Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) of Civil Structures

• Main Author: Chuji Wang (Ed.) (auth)
• Other Authors: Bo Wang (Ed.) (auth), Gangbing Song (Ed.) (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2018
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; Bridges; Damage detection and characterization; Sensor development; Pipelines; Embedded sensors; Early warning; Structural health monitoring; Tunnels; Damage feature extraction algorithms
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

At the current time of writing, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has awarded American infrastructure a grade of D+, meaning poor and at risk. Part of the reason for the low grade is due to the rapid deterioration of structural integrity and the inability of most places to safely meet f...