Development of a Low-Cost Passive Strain Sensor for Bridge Structural Health Monitoring.

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Hannah M PowerMott MacDonald, Newark, DE 19716, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6405-8530

Harry W ShentonDepartment of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9179-1148

Funding

Pennsylvania State University Center for Integrated Asset Management for Multimodal Trans-portation Infrastructure Systems (CIAMTIS) US Dept. of Transportation award 69A3551847103, subaward 5903-UD-DOT-7103University of Delaware Graduate Fellowship

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Abstract

Complex structural health monitoring (SHM) systems are rarely installed on typical bridges, likely because of an expected low return on investment; however, low-cost, passive sensors made from a retroreflective sheeting material (RRSM) offer an economical alternative for SHM of typical bridges. Most departments of transportation (DOTs) fabricate and maintain traffic signs made from RRSMs. By using a material familiar to DOTs, the technology transfer from signs to strain sensing is streamlined. This paper focuses on the development of a passive strain sensor made from an RRSM. A standard Type XI fluorescent yellow-green RRSM is tested in tension to establish the relationship between retroreflectivity (RR) and induced strain. Results show RR decreases linearly with increasing strain after an initial plateau of ~1000 × 10

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asset managementbridgelow-costmaintenancepassive sensorretroreflectivetensile straintransportation infrastructure

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PMID41902132

DOI10.3390/s26061963

PMCPMC13030251

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