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Lessons from monitoring the performance of highway bridges
Author(s) -
Brownjohn J. M. W.,
Moyo P.,
Omenzetter P.,
Chakraborty S.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
structural control and health monitoring
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.587
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1545-2263
pISSN - 1545-2255
DOI - 10.1002/stc.67
Subject(s) - bridge (graph theory) , structural health monitoring , identification (biology) , engineering , instrumentation (computer programming) , systems engineering , transport engineering , structural system , range (aeronautics) , term (time) , construction engineering , risk analysis (engineering) , computer science , civil engineering , structural engineering , medicine , botany , biology , aerospace engineering , operating system , physics , quantum mechanics
Monitoring programs on four very different highway bridges originating from a range of requirements related to calibration of numerical models, assessment of load capacity and long‐term tracking of performance are summarized in order to draw out lessons relevant to the future development of structural health monitoring ‘systems’. These lessons concern validation of structural models, appropriate methods for instrumentation, communication, data management and system identification. The paper presents experience obtained by collaboration in a form intended to educate, by example, bridge operators about potential and limitations of SHM systems. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.