Improving bridge safety
1,527 views · Published 19 June 2012 · 4:50 · Indexed 9 October 2026
Channel: Michigan Engineering · 2012 · Science & Technology
Associate professors Jerome Lynch and Vineet Kamat aim to improve the safety and effectiveness of bridges through wireless sensor communication in their NIST project. According to Lynch, there are 600,000 bridges in the United States, and 25% of those are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. Research being conducted at the Laboratory for Intelligent Structural Technology (http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jerlyn...) combines information collected from sensors on the bridge, vehicles traveling across the bridge and a visual field examination to make an accurate evaluation of the bridge's condition and safety. ABOUT THE PROFESSORS: Jerome Lynch (http://www.cee.umich.edu/Jerome+Peter...) and Vineet Kamat (http://www.cee.umich.edu/people/facul....) are associate professors of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Michigan (http://cee.engin.umich.edu/). Also featured is Professor Tim Gordon (https://me-web2.engin.umich.edu/pub/d...) of Mechanical Engineering (http://me.engin.umich.edu/). MORE: Watch additional MichEpedia videos or join the discussion at http://www.engin.umich.edu/info/alumn...
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