An Integrated Approach for Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection of Bridges: An Experimental Assessment
Journal article, 2022
The issue of monitoring the structural condition of bridges is becoming a top priority worldwide. As is well known, any infrastructure undergoes a progressive deterioration of its structural conditions due to aging by normal service loads and environmental conditions. At the same time, it may suffer serious damages or collapse due to natural phenomena such as earthquakes or strong winds. For this reason, it is essential to rely on efficient and widespread monitoring techniques applied throughout the entire road network. This paper aims to introduce an integrated procedure for structural and material monitoring. With regard to structural monitoring, an innovative approach for monitoring based on Vehicle by Bridge Interaction (VBI) will be proposed. Furthermore, with regard to material monitoring, to evaluate concrete degradation, a non-invasive method based on the continuous monitoring of the pH, as well as chloride and sulfate ions concentration in the concrete, is presented.
operational modal analysis
vehicle-bridge interaction
damage
bridge
corrosion
structural health monitoring
Author
Dario Fiandaca
University of Palermo
Alberto Di Matteo
University of Palermo
Bernardo Patella
University of Palermo
Nadia Moukri
University of Palermo
TemLab s.r.l
Rosalinda Inguanta
University of Palermo
Daniel Llort
Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure
Antonio Mulone
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Materials and manufacture
TemLab s.r.l
Angelo Mulone
TemLab s.r.l
Soughah Alsamahi
Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure
Antonina Pirrotta
University of Palermo
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
20763417 (eISSN)
Vol. 12 24 13018Subject Categories
Infrastructure Engineering
Vehicle Engineering
Other Civil Engineering
DOI
10.3390/app122413018