First Continuous Remote Bridge Monitoring System Ensures Safe Operation of 65-Year-Old Rolling Bascule Bridge

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First Continuous Remote Bridge Monitoring System Ensures Safe Operation of 65-Year-Old Rolling Bascule Bridge
Prine, D
Senior Engineer, Infrastructure Technology Institute, Northwestern University, IL

(Received 18 July 1996; accepted 31 July 1996)

Abstract

The Infrastructure Technology Institute (ITI) at Northwestern University has installed what is believed to be the first continuous remote monitoring system on a highway bridge in the world. The system was installed on a rolling bascule bridge over Sturgeon Bay in Door County, Wisconsin. It allows engineers located at ITI to closely monitor crack propagation and other conditions on the bridge which is near the end of its design life. The system is intended to serve as the prototype for a new method to monitor the condition of aging bridges in order to ensure public safety and allocate scarce rehabilitation and replacement funds in an optimal manner.

Keywords:
non-destructive evaluation, bridges, remote monitoring, bridge management

Paper ID: JTE11489J
DOI: 10.1520/JTE11489J
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Author Title First Continuous Remote Bridge Monitoring System Ensures Safe Operation of 65-Year-Old Rolling Bascule Bridge Symposium , 0000-00-00 Committee D04

		Home Journals STPs Manuals Topics Subscriptions/Pricing Digital Library / Journals / Journal of Testing and Evaluation (JTE) / Citation Page Volume 25, Issue 2 (March 1997) Click here to download this paper now for $25 PDF (75K) View License Agreement ISSN: 0090-3973 Page Count: 2 First Continuous Remote Bridge Monitoring System Ensures Safe Operation of 65-Year-Old Rolling Bascule Bridge Prine, D Senior Engineer, Infrastructure Technology Institute, Northwestern University, IL (Received 18 July 1996; accepted 31 July 1996) Abstract The Infrastructure Technology Institute (ITI) at Northwestern University has installed what is believed to be the first continuous remote monitoring system on a highway bridge in the world. The system was installed on a rolling bascule bridge over Sturgeon Bay in Door County, Wisconsin. It allows engineers located at ITI to closely monitor crack propagation and other conditions on the bridge which is near the end of its design life. The system is intended to serve as the prototype for a new method to monitor the condition of aging bridges in order to ensure public safety and allocate scarce rehabilitation and replacement funds in an optimal manner. Keywords: non-destructive evaluation, bridges, remote monitoring, bridge management Paper ID: JTE11489J DOI: 10.1520/JTE11489J ASTM International is a member of CrossRef. Author Title First Continuous Remote Bridge Monitoring System Ensures Safe Operation of 65-Year-Old Rolling Bascule Bridge Symposium , 0000-00-00 Committee D04