Title

Integrating Structural Health Monitoring And Information Technology For Efficient Bridge Management

Abstract

While the importance of bridge health monitoring applications becomes more and more appreciated, current bridge management practice includes mostly visual inspection methods. Visual inspections include a great deal of uncertainty, since they are mostly limited by the indications at the surface and damage occurring inside the structure which can easily be overlooked. Accuracy of visual inspections depends largely on the experience and expertise of the inspector. Recent studies show that these inspections are also prone to high subjectivity. Instrumentation of bridges can reduce these uncertainties considerably and lead to development of more realistic and accurate prediction models, enhancing the efficiency of bridge management practices. However, there are some issues to be resolved such as evaluation, storage and management of data as well as development of specifications for recommended health monitoring procedures. This paper first presents the structural inspection, evaluation and maintenance procedures employed in practice today. Finally, the paper overviews the use of health monitoring methods together with information technology, condition prediction and decision making to improve bridge management procedures for an ongoing project with Florida Department of Transportation. © 2006 Taylor & Francis Group.

Publication Date

12-1-2006

Publication Title

Structural Health Monitoring and Intelligent Infrastructure - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure, SHMII 2005

Volume

2

Number of Pages

1659-1666

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

Socpus ID

84890707282 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84890707282

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