Health monitoring

Showing how NDT could be deployed on England’s bridges

Research programme explores use of new tech to seek hidden defects.

Strike monitor installed on one of UK’s most bashed bridges

Remote monitoring deployed in battle against vehicle strikes.

A future vision in motion

Advanced computer vision-based systems are poised to transform structural health monitoring and maintenance practices in bridge engineering, write Liwei Han, AbdulSame Fazli and Qi Ye.

Pittsburgh USA: steel arch bridge closed for analysis

City bans vehicles from Panther Hollow Bridge on recommendation of inspectors.

3D mapping of oldest rail viaduct

LiDAR mapping informs overhaul of historic UK viaduct.

Forward charge

In declaring its ambition to become the world’s most sustainable bridge, Øresund is challenging bridge operators and owners around the world to start the journey towards sustainability and decarbornisation, writes Eve Boykova

‘Smart’ 3D-printed bridge unveiled

An industry research project has unveiled the prototype of a 5m-long, 3D-printed bridge.

New research project to develop cyber-secure bridge monitoring

The US Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a US$5 million grant for research to extend the lifespan of bridges through monitoring technology designed to offer protection against hacking.

International research project seeks to capture bridge energy

Researchers from Scotland and the USA are seeking to harvest the energy that is generated when bridges vibrate and use it to power sensors.

Researchers assess decade of data from new I-35W bridge

A team from the University of Minnesota has made recommendations for bridge instrumentation after reviewing 10 years of data from the structure that replaced the collapsed I-35W bridge.

Precautionary measures taken to safeguard second Seattle bridge

Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has announced a precautionary plan to repair a bridge that has become an essential route after cracking forced closure of a neighbouring structure.

Contractor and evacuation plan put in place for cracked Seattle bridge

A contractor has been appointed to stabilise the cracked West Seattle High-Rise Bridge and plans have been put in place in case the structure appears about to collapse.

Swiss researchers aim to create 'living' bridges

Researchers at ETH Zurich are aiming to create ‘living’ structures that can monitor their condition and repair themselves.

Game changer

A new software system for asset management that draws on the expertise of those who operate and maintain Denmark’s largest fixed links is being launched. Helena Russell finds out more.

Morandi collapse helps researchers develop satellite-based identification of at-risk structures

Analysis using a new high-definition satellite radar system has indicated that the Morandi Bridge in Italy showed signs of warping in the months prior to last year’s collapse.

Monitoring contract awarded for 14 Greek rail bridges

A monitoring contract has been awarded for 14 major bridges that form part of a new high-speed railway in central Greece.

Mackinac Bridge to be fitted with vibration-powered sensors

Up to 2,000 vibration-powered sensors are to be installed on the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan, USA, following successful testing of 20 prototypes.  

9th international conference on structural health monitoring of intelligent infrastructure

SMAR 2019: fifth international conference on smart monitoring, assessment & rehabilitation of civil structures

7th world conference on structural control & monitoring