Posts Tagged ‘bridge monitoring system’
Low-cost system spots failing bridges
U. MARYLAND (US) — An engineer says his new wireless monitoring system could avert the kind of bridge collapse that killed 13 and injured 145 along Minneapolis’ I-35W on August 1, 2007. Continue…
Friday, July 29, 2011 12:56 - 0 Comments
Science & Technology - Feb 9, 2010 10:54 - 6 Comments
Smallest solar-powered sensor never quits
U. MICHIGAN (US)—A 9-cubic millimeter solar-powered sensor system developed at the University of Michigan is the smallest that can harvest energy from its surroundings to operate nearly perpetually. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 24, 2009 13:23 - 3 Comments
Wireless smart sensors inspect bridge
U. ILLINOIS (US)—An inexpensive wireless system designed to continuously—and reliably—monitor structural health has been successfully deployed at full scale on the Jindo Bridge in South Korea. (more…)
