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Mr Paul Fidler

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Paul Fidler

Unestablished Computer Officer

Academic Division: Civil Engineering

Research group: Structures

Telephone: +44 1223 3 32816

Email: praf1@cam.ac.uk

Personal website

Research interests

Paul is a Computer Associate with the Laing O'Rourke Centre for Construction. He also works on projects within the Center for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC). Paul’s primary research involves using Digital Twins for Structural Health Monitoring of infrastructure assets such as bridges. His current work, funded as part of a joint project with Chung-Ang Univisity in South Korea, continues the monitoring of two railway bridges in Staffordshire which have previously been instrumented using distributed and fibre-Bragg fibre-optic sensors. This project was previously funded by the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB). Paul's previous projects have included the use of wireless sensor networks for structural health monitoring of civil infrastructure such as bridges and tunnels. Other research includes vibration monitoring of tram rails using piezoelectric accelerometers mounted on tram axle boxes.

Prior to working in structural health monitoring of civil infrastructure, Paul’s previous research activities included:

  • Computer programs for yield-line analysis of concrete slab and beam-and-slab bridges
  • Low-power single-board ARM based computers for use in teaching and research
  • A custom bootable Linux DVD for use in undergraduate teaching

Recent publications

  • Wang, S., Huseynov, F., Casero, M., OBrien, E.J., Fidler, P., McCrum, D.P. (2023) A novel bridge damage detection method based on the equivalent influence lines – Theoretical basis and field validation. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing 204 (2023) 110738. doi:10.1016/j.ymssp.2023.110738.
  • Fidler, P.R.A., Huseynov, F., Bravo-Haro, M., Vilde, V., Schooling, J.M., Middleton, C.R. (2022). Augmenting an existing railway bridge monitoring system with additional sensors to create a bridge weigh-in-motion system and digital twin. Presented at SHMII-11: 11th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure August 8-12, 2022, Montreal, QC, Canada. doi:10.17863/cam.86738 (Accepted version).
  • Huseynov, F., Fidler, P.R.A., Bravo-Haro, M., Vilde, V., Schooling, J.M., Middleton, C.R. (2022). Setting up a real-time train load monitoring system in the UK using Bridge Weigh-In Motion technology - A case study. Presented at SHMII-11: 11th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure August 8-12, 2022, Montreal, QC, Canada. doi:10.17863/CAM.93865 (Accepted version).
  • Vardanega, P.J., Webb, G.T., Fidler, P.R.A., Huseynov, F., Kariyawasam, K.K.G.K.D. & Middleton, C.R. (2022). 32 - Bridge monitoring. In: Pipinato, A. (ed.) Innovative Bridge Design Handbook: Construction, Rehabilitation andMaintenance (Second Edition). Butterworth-Heinemann: Oxford, UK, pp. 893-932. [ISBN: 978-0-12-823550-8] doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-823550-8.00023-8 (published online 10 September 2021)
  • Acikgoz, S., Fidler, P.R.A., Pascariello, M,N., Kechavarzi, C., Bilotta, E., DeJong, M.J., Mair, R.J. (2021). A Fibre-optic Strain Measurement System to Monitor the Impact of Tunnelling on Nearby Heritage Masonry Buildings, International Journal of Architectural Heritage, doi:10.1080/15583058.2021.1884318.
  • Fidler, P.R.A., Vardanega, P.J., Hoult, N.A., Middleton, C.R. (2021). Long-term monitoring of the Humber Bridge Hessle anchorage chamber In: Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management, Life-Cycle Sustainability and Innovations. Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2020), June 28-July 2, 2020, Sapporo, Japan (held online April 11-18 2021), (Yokota, H., Frangopol, D.M. eds.) Taylor & Francis. London. ISBN: 9780429279119 doi:10.1201/9780429279119-242
  • Luna-Navarro, A., Fidler, P., Law, A., Torres, S., Overend, M. (2021). Building Impulse Toolkit (BIT): A novel IoT system for capturing the influence of façades on occupant perception and occupant-façade interaction. Building and Environment 193 (2021) 107656. doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107656.
  • Kariyawasam, K., Middleton, C., Talbot, J., Fidler, P., Haigh, S., Madabhushi, G. (2021). On the potential for using bridge natural frequencies to detect scour: an experimental study with a field sensor deployment and geotechnical centrifuge modelling In: IABSE Congress – Resilient technologies for sustainable infrastructure - Proceedings (Abu, A. ed.). September 2-4, 2020, Christchurch, New Zealand (held online February 3-5 2021). doi:10.2749/christchurch.2021.0293 [Local copy].
