ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT: This paper describes the developed methodologies for data processing of bridge monitoring data in real time, applied to vertical displacement data on Salgueiro Maia Bridge.

1 INTRODUCTION

The observation of structure’s behaviour, especially related to long-term monitoring, has had large improvements with the introduction of new techniques for automatic acquisition of measurements. Automatic acquisition gives the possibility of reading several equipments continuously, simultaneously, without the presence of operators, plus the capability of establishing a remote connection to a centre of studies through phone, radio, GSM or Internet.