Health monitoring

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.  

7th world conference on structural control & monitoring

Fujitsu develops new system for assessing bridge damage

Fujitsu has developed a system that it says is successful in estimating the degree of internal damage to bridges.

International conference on structural health assessment of timber structures

Ninth international conference on bridge maintenance, safety & management

IABMAS 2018 provides a great opportunity for international specialists in the field of bridge engineering to share experiences, innovations, achievements and knowledge.

11th international bridge & structures management conference

Corrosion check

Technology originally developed for use in the heritage industry is expected to transfer to the bridge inspection sector in the next two years, enabling rust to be detected from 100m away, writes José Maria Sánchez de Muniáin.

Structural health monitoring of intelligent infrastructure conference 2017

First world congress on condition monitoring 2017

Live alerts from new environmental monitor

Mabey Hire has introduced a complete environmental monitoring system that can deliver live sensor data and alerts from the construction site.

Demonstration project proves potential for monitoring bridges from space

The European Space Agency (ESA) has published the findings of a six-month in-situ project to prove the concept of using satellite-based information for bridge monitoring.

Audit report criticises FHWA over actions to address bridge safety

An audit report by has found that the USA’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has not fully implemented required actions and prior recommendations in connection with the management of bridge safety.

Series of deficiencies blamed for Skagit River Bridge collapse

Last year’s collapse of an interstate highway bridge in Washington State was ultimately caused by a series of deficiencies in a system intended to safeguard the passage of oversized loads, the USA's National Transportation Safety Board has said.

Pin point

A detailed inspection of the eastbound crossing of Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay Bridge is currently under way, as part of a more rigorous programme of works being introduced in the state. Mike Januszkiewicz explains

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Solutions identified for Port Mann snow and ice issues

Engineers working on Canada’s Port Mann/Highway 1 project have identified a series of solutions designed to prevent snow and ice building up on the Port Mann Bridge cables.

Emergency works completed following Minnesota cable failure

A US highway is set to reopen today after being closed last week following cable failures in a major pedestrian bridge that crosses the road.

Contract let for Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge monitoring

CCCC Highway Consultants has been appointed for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge’s intelligent health monitoring project, with a bid value of US$11m. The structural monitoring system will cover all the main structures including the bridges and tunnel sections as well as the settlement of the man-made island. The bridge work covers three navigable bridges and four non-navigable bridges. The tunnel monitoring includes both the island section and the immersed tube, with total[..]

Forth cable inspection contract awarded

A US$4.2 million contract is to be awarded to C Spencer to carry out an internal inspection of the main cables on the Forth Road Bridge. The contract award follows negotiations and price-reduction measures as the tender had come in higher than expected.

Bridge demolition set to reveal clues about 'fracture-critical' spans

A civil engineer at Purdue University in the USA is taking advantage of the demolition of a bridge spanning the Ohio River to learn more about collapse in efforts to reduce the annual cost of inspecting large spans. "We are looking at 'after-fracture redundancy,' or whether a bridge does remain standing after a key element fails," associate professor of civil engineering Robert Connor. "There is a lot of interest now in this issue because bridges classified as[..]