The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) will soon install a $50,000 “acoustic-emission” bridge monitoring system on the Cedar Avenue Bridge in a pilot project to ensure a tragedy like the ...

NEW YORK, May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Governments of different countries are focusing on sustainability of structures and spending millions of dollars on bridge monitoring systems. Thus, high capital ...

A new weight monitoring system is coming to the eastbound Washington Bridge, the newer bridge that all traffic is currently driving over. According to technology company Kistler, RIDOT is working to ...

Michigan Technological University’s Michigan Tech Transportation Institute (MTTI) and Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI), in cooperation with the Center for Automotive Research and the Michigan ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Progress is being made on a system that will monitor the structural health of the open, eastbound Washington Bridge. R.I. Department of Transportation spokesperson Lisbeth ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Work set to begin Tuesday evening on I-195 is related to a new weight monitoring system RIDOT is installing on the Washington Bridge, a spokesperson confirmed to NBC 10 ...

As part of its effort to enhance safety on the state highway system, the Colorado Dept. of Transportation has installed a pilot system to monitor the structural behavior of its bridges. CDOT installed ...

Photo: Antonio Nanni (in the middle), with graduate students Rosella Ferraro and Felipe Mejia placing sensors along Miami's Grove Isle Bridge.(Credit: Richard Patterson) Every two years, most of the ...

WASHINGTON – Not all tragedies are avoidable, but researchers at the University of Maryland hoping to save lives with a new sensor system for bridges. The early warning system could help prevent ...

Researchers from Michigan State University and Washington University in St. Louis are testing sensors on Michigan's Mackinac Bridge. The monitors are powered by traffic vibrations and can detect ...

Bridge life expectancy is primarily considered during the design stages. Certain design choices can lead to more robust and durable bridges (hence, ones with longer lifespans). However, once a bridge ...