Messina Bridge - Structural Health Monitoring System
Author(s): |
Simon De Neumann
Merit Enckell Jacob Egede Andersen Enzo Vullo |
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Medium: | conference paper |
Language(s): | English |
Conference: | 35th Annual Symposium of IABSE / 52nd Annual Symposium of IASS / 6th International Conference on Space Structures: Taller, Longer, Lighter - Meeting growing demand with limited resources, London, United Kingdom, September 2011 |
Published in: | IABSE-IASS 2011 London Symposium Report |
Year: | 2011 |
Abstract: |
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) Systems with new and emerging sensory technologies, sophisticated data acquisition systems and automated analysis tools are available, and provide the bridge community with great benefits and capital savings. The functionality that SHM Systems provides for diagnosis, during a bridge's lifetime from construction to operation, guides bridge owners through decision making. SHM Systems are most efficiently and effectively incorporated into bridge structures when integrated prior to construction. This paper discusses the relevance and importance of SHM Systems to major bridge projects, using the Messina Bridge project as a show case. It illustrates the challenges of establishing a monitoring plan at the design stage of a project, but also identifies the benefits of establishing the system prior to construction. The integration of SHM Systems within more general Maintenance, Management, and Control Systems has also been discussed. |
Keywords: |
structural health monitoring Messina Bridge Development during Design Stage
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