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
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