Next Generation Bridge Monitoring using Novel Synergic Identification

澳大利亚70%以上的桥梁是由预应力混凝土建造的，但许多桥梁不符合澳大利亚现行标准的要求。该项目旨在提供一个具有成本效益的系统，用于实时监测桥梁，以及跟踪预应力和损伤率的系统，以便进行健康评估和必要的维修。使用创新的工程技术，解决工程师长期存在的问题，将使桥梁能够安全运行，桥梁在澳大利亚国家交通系统中发挥着主要作用。将首先在澳大利亚开发并投入使用，然后在国际上应用改进的方法，将陈旧的基础设施改造成“智能桥梁”。

Over 70% of the bridges in Australia are made of prestressed concrete, yet many do not meet the requirements of current Australian Standards. This project aims to provide a cost-effective system for monitoring bridges in real time along with systems that track the prestressing force and rate of damage for ongoing health assessment and necessary repairs. The use of innovative engineering techniques, solving long standing problems of engineers, will enable the safe operation of bridges, which play a primary role in Australia’s national transport system. Improved methodology for turning tired infrastructure into ‘smart bridges’ will be developed and commissioned first in Australia and then applied internationally.