Since its inception, the mandate of ISIS Canada has been to advance civilengineering to a world leadership position through the development andapplication of fibre reinforced polymers (FRPs) and integrated intelligent fibreopticsensing(FOS)technologiesforthebenefitofCanadiansthroughinnovativeand intelligent infrastructure. Over the course of the last year, funding hasallowed ISIS to maximize the benefits of its 14 years of NCE research andtechnologytransferactivities.

TheISISCanadaResourceCentrewasestablishedattheUniversityofManitobain2009 as a “go‐to centre” for consulting engineers, contractors and governmentownersofinfrastructureforguidanceandadviceonimplementingthefullrangeofISIStechnologies.TheseincludetheuseofFRPsfornewconstruction,extremeenvironmentalapplications, repairandrehabilitationofexistingstructures, andstructural healthmonitoring. The activities of the Centre have been supportedover the last 5 years through funding provided by the Province of Manitoba.FollowingisareportontheactivitiesoftheCentreoverthepastyear.

MessagefromtheDirector‐ Dr.DagmarSvecova,P.Eng.

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THE INNOVATOR

Summer 2013

Fall 2013

AWARDS&RECOGNITIONDavidAmorimwasawardedthefollowing:

2013‐2015TransportationAssociationofCanada–IBIGroupScholarship

2013‐2014AmericanConcreteInstitute–BertoldE.WeinbergGraduateScholarship

2013‐2014AmericanConcreteInstitute–GraduateFellowshipFinalist

2013‐2014AmericanGalvanizer’sAssociation–GalvanizetheFuture–EdgarK.ShutzScholarship

Congratulations to Khalada Perveen; Greg Bridges; Sharmistha Bhadra; Douglas Thomson for winning the 2013 Graduate Student Best Poster Award for their poster titled “An Embedded Inductively Coupled Printed Circuit Board based Corrosion Potential Sensor” at the IMTC-2013 IEEE International Instrumentation & Measurement Technology Conference held in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 6 to 9, 2013.

Dr.MuftiNowRoyalSocietyFellowCongratulations to Dr. Aftab Mufti, ScientificDirector on his election as a Fellow of the RoyalSociety of Canada.Dr.Muftiwas electedbyhispeers in the Applied Sciences and EngineeringDivisionoftheAcademyofScience.

Graduatestudents,MatthewLynchandDavidAmorimwonthe3rdPlaceinPrecastConcreteInstitute(PCI)BigBeamContest.

The faculty advisors from the University ofManitoba were Dagmar Svecova and FariborzHashemian.

Winter 2013 Vol. 1 Issue 1

ISISCanadaResourceCentreStaffDr.DagmarSvecova,P.Eng.‐Director

Dr.DouglasThomson,P.Eng.‐AssociateDirector

Dr.AftabMufti,P.Eng.‐ScientificDirector

Ms.CharleenChoboter–OfficeManager

Ms.EvangelineMurison,P.Eng.‐SeniorEngineer

Mr.Gwangwang(Geoffrey)Cao,P.Eng.–CivionicsEngineer

Mr.WalterSaltzberg,P.Eng.‐LiaisonOfficer

AdvisoryBoardChair:RalstonMacDonnell,P.Eng.‐MacDonnellGroup

NemkumarBanthia,Ph.D.,P.Eng.–UniversityofBritishColumbia

BradleyBrown‐IDERS

PaulDrouin,P.Eng.‐Pultrall

ReedEllis,Ph.D.,P.Eng‐StantecEngineering

DigvirJayas,Ph.D‐UniversityofManitoba

AftabMufti,Ph.D.,P.Eng.‐ScientificDirector,ISISCanada

GamalMustapha,P.Eng‐StructuralMonitoringTechnology

KennethNeale,Ph.D.,Eng.‐UniversitedeSherbrooké

DougStephenson,P.Eng‐PWGSC

DagmarSvecova,Ph.D.,P.Eng.‐UniversityofManitoba

DavidWhitmore,P.Eng.‐VectorCorrosionTechnologies

DonaldWhitmore,P.Eng.‐VectorConstructionLtd.

