DocumentCode
1932161
Title
Ambient vibration testing of bridges by non-contact microwave interferometer
Author
De Pasquale, Gaetano ; Bernardini, Giulia ; Ricci, Pier Paolo ; Gentile, Carmelo
Author_Institution
IDS Ing. Dei Sist. SpA, Pisa
fYear
2008
fDate
26-30 May 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
6
Abstract
Recent progress in radar techniques and systems leaded to the development of an interferometric radar, suitable to the application in dynamic testing and vibration monitoring of civil engineering structures. The main characteristic of the new radar system is the possibility of simultaneously measuring the (static or dynamic) displacement of several points of a structure with high sensitivity. The paper describes the major characteristics of the microwave interferometer and its application to ambient vibration testing of full-scale bridges.
Keywords
bridges (structures); dynamic testing; radar interferometry; ambient vibration testing; civil engineering structures; full-scale bridges; interferometric radar; noncontact microwave interferometer; radar techniques; vibration monitoring; Bridges; Testing; Bridge; dynamic testing; interferometry;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Radar Conference, 2008. RADAR '08. IEEE
Conference_Location
Rome
ISSN
1097-5659
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1538-0
Electronic_ISBN
1097-5659
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/RADAR.2008.4720960
Filename
4720960
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