Static and Dynamic Structural Health Monitoring System for Bridges

Abstract

This document describes a system for static and dynamic monitoring of the structural health of bridges, but not only. The need to develop the system resulted from the difficulties encountered by the authors in installing and operating complex monitoring systems, composed of elements from different manufacturers, with different measurement technologies, power supplies, communication modes and software applications. The described system facilitates the integration of different measurements, sensors, power supplies and communication technologies, in a unitary system that allows both static and dynamic measurements, simultaneously.