Bridging the Gap: commodifying infrastructure spatial dynamics with crowdsourced smartphone data

Autor: Liam Cronin, Soheil Sadeghi Eshkevari, Thomas J. Matarazzo, Sebastiano Milardo, Iman Dabbaghchian, Paolo Santi, Shamim N. Pakzad, Carlo Ratti
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Communications Engineering, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2731-3395
DOI: 10.1038/s44172-024-00243-y
Popis: Abstract Structural information deficits about aging bridges have led to several avoidable catastrophes in recent years. Data-driven methods for bridge vibration monitoring enable frequent, accurate structural assessments; however, the high costs of widespread deployments of these systems make important condition information a luxury for bridge owners. Smartphone-based monitoring is inexpensive and has produced structural information, i.e., modal frequencies, in crowdsensing applications. Even so, current methods cannot extract spatial vibration characteristics with uncontrolled datasets that are needed for damage identification. Here we present an extensive real-world study with crowdsourced smartphone-vehicle trips within motor vehicles in which we estimate absolute value mode shapes and simulate damage detection capabilities. Our method analyzes over 800 trips across four road bridges with main spans ranging from 30 to 1300 m in length, representing about one-quarter of bridges in the United States. We demonstrate a bridge health monitoring platform compatible with ride-sourcing data streams that check conditions daily. The result has the potential to commodify data-driven structural assessments globally.
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