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.
Gloria E. Anzaldúa
CIVIONICS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
This section describes my activities in the field of civionics, an interdisciplinary science concerned with application of electronics in civil engineering. I am the author of several software packages in the field, including commercial Bridge Management Systems and research tools. I also published a number of scientific publications and reports.
The list includes artificial intelligence tools that I have created as a development environment for industrial expert systems. These tools have also been used for educational purposes at the university level.
An innovative expert system aiding in calculation of load bearing capacity of girder plate bridges and viaducts, for regard to the impact of construction damages.
This application is the first one to use our proprietary windowing system.
This application is the first one to use our proprietary windowing system.
Developed for the Wrocław University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering
Scientific design: Mieszko Kużawa, Ph.D., P.E.
Scientific design: Mieszko Kużawa, Ph.D., P.E.
A software tool designed for civil engineering inspectors, supporting technical condition assessment of drainage pipes. The application employs a novelty ranking algorithm that helps optimize maintenance expenses.
Developed for the Wrocław University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering
Scientific design: Bogdan Przybyła, Ph.D., P.E.
Scientific design: Bogdan Przybyła, Ph.D., P.E.
An advanced Bridge Management System, fully equipped to support computer-aided evidence, maintenance and operation management of bridge structures and road sections. The system is currently used by multiple highway and motorway construction offices in Poland, and also by provincial and district boards of public roads.
A specialized Bridge Management System aiding operational and maintenance management of the long-span bridge over Vistula river, Poland – used by the General Board of Public Roads and Motorways.
The system includes a digital model of the bridge used for navigation, visual edition of damage extents and intensity, and setting up gauge location for static and dynamic tests.
An 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.
Developed for the Wrocław University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering
Scientific design: Jarosław Zwolski, Ph.D., P.E.
Scientific design: Jarosław Zwolski, Ph.D., P.E.
A development environment for expert systems, allowing the knowledge engineer to combine various artificial intelligence and soft computing techniques with mathematical logic. The techniques include multilayer perceptrons and fuzzy logic controllers with evolutionary training.
Used to create the Bridge Evaluation Expert Function for Polish Railways, as well as for scientific publications and a MA thesis.
An expert system designed for assessing overall technical condition of railway engineering structures: bridges, viaducts, tunnels, etc., by evaluating damages reported by the railway inspectors.
The module is used by the Polish Railways as a part of an engineering structure management system.
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.
Developed for the Wrocław University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering
Scientific design: Tomasz Kamiński, Ph.D., P.E.
Scientific design: Tomasz Kamiński, Ph.D., P.E.
The application that supports non-destructive tests of concrete in civil engineering constructions by storing and processing the survey data and generating reports.
Developed for the Wrocław University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering.
My published papers include:
Bartosz Bień
ISAAC: Artificial Intelligence and Robotics SIG (affiliated with Mensa), Official Journal, January 2003 edition (#2).
Jan Bień, Mieszko Kużawa, Bartosz Bień
IABMAS 2010: The Fifth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management. July 11-15, 2010, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Jan Bień, Aleksandra Banakiewicz, Małgorzata Gładysz, Tomasz Kamiński, Paweł Rawa, Bartosz Bień
IABMAS 2010: The Fifth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management. July 11-15, 2010, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Jan Bień, Paweł Rawa, Bartosz Bień
Inżynieria i Budownictwo, Warszawa, listopad 2001.
Jan Bień, Bartosz Bień, Jan Kmita, Paweł Rawa
Raporty Instytutu Inżynierii Lądowej Politechniki Wrocławskiej, SPR-87/1999, Wrocław 1999.
Jan Bień, Bartosz Bień, Małgorzata Gładysz, Paweł Rawa, Tomasz Kamiński
Raporty Instytutu Inżynierii Lądowej Politechniki Wrocławskiej, SPR-26/2008, Wrocław 2008.
Jan Bień, Jan Kmita, Paweł Rawa, Jarosław Zwolski, Bartosz Bień
Raporty Instytutu Inżynierii Lądowej Politechniki Wrocławskiej, SPR-59/1998, Wrocław 1998.
Scientific and industrial projects that I joined and/or contributed to:
Projekt badawczy KBN nr 8 T07E 040 20.
Oprogramowanie opracowano w formie specjalizowanego modułu obecnie rozwijanego systemu SZOK.
Wykonano pomiary odkształceń i przemieszczeń przy wykorzystaniu mierników laserowych, urządzeń Spider oraz czujników drgań.
Termin: sierpień 2002 r. — bezpośrednio przed oddaniem mostu do eksploatacji.
BUSINESS AND DATA MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
The newest release of Techland's Handy Dictionary - English-Polish, Polish-English features over 100.000 entries in either language, with a database of synonyms/antonyms, and a big set of examples of words practical use. The dictionary provides a convenient and efficient search engine using wildcards and regular expressions. The database contains specialized entries in the fields of law, medicine, chemistry, physics and IT.
Features: a convenient and efficient search using wildcards (*, ?) and regular expressions; one-click jumping to any of the word's translations, synonyms, antonyms or related words; Word of the Day, and featured words/translations in both languages to support everyday learning.
The second release of system supporting accounting of investments financed by Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-Accession (ISPA) funds.
The system is currently used by the Municipality of Wrocław, Poland to control the EU funds for the local environment protection, and transportation investments.
The intranet web-based public order system.
Used by the Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Wrocław, Poland.
The small desktop publishing system for online scientific publications. The application generates the HTML source from structured contents of the publication entered through the convenient user interface and stored in the XML database.
Used by the Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Wrocław, Poland.
The patent-related information harvesing system for a patent attorney office.
The system accesses the World Intellectual Property Organization database and uses the Internet search engine to retrieve data concerning patent publications.
The management system for small to medium-sized medical offices. The system stores and processes patients' inventory data, visit scheduler, diagnoses, prescriptions, invoices and all required medical documentation.
The customizable dictionary module is utilized for medicines, services, document templates and forms.