Field installation details of a wireless shape-acceleration array system for geotechnical applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6529 PART 2, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Abdoun, T ^a   Bennett, V ^a   Danisch, L ^b   Shantz, T ^c   Jang, D ^c  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Measurand Inc   (Canada)

^c CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

Author keywords

MEMS accelerometers; Networks; Soil and soil structure systems monitoring; Wireless sensors

Indexed keywords

FIELD INSTALLATION; MEMS ACCELEROMETERS; SOIL-STRUCTURE SYSTEMS MONITORING; WIRELESS SHAPE-ACCELERATION ARRAY (WSAA) SENSOR;

DATA MINING; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING; VISUALIZATION; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

SENSOR ARRAYS;

EID: 35548984907     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.714413     Document Type: Conference Paper

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