Secretary:CharleenChoboter–ISISCanadaResourceCentre

ResearchManagementCommittee(RMC)

BaidarBakht,Ph.D.,P.Eng.‐JMBTStructures

NemkumarBanthia,Ph.D.,P.Eng.‐UniversityofBritishColumbia

EhabEl‐Salakawy,Ph.D.,P.Eng.‐UniversityofManitoba

FariborzHashemian,Ph.D.,P.Eng.‐UniversityofManitoba

AndrewHorosko,P.Eng.‐BeauBayConsulting

DougMcMahon,P.Eng.‐ManitobaInfrastructure&Transportation

DougMcCartney‐ManitobaInnovation,EnergyandMines

DeanMcNeill,Ph.D.,P.Eng.‐UniversityofManitoba

AftabMufti,Ph.D.,P.Eng.‐ScientificDirector,ISISCanada

DagmarSvecova,Ph.D.,P.Eng.‐UniversityofManitoba

GamilTadros,Ph.D.,P.Eng.‐SpecoEngineering

DouglasThomson,Ph.D.,P.Eng.‐UniversityofManitoba

STRATEGICGOALS&OBJECTIVES

Thestrategicgoals&objectivesoftheISISResourceCentrearetoprovide a national service for the advancement of structuralhealth monitoring (SHM) as a means of establishing the safetyandusefullifeofexistingbridges,structuresandbuildingsandtoemploy the use of fibre reinforced polymers (FRPs) as astrengtheningmaterialforcivilinfrastructure.TheISISResourceCentreisheadquarteredattheUniversityofManitoba.Research continues at the University of Manitoba to developinnovativestructuresthatachievesuperiorperformancethroughthe use of fibre reinforced polymers and can be monitoredthrough integrated fibreoptic structural sensing systems.Otherresearchactivities include thedevelopmentofnewtechnologiesfortimberstructures.Following are the strategic issues of the ISIS Resource Centresupport.

Give advice and support the investigation of theperformanceofFRPreinforcedbridgestructures.

Give advice and support in the repair of the concretestructuresreinforcedwiththeFRPmaterials.

Give advice and support of innovative bridge decksreinforcedwiththeFRPs.

Further research and develop corrosion‐free bridgedecks.

Develop further strategies for strengthening of timberstringersandbeamsusingGFRPreinforcement.

ISISCanadaResourceCentrewillcontinuetheresearchand development of an automated on‐site computersystem capable of interpreting large volumes of datageneratedfromtheStructuralHealthMonitoring.

ISISCanadaResourceCentrewillcontinuetheresearchinto the use of innovative materials and SHMtechnologies to reduce the rapid deterioration ofconcretestructuresandtoextendservicelife.

ISIS Canada Resource Centre will advise on theintegration of SHM and life cycle cost analysis into aBridgeAssetManagementSystem.

OngoingSHMatpreviousresearchsites.

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REPAIROFGFRP‐REINFORCEDCONCRETEBRIDGEBARRIERSFOLLOWINGIMPACTLOADINGProjectLeader:Dr.EhabEl‐SalakawyProjectTeam:Dr.AftabMufti,Dr.BaidarBakht,M. Rubiate Shakil Islam ‐ MSc Student, Tyler George ‐UndergradStudent,AmrEl‐Ragaby–PostDoc.

