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You may want to get in touch with [Professor Raimondo Betti][1], who [I spoke][2] with at Columbia University prior to a talk he gave about his research on [a b
by hypertexthero 8y ago
You may want to get in touch with [Professor Raimondo Betti][1], who [I spoke][2] with at Columbia University prior to a talk he gave about his research on [a bridge cable corrosion monitoring system][3].
He was optimistic about the ability of his (from my understanding, passive) sensor system in helping prevent these tragedies, but pessimistic about the political will to apply it to bridges.
[1]: http://civil.columbia.edu/raimondo-betti http://civil.columbia.edu/raimondo-betti
[2]: https://www.simongriffee.com/notebook/GRS-20151015-100821/ https://www.simongriffee.com/notebook/GRS-20151015-100821/
[3]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP1CfGVVXO4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP1CfGVVXO4
- lqet 8y agoMany thanks! Just out of curiosity: why was he pessimistic about the political will to apply this method? Because politicians fear the results?
- hypertexthero 8y agoI am not sure, but that sounds right. This was a few years ago and my memory may be faulty, but I remember him saying that it would probably take the collapse of a large bridge like the Brooklyn or George Washington bridges in NYC before the authorities in the city would consider using the system.
- jandrese 8y agoFrom a political standpoint you are spending money that might tell you that you need to blow your budget on rebuilding some infrastructure right now. Bridge collapses are so rare that nobody thinks it will happen to them. Just ask the people of Minneapolis.