A research, teaching and education-integrated bridge health monitoring platform

This talk will overview a structural health monitoring (SHM) system for a butterfly-shaped arch footbridge at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The project is the product of a multidisciplinary academic collaboration. The SHM system consists of 88 sensors of 13 types to monitor environmental parameters (air temperature, air pressure, humidity, rain, and solar radiation), loads (winds, pedestrians, and structural temperature), and bridge responses (stress/strain, displacement, and acceleration). A research, teaching and education-integrated visualization platform has been developed.