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Structural Health Monitoring

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) for Bridge Structures is generally referred to the process of design, development, and implementation of a damage detection or characterization strategy for real-time assessment of structural condition.

Structural Health Monitoring for Bridge Structureshave the potential to collect significant amount of information about the damage state of various structural components at the global and element level. This massive data can serve as a source of knowledge on the performance history of the structure, something valuable for decision makers.

现代单孔位微吹气扰动系统,基于“增大化现实”技术e fully integrated with statistical models appear to be a promising solution that will reduce the downtime of the civil infrastructure, reduce maintenance cost, and improve worker safety by eliminating high risk activities (i.e. rope access visual inspection, work at height, exposure to radiation, work in confined space).

Non-Destructive Testing for Structural Condition Assessment

Nondestructive Testing for Structural Assessment

This articles describes how non-destructive testing can help structural engineers in the structural condition assessment of existing buildings, such as parking garages, condominiums, and other constructed facilities. Share on linkedin Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on telegram Share on whatsapp Share on email Structural Condition Assessment usually refers to the process of collecting observations and data about the existing condition of the structure through systematic and scientific methods.…Read More »Nondestructive Testing for Structural Assessment

Monitoring of Ground-Borne Vibrations from Construction and Demolition

Ground-Borne Vibration can be a serious concern for any building or structure within or adjacent to a construction zone. These structures may be potentially impacted by vibrations emanating from construction activities such as demolition, compaction, excavation, blasting, pile-driving, and operating heavy earth-moving equipment. In extreme cases, the vibration can cause damage to adjacent buildings and create discomfort and annoyance for building occupants. This is a particular concern to heritage structures…Read More »Monitoring of Ground-Borne Vibrations from Construction and Demolition

Diagnostic Load Testing of Bridges

Bridge Diagnostic Load Testing

Share on linkedin Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on telegram Share on whatsapp Share on email Load testing is a common practice among bridge engineers for the assessment of bridge safety and serviceability. Diagnostic load testing is one type of load test methods that can be used either as a means for estimating the load carrying capacity of an in-service bridge or as an acceptance test before the…Read More »Bridge Diagnostic Load Testing

Smart Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring

Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring

With recent advancements in Sensor technology, Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) systems have been developed and implemented in various civil structures such as bridges, buildings, tunnels, power plants, and dams. Many advanced types of sensors, from wired to wireless sensors, have been developed to continuously monitor structural condition through real-time data collection. However, there are still a remarkable number of questions associated with the use of SHM sensors. For designing a…Read More »Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring

Why We Need Structural Health Monitoring?

Why We Need Structural Health Monitoring? Owners and maintenance managers of capital-intensive assets are looking for cost-effective and reliable inspection and monitoring solutions to ensure safety and reliability of these structures. Modern design codes are now looking in a much longer service life. For example, The Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code (S6-14, 2014) considers a service life of 75 years for newly constructed bridges. One good example in this case…Read More »Why We Need Structural Health Monitoring?

the future of bridge inspection

The Future of Bridge Inspection

The Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code (S6-14, 2014) considers a service life of 75 years for newly constructed bridge. What does this mean in engineering terms? It means that the bridges of the future should have satisfactory performance, both durability and structural, during the proposed life-cycle. This can be quite challenging when we look closely; the environment and environmental loading (i.e. snow, freeze and thaw cycles, corrosion, earthquakes, etc.) can…Read More »The Future of Bridge Inspection