Every bridge component requires some kind ofrepair/rehabilitation due to various kinds of damage orchanged circumstances. In particular, bridge barriers arevulnerable to local damage and excessive cracking due toaccidental (vehicle) impact. Two important issues arisewhenconsidering the repair of such structures reinforcedwith FRPbars. The first issue is to investigate the feasibility andeconomics of repairing FRP reinforced concrete by replacingdamaged concrete. This requires investigating the availablevarious techniques forconcretedemolitionand theireffectonthe existing FRP bars in terms of mechanical, bond, anddurability properties. The second issue is related to thestructural behavior of FRP‐reinforced concrete elements afterbeingrepaired(rehabilitated).This research project is focusing on bridge barriers followingimpact damage which is considered an extension of thepreviousworkaddressing the same two issues fordeckslabs.The research project consists of two phases. Phase I wasdedicatedtoinvestigatetheamountofdamagetotheconcreteand the GFRP internal reinforcement following impact‐simulated loading. Based on the amount of damage obtainedfrom the first phase, Phase II investigated the possible repairtechniquesandthestructuralbehaviorofbarriersafterrepair.To fulfill the above objectives, three full‐scale 6‐m long PL‐2concrete bridge barriers totally reinforcedwith GFRP bars asperCAN/CSA‐S6‐06wereconstructedandtestedatthemiddleandtwoedgesofthebarrierbyapplyingmonotonicloaduptofailure simulating vehicle crash test. Two different repairtechniques, Splicing (Planting) and Near Surface Mounted(NSM),were used to repair the damaged barriers, and finallyretested under the identical load condition that of intactbarrierstoevaluatetheefficiencyoftherepairtechniques.Testresultswere comparedanddiscussed in termsofbarrierwallcapacity,modeoffailure,deflectionandstrainsinGFRPbarstoevaluate the performance of intact barrier walls as well asefficiencyoftherepairtechniques.ItwasconcludedthatGFRP‐RC bridge barrier can be repaired using either Splicing(Planting)techniqueorNSMtechnique.

EARLY‐AGECRACKINGOFGFRP‐REINFORCEDCONCRETEBRIDGEDECKSLABSProjectLeader:Dr.EhabEl‐SalakawyProjectTeam:Dr.AftabMufti,Dr.GamilTadros,SamiCelal ‐ MSc Student, Amir Ghatefar ‐ PhD student,Bhuwanesh Kumawat ‐ Summer Student, Amr El‐Ragaby–PostDoc.

Restraint to volumetric changes, specifically due toshrinkage and temperature changes, of concrete isgenerally considered the primary cause of early agetransverse cracking of bridge deck slabs. Since GFRPbars have lower modulus of elasticity than steel bars,concrete elements reinforced with GFRP bars willdeform more and develop wider cracks than concreteelements with the same geometry and reinforcedwiththesameconfigurationandareaofsteelbars.Themainobjectivesofthisresearchprojectaretoinvestigatetheeffect of volumetric changes (due to drying shrinkageandtemperaturechanges)andtheearlyagetransversecracks on the structural behavior of concrete bridgedeckslabsreinforcedwithGFRPbars.The experimental investigation in this study isconductedintwophases.Phaseoneincludessmall‐scaleprism specimens made of different concrete mixes.Basedontheresultsofthisphase,theconcretemixwiththe best performance will be utilized in the secondphase. Phase 2 includes full‐scale deck slab prototypesreinforcedwithGFRPbars.Thetestparametersincludeconcreteproperties,GFRPreinforcementratio,concretecover to GFRP bars and environmental loadingconditions.

RESEARCH PROJECTS 2009-2012

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LONG‐TERMPERFORMANCEOFSMARTBEAMSProjectLeader:Dr.DagmarSvecovaProjectTeam:MahendraSingh–MScStudentThis project focuses on long‐term monitoring of glassfibre‐reinforced polymer (GFRP) reinforced andprestressedconcreteslabssubjected to sustained loadsand outside environment. A total of 12 concrete slabswerecastaspartofthisproject.Outofthesesamples3were reinforced with GFRP, 3 were prestressed withsteel and 6 were prestressed with GFRP. The level ofprestress thatwasmaintained in thesampleswas20%and30%oftheultimatestrengthofGFRP.Thesamplesthat were prestressed with steel were cast in LafargeCanada and the rest of the samples were cast in W.R.McQuade Structures Laboratory at the University ofManitoba. One sample from each group was tested tofailure.The remaining sampleswillbepre‐crackedandplaced outside of the laboratory under constantsustained load until the year 2023. The slabs aresubjected to constant loading andoutside environmentthroughout the project and their long‐term deflectionwillbemonitored.The slabs are instrumented by strain gauges and FOSand the long‐term performance of the instrumentationwillbeassessedattheendoftheproject.

