BRIDGES
RESEARCH FINDS WAY TO MONITOR BRIDGE STRENGTH USING PHONE
Published By Livemint
| 06 Dec, 2022
Recent study used mobile to detect health of bridges
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology study used special mobile apps to collect data while crossing through bridges
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This data was used to determine strength of the bridges
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Bridges vibrate in natural frequency, that are captured by sensors like accelerometers
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Study compared frequency collected by phone app & specialised sensors on different bridges.
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Comparison revealed high similarity between the data recorded from phone & sensors
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Researchers are working to expand study to build an early warning system
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