The focus of this MQP is to understand the aspects of a Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) scheme, and how it can be applied to bridge structures. The Structural Health Monitoring scheme based on accelerations and is carried out to understand the effects of vibrations on a structure to identify damage. This is accomplished by analyzing a 3D truss bridge model and determining were the critical points of the model structure are. These critical points provide the necessary information to carry out the accelerometer placement to monitor the bridge effectively.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Couture, Zackary Aaron

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-053113-093601

Advisor

• El-Korchi, Tahar
• Kim, Yeesock

Year

• 2013

Date created

• 2013-05-31

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Civil Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright