• DocumentCode
    1219939
  • Title

    Despite stimulus money, most U.S. bridges might stay dumb

  • Author

    Patel, Prachi

  • Volume
    46
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    4/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    11
  • Lastpage
    12
  • Abstract
    The 2.9-kilometer Rion-Antirion Bridge in Greece, with its 300 sensors, is a testament to how smart a piece of infrastructure can be. It routinely tells operators when an earthquake, frequent in those parts, or high winds warrant shutting down traffic.
  • Keywords
    Bridges; Earthquakes; Intelligent sensors; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.2009.4808393
  • Filename
    4808393