Bridge structural health monitoring Archive

How Wireless Sensors Measure Strain: Principles and Applications

Wireless sensors have transformed how we monitor the health of infrastructure, especially in measuring strain. Traditional strain measurement methods often involve wired sensors, which can be complex and prone to maintenance issues. Wireless technology offers numerous advantages

Resensys at 2024 IBTTA Maintenance, Engineering & Roadway Operations Workshop , Fort Myers, Florida, USA

Resensys will be exhibiting at 2024 IBTTA (International Bridge, Tunnel & Turnpike Association) Maintenance, Engineering & Roadway Operations Workshop in Fort Myers, Florida, USA from July 28th to July 30th, 2024. Drop by exhibit hall, Resensys booth to

Enhancing Rod El-Farag Bridge Safety with Resensys Wireless SHM

The Resensys team proudly provided a wireless Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) system for the Rod El-Farag Cable-Stayed Bridge in Egypt, spanning the Nile River. The SHM system used Resensys wireless SenSpot technology to monitor strain, tilt, vibration

Resensys Wireless Bridge Monitoring in NASA Kennedy Space Center

Resensys Wireless Gauges play a vital role in overseeing NASA’s movable bridges in Cape Canaveral, Florida. This state-of-the-art system includes advanced wireless sensors such as the strain gauge SenSpot, accelerometer SenSpot, and tiltmeter SenSpot. Together, they form

Resensys at 2023 IBTTA Maintenance, Engineering & Roadway Operations Workshop , Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Resensys will be exhibiting at 2023 IBTTA (International Bridge, Tunnel & Turnpike Association) Maintenance, Engineering & Roadway Operations Workshop in Nashville, Tennessee, USA from July 30th to August 1st, 2023. Drop by exhibit hall, Resensys booth to visit

Wireless Strain SenSpot™ Gauges Have Been Featured in “Roads and Bridges” Magazine, October 2022 issue

Resensys wireless solution for the Hernando de Soto Bridge (Carrying INTERSTATE 40 (I-40) over the Mississippi river in west Memphis and Arkansas) during critical repairs has been highlighted in October 2022 issue of “Roads and Bridges” Magazine.

Resensys Wireless systems used to monitor I-40 over Mississippi River Bridge

On May 12, 2021 a crack found in the I-40 bridge connecting Arkansas and Tennessee.  This crack in a steel beam caused the bridge to be shut down immediately, resulting in traffic re-routing and massive efforts to

ARTBA 2021 Bridges Report shows that more than 1/3 of all US bridges need repair

Check out the ARTBA 2021 Bridge Report Which shows that 220,000 US bridges need repair. The National Bridge Inspection Program (NBIS) sets inspection intervals for bridges according to certain criteria, and classifies bridge inspections into 5 types:

SenSpot™ for Monitoring Timber Bridges

Wireless SenSpot™ can be used for monitoring Timber Bridge Structures: •Measuring strain/stress in timber by Wireless Strain Gauge SenSpot™ •Measuring vertical displacement and deformation under loads by Wireless Displacement SenSpot™ •Obtaining load rating for timber bridges by

Resensys’ research featured in ISHMII (International Society of Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure) Newsletter, The Monitor.

Structural Health Monitoring could have provided alarm in bridge failure Resensys was in good company in the Summer 2020 issue of the ISHMII Newsletter, The Monitor, as the collapse of the bridge on the Magra River at