The paper addresses the application of microwave remote sensing to the measurement of the vibration response in the stay‐cables of cable‐stayed bridges. The investigation, carried out on the cables of two different cable‐stayed bridges, clearly highlights: (a) the accuracy of the results provided by the microwave remote sensing; (b) the simplicity of use of the radar technique (especially when compared with conventional approaches) and its effectiveness to simultaneously measuring the dynamic response of all the stay‐cables of an array; (c) the repeatability of the test with Structural Health Monitoring purposes.

Topics
Vibration testing, Remote sensing, Educational assessment
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2010
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