedia Presentations
Opracowanie multimedialnej wersji albumu zdjęć do książki upamiętniającej projektowanie, budowę i otwarcie mostu im. Armii Krajowej w ciągu TAPP przez Wisłę koło Torunia. Album wydano w 1999 r. z inicjatywy ówczesnej Dyrekcji Okręgowej Dróg Publicznych w Bydgoszczy i Zakładów Budownictwa Mostowego PP w Warszawie.
Preparation of a multimedia CD for Sustainable Railway Bridges for Higher Speeds and Loads (ISBN 978-3-16-148410-0).
Preparation of a multimedia CD for the International Conference on Experimental Vibration Analysis for Civil Engineering Structures – EVACES'09, held by the Wrocław University of Technology (WUT) together with Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées (LCPC) in co-operation with IABSE and IABMAS.
Top image: A panorama of Sydney featuring the Sydney Opera House, the business district skyline, and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Author: David Iliff. Used under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.5 license.