ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: Civil Engineering Structures had a significant evolution in the last decades, related to the construction of very large infrastructures (long bridges, tunnels, high rising buildings, etc.) where a safe and functional behavior, during a durable service life, are the principal targets to be achieved. Based on the experience acquired in the monitoring of large infrastructures it is here presented the current lay-out of sensors for bridge monitoring within a bridge management system. This lay-out is analyzed and ten ideas are presented for new sensors to be developed for civil engineering, towards a future intelligent structure.
