Vehicles could be weighed while traveling normally on the highway. The use of smart concrete for real-time vibrations sensing of bridges or other highway structures. It could also be used in buildings to dampen vibrations or reduce earthquake damage. Smart concrete is stronger than conventional concrete by the use of carbon fibers. It takes greater force for smart concrete to bend, and it absorbs more energy before fracture.
Monitoring can be a real-time and continuous effort.
Status Dr. Deborah Chung has patented this technology and performed several further researches and tests for potential application, such as a lab test of the use of smart concrete for weighing moving vehicles. Several papers regarding this technology have been published in several journals and magazines. Although this technology has been through extensive laboratory testing, it still needs field testing and it is not yet available in the market. Neither the Construction Industry Institute nor Purdue University in any way endorses this technology or represents that the information presented can be relied upon without further investigation. Construction Engineering and Management Purdue University 1294 Civil Eng.