Smart rocks and wireless communication system for real-time monitoring and mitigation of bridge scour : a proof-of-concept study.

Chen, G.D.; Pommerenke, D.; Zheng, R.; Radchenko, A.; Tang, Y.; Schafer, B.; Huang, Y.; Yang, Z.L.

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Smart rocks and wireless communication system for real-time monitoring and mitigation of bridge scour : a proof-of-concept study.

2013-12-01
By Chen, G.D. ; Pommerenke, D. ; Zheng, R.

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Chen, G.D. ; Pommerenke, D. ; Zheng, R. ; Radchenko, A. ; Tang, Y. ; Schafer, B. ; Huang, Y. ; Yang, Z.L.
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Missouri University of Science and Technology
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RITARS-11-H-MST
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Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
Abstract:

This study aims to integrate commercial measurement and communication components into a scour ; monitoring system with magnets or electronics embedded in smart rocks, and evaluate and improve its ; performance in laboratory and field conditions for the movement of smart rocks. Properly-designed ; smart rocks were found to be automatically rolled into the very bottom of a scour hole and can give ; critical information about the maximum scour depth and effectiveness of rip-rap mitigation strategies. ; Four types of smart rock technologies were investigated in this proof-of-concept phase of study, ; including passive with embedded magnets, active with magneto-inductive communication, active with ; controllable magnet rotation, and active with acoustic communication. Their performances were ; evaluated against three criteria: 1) movement accuracy within 0.5 m, 2) transmission distance between ; 5 and 30 m, and 3) at least one measurement every 15 minutes. Test results demonstrated that the ; proposed smart rocks are cost-effective, viable technologies for bridge scour monitoring.
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University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
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