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Design pattern used in software engineering

The bridge pattern is a design pattern used in software engineering that is meant to "decouple an abstraction from its implementation so that the two can vary independently", introduced by the Gang of Four. The bridge uses encapsulation, aggregation, and can use inheritance to separate responsibilities into different classes. Wikipedia →

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  2. Skim a recent paper: Three decades of statistical pattern recognition paradigm for SHM of bridgesInfluential work since 2022
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  4. Read the landmark paper: Artificial neural network study of observed pattern of scour depth around bridge piersCited 85 times
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Noun A structural design pattern that decouples an abstraction from its implementation so that the two can vary independently.

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