Bridge Structural Health Monitoring using Wireless Sensor Networks

International Journal of Electronics and Communication Engineering

© 2014 by SSRG - IJECE Journal

Volume 1 Issue 8

Year of Publication : 2014

Authors : B.Nirmala Darsan and M.Jagadeesh Babu

10.14445/23488549/IJECE-V1I8P108

How to Cite?

B.Nirmala Darsan and M.Jagadeesh Babu, "Bridge Structural Health Monitoring using Wireless Sensor Networks," SSRG International Journal of Electronics and Communication Engineering, vol. 1,  no. 8, pp. 20-23, 2014. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488549/IJECE-V1I8P108

Abstract:

A wireless sensor node is placed on the bridge to monitor the structure of the bridges automatically. Monitoring and analyzing the structure of the bridges helps to avoid the accidents on the bridges, save lot of wealth and many precious lives. These wireless sensor nodes has to be places on the bridges with some distance, so that each node monitors a particular area of the bridges. Each wireless sensor node contains accelerometer sensor, pizeo sensor, ARM processor and Zigbee transmitter. These sensors are used to monitor vibrations, tilts and pressure applied on the structure of the bridge. These nodes will continuously send the data to the Zigbee receiver. The data received is displayed on the monitor. The processing and Zigbee module consumes less power, so power consumptions will be very less.

Keywords:

wireless Sensors, ARM processor, bridge health monitoring, Zigbee, accelerometer.

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