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Ekin Ozer¹, Rolands Kromanis²

¹School of Civil Engineering, University College Dublin, D04V1W8 Dublin, Ireland.

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Summary

Smartphones are revolutionizing bridge safety. This review explores how smartphone sensors enable advanced structural health monitoring (SHM) for bridges, covering vibration analysis, deformation tracking, and mobile monitoring techniques.

Keywords:

bridge dynamics computer vision damage detection dynamic identification level of mobility (LoM)mobile sensing modal analysis sensor technologies signal processing smartphones structural health monitoring vision-based sensing

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Area of Science:

Civil Engineering
Sensor Technology
Structural Health Monitoring

Background:

Bridges are vital infrastructure, with their condition impacting society, economy, and environment.
Automated structural health monitoring (SHM) is crucial for assessing bridge safety and maintenance needs.
Next-generation smart and mobile technologies have spurred innovation in bridge SHM applications.

Purpose of the Study:

To review recent advances in bridge SHM utilizing smartphone sensor technologies.
To provide case studies of smartphone-based bridge SHM applications.
To highlight multidisciplinary advancements in bridge engineering, SHM, and sensor technology.

Main Methods:

Utilizing smartphones as sensing and acquisition devices for SHM.
Exploring model-based and data-driven SHM prospects.
Categorizing approaches by technological domain and mobility: vibration-based, computer vision-based, and drive-by/pedestrianized monitoring.

Main Results:

Smartphones offer a powerful, accessible platform for bridge SHM.
Vibration-based methods enable dynamic identification and damage detection.
Computer vision capabilities facilitate deformation and condition monitoring.
Mobile monitoring approaches (drive-by, pedestrianized) offer new SHM paradigms.

Conclusions:

Smartphone sensor technology is a key enabler for innovative and accessible bridge SHM.
The integration of diverse technologies (vibration, vision, mobile) enhances bridge monitoring capabilities.
Future research in smartphone-based SHM holds significant potential for bridge engineering.