Project

Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges: A Digital Twin Demonstrator


Host university

University of Melbourne

Collaborating University

University of Western Sydney

INDUSTRY PARTNERS

THEME ALIGNMENT

Spatial Data Infrastructures, Digital Twin and Decision Support

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INDUSTRY PROBLEM

  • Efficient asset management remains a challenge for asset owners worldwide as they navigate the transition to the digital era, necessitating a revolution in management approaches.
  • Current asset monitoring is mainly conducted manually by site visits, and this causes significant cost to the asset owners.
  • Interoperability between different monitoring systems and diverse data sources presents a challenge in helping asset owners understand the condition of their assets effectively. Finding solutions to ensure seamless data integration and interoperability will be essential for enhancing asset management practices.
  • Asset owners often struggle to access real-time, meaningful, and easily understandable data, highlighting the importance of providing intuitive data visualization tools to facilitate accurate decision-making processes.
  • Current technologies for Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) have progressed over the past few years, however, these have not been fully integrated in a Digital Twin. Integrating SHM real-time data into digital twins can provide asset owners with valuable insights for informed decision-making.
  • Ensuring the sustainability and longevity of structures is important for asset owners, directly contributing to global sustainability goals such as achieving Australia’s Net-zero targets by minimizing the risk of structural failure and maximising their functionality.

CONTACT CONTRIBUTORS

Abbas Rajabifard

RIIS Hub Deputy Director and Lead Chief Investigator
The University of Melbourne
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Bijan Samali

RIIS Hub Lead Investigator
Western Sydney University
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Nasser Khalili

RIIS Hub Director & Lead Chief Investigator
University of New South Wales
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Tommy Chan

RIIS Hub Lead Chief Investigator
Queensland University of Technology
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Govinda Pandey

Partner Investigator
Rockfield Technologies Australia Pty Ltd
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Joshua Devitt

Partner Investigator
Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA)
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Negin Yousefpour

Associate
University of Melbourne
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