Monitoring the structural health of main cables of suspension bridges

In this paper, the results of a study focused on the development of a corrosion monitoring system for main cables of suspension bridges are presented. These sensors measure corrosion rate as well as quantities like temperature and relative humidity that are directly correlated to corrosion activity. Such a sensor network was first tested in a laboratory setting using a full-scale cable mock-up and, later, tested on the main cable of one of the major suspension bridges in the New York metropolitan area. Having the possibility of measuring temperature and relative humidity inside the cross-section of a main cable also allowed us to test the effectiveness of the cable dehumidification strategy.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1007/s13349-016-0165-8
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Copyright © 2016, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
• Authors:
  • Betti, Raimondo
  • Sloane, Matthew
  • 0000-0001-6763-2342
  • Khazem, Dyab
  • Gatti, Claudio
• Publication Date: 2016-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Pagination: pp 355-363
• Serial:
  • Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Springer Verlag
  • ISSN: 2190-5452
  • EISSN: 2190-5479
  • Serial URL: http://link.springer.com/journal/13349

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge cables; Corrosion; Humidity; Sensors; Structural health monitoring; Suspension bridges; Temperature
• Geographic Terms: New York Metropolitan Area
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01607483
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 9 2016 11:09AM