REPAIROFTIMBERSTRINGERSUSINGEXTERNALPOST‐TENSIONINGProjectLeader:Dr.DagmarSvecovaProjectTeam: Dr.BaidarBakht,HannanAlhayek–PhDStudent

The focus of this investigation was to reinforce lowergrade timber using advanced composite materials orsteel to achieve a performance equivalent to selectstructural grade timber. In‐situ post‐tensioning systemwas developed in this program that increases thestrength and apparent stiffness of timber. The systemcan easily bemountedon the sides of timber stringers,andprestressisappliedmanuallyusingturnbuckles.Thismakes it feasible for use on bridge sites, and enablesadditional stressing of the bars for maintenancepurposesasrequired.A total of 24 creosote treated Douglas Fir beams weretestedintheprogram.Twomaterialswereusedforpost‐tensioning; 7.9 mm diameter steel cable and 10 mmdiameter CFRP bar. Each material was used in twodifferentconfigurations;onewithstraightcablesandonewithdrapedcables.Thetestresultsconfirmanaverage increase instrengthby 72% for the group post‐tensioned with CFRP bars,and by 47% for the group post‐tensioned with steel.Apparent stiffness of the beams was on averageincreased by 10% for beams post‐tensioned by drapedCFRPcablesonly.

RESEARCHPROJECTS2009‐2012

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SHMDATAMANAGEMENTANDMEASUREMENTRELIABILITYProjectLeader:Dr.DeanMcNeillProject Team: Dr. Aftab Mufti, Evangeline Murison,GeoffreyCao, EnochA‐lyeh–MScStudentandMatthewWoelk,MScStudent

The primary research objective of this project is tocharacterize the effect large temperature variations haveon the ability of SHM data acquisition (DAQ) systems tocollect accurate measurements on a timescale of monthsand years. This work is focusing on the NationalInstruments CompactRIO (C‐RIO) DAQ, as that family ofsystems is used by the Resource Centre for many of itsmonitoring applications, including North and SouthPerimeter Bridges. By better understanding howtemperature effects the measurement apparatus,compensation techniques are to bedeveloped in an efforttoremoveorminimizemeasurementerrorinordertoyielddatathatcanbeusedforlong‐termremoteassessmentandmanagementofstructures.A secondary objective of the project is to deploy andmaintain a reliable data storage infrastructure to houseSHMmeasurementscollectedbytheResourceCentre.

BWIMSYSTEMDEVELOPMENT&IMPLEMENTATIONProjectLeader:Dr.AftabMuftiProject Team: Dr. Baidar Bakht, Dr. Leslie Jaeger,EvangelineMurison,GeoffreyCaoandHuguesVogel

In a realistic bridge design code, the design live loadsshould be based on actual traffic loads. In the past, theinformation about the actual traffic loads on highwaybridges was obtained from truck surveys, in which thetrucks are stopped for measurement and weighing on‘static’ weighing scales. During the past few decades,however,theinformationaboutthetruckloadsiscollectedwhilethetrucksaremovingatnormalspeeds.Someoftheweighing‐in‐motion (WIM) scales are installed in thepavement.InotherWIMsystems,ahighwaybridgeisusedfortheweighing‐in‐motionofthetrucks;thislattersystemisreferredtohereinasthebridgeWIM(BWIM)system,andthe system installed in the pavement as simply the WIMsystem.TheWIMsystemsaresignificantlymoreexpensiveand are expected to be more accurate than the BWIMsystems.TheBridgeWeigh‐in‐Motion (BWIM) systems investigatedandreportedhereinconsistofevaluatingstraininformationfrom simply supported girders near their supports andestablish vehicle characteristics for fatigue analysis. Thesecharacteristics include vehicle speed, axle configuration,individual axle weight and Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW).Influencelinesofstrainsattheinstrumentedsectionshavesharp peaks due to either axle loads or loads of closelyspaced axle groups. Although the method has shownpromising accuracy for estimating Gross Vehicle Weights(GVWs), it conceals higher uncertainty in estimating theweightsof individualaxlesandcloselyspacedaxlegroups.In order to increase accuracy and reduce uncertainty,continuedeffortshavebeenmadeover the lastmonths toimprovetheabilityoftheBWIMsystemtodefineanddetectthepeaksofstrainsarisingfromthepresenceofvehiclesontheNorthandSouthPerimeterBridges.

