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Keeping the 600,000 bridges in the U.S. safe is no small challenge. That’s why engineers are beginning to fit some of the most-traversed structures with sensors that can alert them to potential problems. (via “Smart” Bridges Harness Technology to Stay Safe [Slide Show]: Scientific American) FUGGEDABOUTIT The 126-year-old Brooklyn Bridge, which connects lower Manhattan to the outer borough, has fiber optic sensors that measure displacement and temperature.© BOJIDAR YANEV, NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Keeping the 600,000 bridges in the U.S. safe is no small challenge. That’s why engineers are beginning to fit some of the most-traversed structures with sensors that can alert them to potential problems. (via “Smart” Bridges Harness Technology to Stay Safe [Slide Show]: Scientific American)

FUGGEDABOUTIT The 126-year-old Brooklyn Bridge, which connects lower Manhattan to the outer borough, has fiber optic sensors that measure displacement and temperature.
© BOJIDAR YANEV, NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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