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SUMMARY:Smart information not smart monitoring
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DESCRIPTION:Campbell R. Middleton\, Laing O'Rourke Professor of Construct
 ion Engineering\nDepartment of Engineering\, University of Cambridge\, UK\
 nAdvances in sensor and communication technologies in recent years have le
 d to a surge of interest by researchers and infrastructure managers in str
 uctural health monitoring applications in civil engineering. There are num
 erous published accounts of deployments of sensors on major structures\, i
 n particular bridges\, around the world. One of the greatest challenges fa
 cing the research community is ensuring that the data generated by these s
 ystems actually produce useful information that can inform the decision ma
 king process involved in designing\, building\, operating and maintaining 
 critical infrastructure assets. A common complaint from infrastructure own
 ers about SHM systems is that they have invested substantial sums in monit
 oring systems but more often than not end up with huge volumes of data  w
 hich have not been converted to useful information.\nAs a starting point\,
  a clear definition of what information is sought is required when designi
 ng any SHM system. Secondly\, a realistic understanding of the accuracy an
 d robustness of the sensor technology is required. Thirdly a system for tr
 anslating the measurements into useful information that relates to the per
 formance of the structure needs to be established.\nThese issues will be d
 iscussed with particular reference to deployments of structural health mon
 itoring systems on bridges in the UK\, specifically the Humber Bridge and 
 Ferriby Road Bridge near Hull\, Hammersmith Bridge in London and the Nine 
 Wells Bridge in Cambridge. The technologies involved include wireless sens
 or networks\, MEMS sensors\, and fibre optic sensors for strain and temper
 ature measurement.
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