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Sensing Issues in Civil Structural Health Monitoring

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2005

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Editors:
  1. Farhad Ansari

    1. University of Illinois, Chicago, USA

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  • Uniquely covers application of a broad spectrum of sensors for monitoring of cracks, deformations, loads, and other types of structural anomalies

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Table of contents (51 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Global Perspectives on Structural Health Monitoring of Civil Structures

    1. Are Civil Structural Engineers “Risk Averse”? Can Civionics Help?

      • Aftab A. Mufti, Baidar Bakht, Gamil Tadros, Andrew T. Horosko, Gordon Sparks
      Pages 3-12

    2. Monitoring Technologies for Maintenance and Management of Urban Highways in Japan

      • Yukio Adachi
      Pages 13-22

    3. The Role of Sensing and Measurement in Achieving FHWA’S Strategic Vision for Highway Infrastructure

      • Steven B. Chase
      Pages 23-32

    4. Recent Development of Bridge Health Monitoring System in Korea

      • H.M. Koh, S. Kim, J.F. Choo
      Pages 33-42

    5. A Strategy to Implement Structural Health Monitoring on Bridges

      • Charles Sikorsky
      Pages 43-53

    6. Sensors — not Just for Research Anymore

      • Nicholas P. Vitillo
      Pages 55-64

    7. Investigation of the Dynamic Properties of the Brooklyn Bridge

      • Qi Ye, Guang-Nan Fanjiang, Bojidar Yanev
      Pages 65-72

  3. Monitoring Issues in Ancient and Modern Structures

    1. Distributed Sensing Technologies for Monitoring FRP-Strengthened Structures

      • Z.S. Wu, C.Q. Yang
      Pages 75-84

    2. Monitoring and Response of CFRP Prestressed Concrete Bridge

      • A. De Stefano, R. Ceravolo
      Pages 85-94

    3. Monitoring and Response of CFRP Prestressed Concrete Bridge

      • Nabil F. Grace
      Pages 95-105

    4. Design of Temporary and Permanent Arrays to Assess Dynamics Parameters in Historical and Monumental Buildings

      • Paolo Clemente, Dario Rinaldis
      Pages 107-116

    5. FRP-strengthened Structures: Monitoring Issues from Québec Applications

      • Pierre Labossière, Pierre Rochette, Kenneth W. Neale, Marc Demers
      Pages 117-126

    6. Structural and Material Health Monitoring of Historical Objects

      • Miloš Drdácký
      Pages 127-133

  4. Sensing of Structural Parameters and Extreme Events

    1. Internal and External Sensing for Post-Earthquake Evaluation of Bridges

      • M. Saiid Saiidi, Robert Nelson, Patrick Laplace
      Pages 135-144

    2. Application of EM Stress Sensors in Large Steel Cables

      • Ming L. Wang, G. Wang, Y. Zhao
      Pages 145-154

    3. Enhancing Durability of Structures by Monitoring Strain and Cracking Behavior

      • Bernd Hillemeier, Horst Scheel, Wolfgang Habel
      Pages 155-164

    4. Development of an Earthquake Damage Detection System for Bridge Structures

      • Hiroshi Kobayashi, Shigeki Unjoh
      Pages 165-174

    5. Determination of Rebar Forces Based on the Exterior Crack Opening Displacement Measurement of Reinforced Concrete

      • Takashi Matsumoto, Mohammad Nazmul Islam
      Pages 175-183

    6. Monitoring System Based on Optical Fiber Sensing Technology for Tunnel Structures and Other Infrastructure

      • Kazuhiko Fujihashi, Kazumi Kurihara, Kazuyuki Hirayama, Shuji Toyoda
      Pages 185-195
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Civil infrastructure systems are generally the most expensive assets in any country, and these systems are deteriorating at an alarming rate. In addition, these systems have a long service life in comparison to most other commercial products. As well, the introduction of intelligent materials and innovative design approaches in these systems is painfully slow due to heavy relianceon traditional construction and maintenance practices, and the conservative nature of design codes. Feedback on the "state of the health" of constructed systems is practically nonexistent. In the quest for lighter, stronger and corrosion-resistant structures, the replacement of ferrous materials by high-strength fibrous ones is being actively pursued in several countries around the world, both with respect to the design of new structures as well as for the rehabilitation and strengthening of existing ones. In North America, active research in the design of new highway bridges is focused on a number of specialty areas, including the replacement of steel reinforcing bars in concrete deck slabs by randomly distributed low-modulus fibers, and the replacement of steel prestressing cables for concrete components by tendons comprising super-strong fibers. Research is also being conducted on using FRPs to repair and strengthen existing structures.

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  • University of Illinois, Chicago, USA

    Farhad Ansari

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