Engineering professor working to help bridges withstand natural disaster
Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 08:00
in Physics & Chemistry
(Phys.org) —Structural control systems have the potential to help our civil infrastructure, such as bridges, roads and buildings, withstand natural disasters such as earthquakes or storms. However, traditional control systems based on sensors connected by wired networks are costly, labor-intensive and tend to break during disasters, when they are needed most.