Event Details

TRB 91st Annual Meeting (January 22-26, 2012)

Event Number:	109
Event Title:	Practical Health Monitoring for Transportation Structures
Event Date:	Sunday, January 22, 2012
Event Location:	Marriott, Washington B6
Presiding Officers:	F. Necati Catbas - University of Central Florida David Kosnik - Northwestern University
Sponsored By:	General Structures (AFF10) Field Testing and Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) of Transportation Structures (AFF40) Structures Maintenance (AHD30) Non-destructive Evaluation of Structures (AFF40(1))

Event Description:

This workshop focuses on practical health-monitoring technologies for bridges and ancillary highway structures. The session is intended to provide state-of-the-practice information for bridge owners regarding implementable health-monitoring strategies that can be applied to ensure safety and effectively manage aging transportation structures. Topics include instrumentation, systems, software durability, and successful case studies of technology applications.

Presentations:
  Considerations for Design of Instrumentation Systems (P12-6150)
     Richard Christenson - University of Connecticut
  Acoustic Emission Monitoring Systems for Large Structures (P12-6151)
     Richard S. Gostautas - MISTRAS Group
  Practical Data Analysis Methods for Structural Health-Montoring Applications (P12-6153)
     F. Necati Catbas - University of Central Florida
  Case Study for Practical Health Monitoring (P12-6154)
     David Kosnik - Northwestern University
  Challenges of Long-Term Monitoring of Multiple Structures on a National Scale (P12-6155)
     Robert Connor - Purdue University

Subject Areas:
  Bridges and Other Structures