Electronic Resource
s.l. ; Stafa-Zurich, Switzerland
Advances in science and technology
Vol. 55 (Sept. 2008), p. 187-198
ISSN:
1662-0356
Source:
Scientific.Net: Materials Science & Technology / Trans Tech Publications Archiv 1984-2008
Topics:
Natural Sciences in General
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Technology
Notes:
The concept that the civil engineering infrastructure may be streamlined through the use of Smarttechnology has been mooted for well over a decade. The thought is particularly appealing for largeartifacts such as major buildings and bridges. The infrequent but extremely dramatic catastrophicfailures particularly of major bridge structures inevitably reignite the debate. This paper endeavours topresent a critique of the Smart Bridge both from a technical and socioeconomic perspective. Whilst thebasic sensing technology is undoubtedly available there do remain significant areas for necessaryimprovement, notably in sensor location and damage identification. Additionally the link between thesocioeconomic and political domains and the technologists has only recently attracted serious attention.The conclusion is that the tantalising prospect of the Smart Bridge whilst attractive, continues to needsubstantial technical development and a more effective interface into the economic and planningcommunities
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.tib-hannover.de/fulltexts/2011/0528/01/42/transtech_doi~10.4028%252Fwww.scientific.net%252FAST.55.187.pdf
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