Sensing issues in civil structural health monitoring

Foreword Preface Chapter I: Global perspectives on structural health monitoring of civil structures. Are civil structural engineers 'risk averse'? Can civionics help?, A.A. Mufti, B. Bakht, G. Tadros, A.T. Horosko, and G. Sparks Monitoring technologies for maintenance and management of urban highways in Japan, Y. Adachi The role of sensing and measurement in achieving FHWA's strategic vision for highway infrastructure, S.B.Chase Recent development of bridge health monitoring system in Korea, H.M. Koh, S. Kim, and J.F. Choo A strategy to implement structural health monitoring on bridges, C. Sikorsky Sensors - not just for research anymore, N.P. Vitillo Investigation of the dynamic properties of the Brooklyn Bridge, Q. Ye, G. Fanjiang, and B. Yanev Chapter II: Monitoring issues in ancient and modern structures. Distributed sensing technologies for monitoring frpstrengthened structures, Z.S. Wu and C.Q. Yang Problems and perspectives in monitoring of ancient masonry structures, A. De Stefano and R. Ceravolo Monitoring and response of CFRP prestressed concrete bridge, N.F. Grace Design of temporary and permanent arrays to assess dynamic parameters in historical and monumental buildings, P. Clemente and D. Rinaldis FRP-Strengthened structures: Monitoring issues from Quebec applications, P. Labossiere, P. Rochette, K.W. Neale, and M. Demers Structural and material monitoring of historical objects, M. Drdack Chapter III: Sensing of structural parameters and extreme events. Internal and external sensing for post-earthquake evaluation of bridges, M. Saud Saudi, R. Nelson, and P. Laplace Application of em stress sensors in large steel cables, M.L.Wang, G. Wang, and Y. Zhao Enhancing durability of structures by monitoring strain and cracking behavior, B. Hillemeier, H. Scheel, and W. Habel Development of an earthquake damage detection system for bridge structures, H. Kobayashi andS. Unjoh Determination of rebar forces based on the exterior crack opening displacement measurement of reinforced concrete, T. Matsumoto and M.N. Islam Monitoring system based on optical fiber sensing technology for tunnel structures and other infrastructure, K. Fujihashi, K. Kurihara, K. Hirayama, and S. Toyoda Development of FBG sensors for structural health monitoring in civil infrastructures, Z. Zhou and J. Ou Chapter IV: Smart sensors, imaging and NDT of civil structures. Monitoring of a smart concrete beam, Q.B. Li, L. Li, and F. Zhang Fiber optic nerve systems with optical correlation domain technique for smart structures and smart materials, K. Hotate Use of active sensors for health monitoring of transportation infrastructure, S. Nazarian Health monitoring of concrete structures using self-diagnosis materials, H. Inada, Y. Okuhara, and H. Kumagai Application of image analysis to steel structural engineering, K. Tateishi and T. Hanji Shape memory alloy based smart civil structures with self-sensing and repairing capabilities, H. Li, C. Mao, Z. Liu, and J. Ou Smart sensors and integrated SHM system for offshore structures, Z. Duan, J. Ou, Z. Zhou, and X. Zhao Chapter V: Sensor system design, data quality, processing, and interpretation. Design considerations for sensing systems to ensure data quality, R. Zhang and E. Aktan Practical implementations of intelligent monitoring systems in HIT, J.Ou Health monitoring, damage prognosis and service-life prediction - issues related to implementation, V.M. Karbhari Adaptive event detection for shm system monitoring, D.K. McNeill and L. Card A note on interpretation of shm data for bridges, B. Bakht Chapter VI: Sensor and instrumentation performance and reliability instrumentation performance during long-term bridge monitoring, I.N. Robertson, G.P. Johnson, and S. Wang Stability and reliability of fiber-optic measurement systems -