RESEARCHPROJECTS2009‐2012

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PASSIVEWIRELESSCORROSIONSENSORSFORSHMProjectLeader:Dr.DouglasThomsonProjectTeam:Dr.DagmarSvecova,Dr.GregBridgesandK.PreveenThere is growing demand for inexpensive but reliablewirelesssensorscapableofmonitoringstructuralhealthparameters. Wireless sensors are an attractive optionbecause they do not require any connection with thereadoutunitandcanbeembeddedwithinthestructure.Thecurrentstateonwirelesssensingtechnologyoffersbothactiveandpassivewirelesssensors.Activesensorscan provide relatively long range but require internalbatteries.Asbatteriesrequirefrequentreplacement,thistypeofsensorhasashort life timeanddoesnotaffordpermanent embedding in a structure. Passive sensorshavereducedtransmissiondistancesbutdonotrequireanylocalpowersource.Theyareveryadvantageousforcivil structural health monitoring where changingbatteries or connecting wires between the sensor andtheinterrogatorunitisdifficultandexpensive.This project focused on the development of a passivewireless sensor for corrosion detection. The objectiveswere:

• To develop accurate models are important forpredictingtheperformanceofthesensors.

• Miniaturizationofthesensor.• Producing a portable interrogator system for fieldtesting.

Testing will start with laboratory testing andproceedtofieldtesting.Siteswillbechosenduringthe first two years. Sensorswill be field tested inyear3.

DEVELOPINGBETTERGUIDELINESFORSPECIFYINGFIBERREINFORCEDCONCRETEFORCANADIANBRIDGESProjectLeader:Dr.N.Banthia(UBC)ProjectTeam:S.MindessandT.IslamCHBDCS06,initscurrentversion,allowstheuseoffiberreinforced concrete in bridge decks, but there aresignificant concerns with the way fiber reinforcedconcreteisspecifiedinthecode.Thisprojectisaimedatunderstandingthenatureofdifficultiesexperiencedandtosuggestimprovedalternatives.In particular, the influence of feedback control onmeasuredflexuraltoughnessoffiberreinforcedconcrete(FRC)isbeingstudied.ASTMC1399whichisadoptedbyCHBDC is considered to be control independent, butrecent experience has indicated that results from evenC1399testsmaybehighlytestcontroldependent.Thisiscausingsignificantvariabilityfromlabtolabandleadingtoconfusion.The use of C1609 is also being investigated. This testappears to be a better choice over C1399 as it reducesthe total number of tests and also produces toughnessparametersthatareusefulforbridges.However,hereaswell, there are problems in that the test variability isvery large. Efforts are underway to reduce the testvariabilitybydevelopingtoughnessparametersthatarelesssensitivetotestandoperatorinducedparameters.

RESEARCHPROJECTS2009‐2012

ProfessorLeslieGordonJaeger,CM,DSc.,FRSE,P.Eng.January28,1926toAugust20,2013

byAftabMufti,CM,PhD.,FRSC,P.Eng.

