Conference proceeding
An investigation on wireless sensors for asset management and health monitoring of civil structures
SENSORS AND SMART STRUCTURES TECHNOLOGIES FOR CIVIL, MECHANICAL, AND AEROSPACE SYSTEMS 2016, v 9803, pp 98033E-98033E-14
01 Jan 2016
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Abstract
Application of wireless sensors and sensor networks for Structural Health Monitoring has been investigated for a long time. Key limitations for practical use are energy requirements, connectivity, and integration with existing systems. Current sensors and sensor networks mainly rely on wired connectivity for communication and external power source for energy. This paper presents a suite of wireless sensors that are low-cost, maintenance free, rugged, and have long service life. The majority of the sensors considered were designed by transforming existing, proven, and robust wired sensors into wireless units. In this study, the wireless sensors were tested in laboratory conditions for calibration and evaluation along with wired sensors. The experimental results were also compared to theoretical results. The tests mostly show satisfactory performance of the wireless units. This work is part of a broader Federal Highway Administration sponsored project intended to ultimately validate a wireless sensing system on a real, operating structure to account for all the uncertainties, environmental conditions and operational variability that are encountered in the field.
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- Title
- An investigation on wireless sensors for asset management and health monitoring of civil structures
- Creators
- Mustafa Furkan - Drexel UniversityQiang Mao - Drexel UniversityMatteo Mazzotti - Drexel UniversityJohn DeVitis - Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyS. Paul Sumitro - AnsysFred Faridazar - Federal Highway AdministrationA. Emin Aktan - Drexel UniversityFranklin Moon - Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyIvan Bartoli - Drexel University
- Contributors
- J P Lynch (Editor)
- Publication Details
- SENSORS AND SMART STRUCTURES TECHNOLOGIES FOR CIVIL, MECHANICAL, AND AEROSPACE SYSTEMS 2016, v 9803, pp 98033E-98033E-14
- Series
- Proceedings of SPIE
- Publisher
- Spie-Int Soc Optical Engineering
- Number of pages
- 14
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering; [Retired Faculty]; Sport Management (Center for Sport Management)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000382319400095
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84981341358
- Other Identifier
- 991019169518404721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Optics
- Physics, Applied