SMART STRUCTURAL MONITORING OF LONG-SPAN BRIDGES

The paper considers the following from a practical perspective: 1) Current effective monitoring systems and how new sensor technology and future developments will help. 2) The fast moving world of web based applications for the delivery of structure information. 3) Derivation of meaningful and timely information from structural health monitoring systems to enable effective bridge management and informed decision making. 4) An overview of state-of-the-art structural health monitoring systems for bridges.