Professor Leslie Gordon Jaeger passed away on 20th August 2013. His contributions inestablishing the ISISCanadaResearchNetworkwere extraordinary.He servedboth theResearchManagementCommittee(RMC)andtheBoardofISISCanadaselflessly.TheISISCanadaBoard,RMC,ProjectLeaders,GraduateStudentsandStaffhighlyrespectedhimforhisthoughtfulmentorshipandvaluableadvice.Dr. Jaegerwasborn inSouthport,Englandon28th January1926.Hegraduated fromtheCambridgeUniversity inEngland at the endof theWW II.He served theRoyalNavyofGreatBritainfortwoyears.AfterthathejoinedtheUniversityofLondon,Sudantoteachengineering.ReturningtoCambridgetoteachandresearchattheinstitution.In1962hejoined the McGill University as Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering andAppliedMechanics. From1971to2013heserved fourmoreCanadianUniversities; theUNBasDeanofEngineering, theAcadiaUniversityasVice‐President,Academic,andtheTechnicalUniversityofNovaScotia (TUNS)asVice‐PresidentResearch.Les retiredas aProfessorEmeritusoftheDalhousieUniversity.Thecancersuddenlyendedhislifeattheage of 87. His first wife Sylvia Jaeger predeceased him in 1999. He is survived by hissecond wife, Kathleen Jaeger; daughters Valerie (Michael) and Hilary (Christopher),grandchildrenMarc(Courteney)andAlexandra.In his highly meaningful life Dr. Jaeger achieved many honours and awards. He wasappointed Member of the Order of Canada in 2002. He held Honorary Doctorates inEngineering from Carleton University, Memorial University of Newfoundland and theTechnicalUniversityofNovaScotia.OtherawardstohimincludetheGzowskiMedaloftheEngineering Institute of Canada (EIC), the Pratley Award of CSCE, the A. B. SandersonAward of CSCE, the Julian C. SmithMedal of EIC, the ldren. Association of ProfessionalEngineers of Nova Scotia Award for distinction in Engineering, the Nova Award forInnovation,theLieutenantGovernorofNovaScotiaAwardforExcellenceinEngineeringandtheCSCEAwardforOutstandingContributionstoBridgeEngineering.Dr. Jaeger served the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) in a number ofcapacitiesandwasitsPresidentin1992‐93.In1966hewaselectedFellowoftheRoyalSociety of Edinburgh. Subsequentlyhewas elected Fellowof the CSCE, the EIC and theCanadianAcademyofEngineering.In 2006, two scholarshipswere established, one at the University ofManitoba and theotheratDalhousieUniversity.TheformerwasnamedastheJMBT‐VectorScholarshipandthe latter asthe JMBT Scholarship. JMBTstands for Jaeger,Mufti, Bakht and Tadros, and Vector is a well-known Canadian Construction company, headquartered at Winnipeg. Leswashighly respectedbyhis students.ProfessorM.SaeedMirzaofMcGillUniversityexpresseswellourfeelings:“ImetLesliewhenhefirstjoinedMcGillinthefallof1962.Iwasimmediatelyoverwhelmedwithhishighlevelofintellect,hisexcellentleadershipqualities,goodhumorandabovealladeepconcernasahumanbeingforeveryoneclosetohim.Iwillalwaysremainveryproudthat Iwashis firstPh.D. candidate.Hewas thebest teacher Ieverhadduringmy school,collegeanduniversitydays.Ashisteachingassistant,Iwouldoccasionallyattendhisclasses,andsimplymarvelathisoutstandingcommunicationskillsinteachingfirstyearengineeringoradvancedgraduatecourses.Hehadauniqueandrareknackofreducingsomeextremelycomplexconceptstothesimplestterms,andgetthestudentstoclearlyunderstandandapplythem.Hebasicallytaughtmehowtobeagoodteacher.IameternallygratefultoLesliefortheopportunitytoworkwithhim.In addition, Lesliewasa brilliant researcherandan excellent professional engineer,whocould visualize difficult engineering problems and find appropriate solutions,whichwereeasily applied inmany complex situations. There are several existing applicationswhichwould vouch for his clarity of vision and engineering skills in the safe and sustainablesolutionsdevelopedbyhim. Iknowofsomeofthesewhen IworkedwithhimatMcGill.Hehas been involved inmanymoreprojects since then,as is evident by the severalawards,prizes and fellowships and honorary doctorates bestowed on him during his illustriouscareer.He richly deserved every one of these and, above all, hewas themost deservingrecipientoftheOrderofCanada.Lesliewasauniqueandanoutstandinghumanbeing,adaringandbrilliantresearcheranda truly outstanding engineerwhowas always ahead of the times, and a dedicated andexcellentteacher.Hewasatremendousmentor,researchdirector,teacherandaboveallamostconsideratefriendtome.Myfamily,colleaguesatMcGillwhoknewhimandIwillmisshimdearly.”

INMEMORIAM

The 7th International Conference on FRP Composites in CivilEngineering (CICE2014),Vancouver,BritishColumbia,Canada,August20‐22,2014CICE 2014, the official conference of IIFC, aims to provide aninternational forum where leaders, engineers, researchers,practitioners and industrial partners can discuss and share recentadvances and future perspectives in the use of fiber reinforcedpolymers (FRP) composites in construction and civil infrastructure.CICE2014will continue thesuccessof theCICEconferencesheld inHong Kong 2001, Adelaide 2004,Miami 2006, Zurich 2008, Beijing2010,andRome2012.Website:www.cice2014.caConferenceTopicsTopics of general interest, covering all areas of FRP in civilengineering,includingbutnotrestrictedto:

