Wireless operational modal analysis of a multi-span prestressed concrete bridge for structural identification

Smart Structures and Systems

Volumn 6, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 579-593

  Whelan, Matthew J ^a   Gangone, Michael V ^a   Janoyan, Kerop D ^b   Hoult, Neil A ^c   Middleton, Campbell R ^d   Soga, Kenichi ^d  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Wallace H Coulter School of Engineering   (United States)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambient vibration testing; Bridge dynamics; Structural health monitoring; Structural identification; Wireless sensor networks

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; CONCRETE BRIDGES; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ITERATIVE METHODS; LOW POWER ELECTRONICS; MODAL ANALYSIS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PRESTRESSED CONCRETE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIO BROADCASTING; RADIO TRANSCEIVERS; RADIO TRANSMISSION; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING;

AMBIENT VIBRATION TESTING; BRIDGE DYNAMICS; LARGE SCALE SENSOR NETWORK; OPERATIONAL MODAL ANALYSIS; PRESTRESSED REINFORCED; STRUCTURAL IDENTIFICATION; TRANSCEIVER TECHNOLOGY; TRANSMISSION PROTOCOLS;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 77953868401     PISSN: 17381584     EISSN: 17381991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sss.2010.6.5_6.579     Document Type: Article

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