  • Kariyawasam, K.K.G.K.D., Fidler, P.R.A., Talbot, J.P., Middleton, C.R. (2019). Field Assessment of Ambient Vibration-Based Bridge Scour Detection. 12th International Workshop on SHM, Stanford, 10–12 Sep. 2019. doi:10.12783/shm2019/32137 [$].
  • Rodenas-Herráiz, D., Xu, X., Fidler, P.R.A., and Soga, K. (2019). Power-efficient piezoelectric fatigue measurement using long-range wireless sensor networks. Smart Materials and Structures. 28 (2019) 005004 (17pp). doi:10.1088/1361-665X/ab2c46.
  • Kariyawasam, K.K.G.K.D., Fidler, P.R.A., Talbot, J.P. and Middleton, C.R. (2019). Field Deployment of an Ambient Vibration-Based Scour Monitoring System at Baildon Bridge, UK In: International Conference on Smart Infrastructure and Construction 2019 (ICSIC): Driving data-informed decision-making. 8-10 July 2019. (DeJong, M.J., Schooling, J.M., Viggiana, G.M.B. eds.) ICE Publishing, London. pp. 711-719. ISBN: 978-0-7277-6466-9. doi:10.1680/icsic.64669.711. [Presentation]
  • Carrigan, T.D., Fidler, P.R.A., Talbot, J.P. (2019). On the Derivation of Rail Roughness Spectra from Axle-box Vibration: Development of a New Technique In: International Conference on Smart Infrastructure and Construction 2019 (ICSIC): Driving data-informed decision-making. 8-10 July 2019. (DeJong, M.J., Schooling, J.M., Viggiana, G.M.B. eds.) ICE Publishing, London. pp. 549-557. ISBN: 978-0-7277-6466-9. doi:10.1680/icsic.64669.549.
  • Jans-Singh, M., Fidler, P.R.A., Ward, R.M. and Choudhary, R. (2019). Monitoring the Performance of an Underground Hydroponic Farm In: International Conference on Smart Infrastructure and Construction 2019 (ICSIC): Driving data-informed decision-making. 8-10 July 2019. (DeJong, M.J., Schooling, J.M., Viggiana, G.M.B. eds.) ICE Publishing, London. pp. 133-141. ISBN: 978-0-7277-6466-9. doi:10.1680/icsic.64669.133. [Presentation]
  • Fidler, P.R.A., Hartley, S., Talbot, J.P. (2017). Project VIMTO: a new system for the vibration and impact monitoring of tram operations. In: Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure Conference 2017 (Structural Health Monitoring in Real-World Application). 5-8 December 2017. (Chan, T. and Mahini, S. eds.) Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. Paper No. RS13-2, pp. 1029-1039. ISBN: 978-1-925553-05-5. doi:10.17863/CAM.15237 [Local copy].
  • Jia, Y., Yan, J., Du, S., Feng, T., Fidler, P., Middleton, C. Soga, K., Seshia, A.A. (2017). Real world assessment of an auto-parametric electromagnetic vibration energy harvester. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 19 pp. doi:10.1177/1045389X17740964.
  • Webb, G.T., Vardanega, P.J., Hoult, N.A., Fidler, P.R.A., Bennett, P.J. and Middleton, C.R. (2017) Analysis of Fiber-Optic Strain-Monitoring Data from a Prestressed Concrete Bridge. Journal of Bridge Engineering ASCE, 05017002 doi:10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0000996.
  • Middleton, C.R., Fidler, P.R.A. and Vardanega, P.J. (2016) Bridge Monitoring: A practical guide. ICE Publishing, London. ISBN: 978-0-7277-6059-3.
  • Rodenas-Herráiz, D., Soga, K., Fidler, P. and de Battista, N. (2016) Wireless Sensor Networks for Civil Infrastructure Monitoring: A Best Practice Guide. ICE Publishing, London. ISBN: 978-0-7277-6151-4.
  • Xu, X., Fidler, P.R.A., Rodenas-Herráiz, D., Li, W., Kumar, K. Birks, J., Yan, J. (2016) Monitoring on the performance of temporary props using wireless strain sensing. In: Transforming the Future of Infrastructure through Smarter Information: Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart Infrastructure and Construction, 27-29 June 2016. (Mair, R.J., Soga, K., Jin, Y., Parlikad, A.K., Schooling, J.M. eds.) ICE Publishing, London, pp. 203-208. doi:10.1680/tfitsi.61279.203.
  • Xu, X., Nawaz, S., Fidler, P., Rodenas-Herráiz, D., Yan, J., Soga, K. (2016) Wireless sensor monitoring of Paddington Station Box Corner. In: Transforming the Future of Infrastructure through Smarter Information: Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart Infrastructure and Construction, 27-29 June 2016. (Mair, R.J., Soga, K., Jin, Y., Parlikad, A.K., Schooling, J.M. eds.) ICE Publishing, London, pp. 209-214. doi:10.1680/tfitsi.61279.209.
  • Vardanega, P.J., Webb, G.T., Fidler, P.R.A., Middleton, C.R. (2016). Assessing the potential value of bridge monitoring systems. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Bridge Engineering 169(2), 126-138. doi:10.1680/jbren.15.00016.

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