Online Bridge Crack Monitoring with Smart Film

Smart film crack monitoring method, which can be used for detecting initiation, length, width, shape, location, and propagation of cracks on real bridges, is proposed. Firstly, the fabrication of the smart film is developed. Then the feasibility of the method is analyzed and verified by the mechanic...

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Main Authors: Benniu Zhang, Shuliang Wang, Xingxing Li, Zhixiang Zhou, Xu Zhang, Guang Yang, Minfeng Qiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/303656
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Shuliang Wang
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Zhixiang Zhou
Xu Zhang
Guang Yang
Minfeng Qiu
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description Smart film crack monitoring method, which can be used for detecting initiation, length, width, shape, location, and propagation of cracks on real bridges, is proposed. Firstly, the fabrication of the smart film is developed. Then the feasibility of the method is analyzed and verified by the mechanical sensing character of the smart film under the two conditions of normal strain and crack initiation. Meanwhile, the coupling interference between parallel enameled wires of the smart film is discussed, and then low-frequency detecting signal and the custom communication protocol are used to decrease interference. On this basis, crack monitoring system with smart film is designed, where the collected crack data is sent to the remote monitoring center and the cracks are simulated and recurred. Finally, the monitoring system is applied to six bridges, and the effects are discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-0327e5c103514ebdbc13af47e60b16642025-02-03T01:02:32ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2013-01-01201310.1155/2013/303656303656Online Bridge Crack Monitoring with Smart FilmBenniu Zhang0Shuliang Wang1Xingxing Li2Zhixiang Zhou3Xu Zhang4Guang Yang5Minfeng Qiu6Department of Information Science and Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing 400074, ChinaDepartment of Information Science and Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing 400074, ChinaDepartment of Information Science and Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing 400074, ChinaDepartment of Information Science and Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing 400074, ChinaDepartment of Information Science and Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing 400074, ChinaDepartment of Information Science and Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing 400074, ChinaDepartment of Information Science and Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing 400074, ChinaSmart film crack monitoring method, which can be used for detecting initiation, length, width, shape, location, and propagation of cracks on real bridges, is proposed. Firstly, the fabrication of the smart film is developed. Then the feasibility of the method is analyzed and verified by the mechanical sensing character of the smart film under the two conditions of normal strain and crack initiation. Meanwhile, the coupling interference between parallel enameled wires of the smart film is discussed, and then low-frequency detecting signal and the custom communication protocol are used to decrease interference. On this basis, crack monitoring system with smart film is designed, where the collected crack data is sent to the remote monitoring center and the cracks are simulated and recurred. Finally, the monitoring system is applied to six bridges, and the effects are discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/303656
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