Implementation of a Novel Structural Health Management System for Steel Bridges

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Demonstrate and validate state-of-the-art and emerging innovative technology approaches for remote structural health and corrosion degradation monitoring of steel bridges * Integrate technologies into a novel Bridge Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) System in which all components work cooperatively to greatly reduce risk of catastrophic failure by providing advance warning of growing structural problems caused by corrosion/materials degradation * Employ system on two subject bridges. Subject Bridge 1 - Government Bridge, Rock Island, IL * Steel truss through deck * One of oldest in inventory - opened in 1896 - About 10,300 vehicles per day (lower deck) - About five trains per day (upper deck).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA532666

Entities

People

  • Keith Chandler
  • Lawrence Gintert
  • Michael Miller
  • Richard Lampo
  • Robert A Mason
  • Steven Sweeney
  • Vincent Hock

Organizations

  • Concurrent Technologies Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Bragg Gratings
  • Data Acquisition
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fiber Bragg Gratings
  • Fibers
  • Gages
  • Governments
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Instrumentation
  • Materials
  • Optical Detectors
  • Strain Gages
  • Structural Health Monitoring
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Facility/Structural Engineering.