Strengthening Sustainability HybridStructures BondandInterfacialStresses ConcreteFilledFRPTubes ConfinementofConcrete All‐FRPandSmartFRPStructures InternalReinforcement Fire,ImpactandBlastLoading InspectionandQualityAssurance DurabilityandLong‐TermPerformance CodesandDesignGuidelines FieldApplicationsandCaseStudies FRPin2020:VisionsandReality

SHMII‐6 2013 is the official conference of the InternationalSociety for Structural Health Monitoring of IntelligentInfrastructure (ISHMII) and isorganizedby theDepartmentofCivil and Structural Engineering, The Hong Kong PolytechnicUniversity.HongKong,December9–11,2013TOPICS

Smartsensingmaterials Wirelesssensors,fiberopticalsensors,GPSandother

advancedsensors Remotemonitoringsystem Datatransmission,acquisitionandprocessing Datamininganddatamanagement Fieldapplications Systemidentificationanddamagedetection Conditionmonitoringandsafetyevaluation Structuralhealthdiagnosisandprognosis SHM‐aidedlife‐cycleperformanceassessment Damagecontrol,repairandstrengthening IntegratedsystemsandimplementationsofSHM DesignguidelinesandcodesofSHM StandardizationofSHMsystems Non‐destructiveevaluation/testing Self‐poweredsensors,energyharvestingforsensor

networks

www.cee.polyu.edu.hk/shmii‐6/home.htmlorcontact Prof.Y.L.Xuatshmii6.2013@polyu.edu.hk

UPCOMINGEVENTSSHMShortCourseNovember6,2013SmartParkEventCentre,Winnipeg,ManitobaThis course is designed to give the participants a state of the artoverview of structural health monitoring (SHM) systems forstructures such as bridges, buildings and building envelopes. Asinfrastructure owners recognize the benefits of monitoring, moreand more new and rehabilitated structures will be installed withsuchsystems.Thisworkshopintendstomaketheattendeesawareof the benefits, current technologies, potential difficulties andexperience gained from the field and laboratory projects. Thisworkshop will also provide demonstrations involving sensorinstallation,datacollectionandinterpretation.FullEventinformationcanbefoundatwww.isiscanada.comBridgeWIM/HealthWorkshopWinnipeg,ManitobaMay4,5and62015Furtherinformationtofollowin2014

CSHM‐5,October24‐26,2013atInternationalHotelUbe(KokusaiHotelUbe),Ube,Yamaguchi,Japan.

ThefocusofCSHM‐5(2013) isonthestructuralhealthmonitoringandmaintenanceofshort‐&medium‐spanbridges.TheWorkshopwill discuss the rational health monitoring system for short‐ &medium‐span bridges, such as using amoving vehicle (truck, bus,train, etc.) to collect data andmaintenance strategies.On the finalday, there will be a technical excursion to a bridge site such asTatara, Kurushima‐Kaikyo bridges on the “Shimanami Route ofHonsyu‐ShikokuBridgeExpressway.”

Lifetime engineering of civil infrastructures, like bridges andhighwaynetworks,etc.,isfastbecomingoneofthemostimportantissuesinthesustainabledevelopmentofsocietiesaroundtheworld.Structural health monitoring (SHM) systems have risen inimportance and become the concern of many advanced countriesseekingimprovedlong‐termmanagementofcivilinfrastructures.Inthecaseofexistingbridges,andbecausethereisalargenumberofshort‐andmedium‐spanbridges,bridgeconditionassessmentssuchassafetyevaluationandremaininglifepredictionarebecomingoneof the most important research topics for evaluating bridgeperformance.Thisisdrivinganeedforstructuralhealthmonitoringofbridges.Advances inbridgehealthmonitoring systems thatuseinformation technology and sensors are proving capable ofproviding more accurate knowledge of bridge performance thantraditionalstrategies.CSHM‐5(2013)willdiscusshowtodevelopanIT‐based bridge health monitoring system that incorporates thelatestinformationtechnologiesforlifetimemanagementofexistingbridges, andhow tomanage a data collecting systemdesigned forsuccessfulbridgehealthmonitoring.