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Comparisons of Proposed E-Monitoring System with <strong>The</strong> Other Bridge Monitoring Tech<br />

Currently, there are various bridge health monitoring systems named "Traditional<br />

Wired & Client Server Type (TWCS ) , Metal Time Domain Reflectometry (MTDR ) , Optical Time<br />

Domain Reflectometry (OTDR) , and Bluetooth Supervisory Wired type.(Ref 2) Each of the above<br />

mentioned bridge monitoring system has its limitations and drawbacks which can be summarized as the<br />

followmgs:<br />

Twcs<br />

• Many wires are need for various sensors, simple client-server type connections.<br />

* Costly installation and maintenance.<br />

Mtdr<br />

Signal decay increased with the sensors' distance.<br />

Vulnerable for corrosion. And, Electro-Magnetic interference<br />

Otdr<br />

* Costly installation and maintenance. Also, Poor mechanics behavior<br />

• Signal loss hardly count. And, Not yet reach practical application stage.<br />

<strong>The</strong> proposed E-monitoring system for highway bridge expansion joint have the following Merit<br />

features for Many Taiwan existing simple supported bridges<br />

•Expansion joint movements<br />

•Measured Concrete and Ambient Temperatures, increasing the accuracy of data<br />

•Battery power system<br />

•Preset time interval measurements and transfers the data daily using Wire-less technology from any<br />

remote site to monitoring station<br />

•Simple to install and starts data logger within 1 hour. Fast installation response<br />

•Developed for Tropical Climate in which meet the industrial standards.

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