Condition assessment of reinforced concrete bridges using structural health monitoring techniques - a case study

Smart Structures and Systems

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 381-395

  Mehrani, E ^a   Ayoub, A ^b,c  

^a DCI Solutions Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c PBS and G   (United States)

Author keywords

Condition assessment; Fiber Optic Sensors; Remote monitoring; Smart structures; Structural health monitoring

Indexed keywords

BRIDGES; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONDITION MONITORING; DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINES; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBER OPTICS; FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE; INTELLIGENT STRUCTURES; MODEMS; PILES; PRESTRESSED CONCRETE; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; TELEPHONE LINES;

CONDITION ASSESSMENTS; DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE (DSL); LONGITUDINAL CRACKS; REMOTE HEALTH MONITORING; REMOTE MONITORING; STRUCTURAL CONDITION; STRUCTURAL HEALTH; VISUAL OBSERVATIONS;

STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING;

EID: 68149092646     PISSN: 17381584     EISSN: 17381991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sss.2009.5.4.381     Document Type: Article

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