Smart Sensors Development for Real-time Bridge Scour Monitoring

The civil engineering industry is becoming more interested in monitoring structural behavior and in assessing its corresponding integration. Severe floods resulting from typhoon or storm events can cause great damage due to bridge scouring. Bridges subject to periods of flood/high flow require monitoring during those times in order to protect the traveling public. The proposed fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor and wireless MEMS scour-monitoring system can measure the processes of both scouring/deposition and variations of the water level. Several experimental runs have been conducted to demonstrate the applicability of the system. The experimental results indicate that the scour-monitoring system with the Zigbee sensors network and FBG sensors have the potential to be applied in the field.

• Corporate Authors:

  Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research

  State University of New York, 107 Red Jacket Quadrangle, P.O. Box 610025
  Buffalo, NY  United States  14261-0025
• Authors:
  • Chang, Kuo Chun
  • Lin, Yung Bin
• Conference:
  • The Second US-Taiwan Bridge Engineering Workshop
  • Location: San Mateo CA, United States
  • Date: 2006-9-21 to 2006-9-22
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos; References;
• Pagination: 5p
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Second US-Taiwan Bridge Engineering Workshop

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge engineering; Bridge piers; Bridge substructures; Monitoring; Piers (Supports); Scour; Structural deterioration and defects
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bridge inspection
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01079608
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 22 2007 10:15AM