Structural Health Monitoring Using Remote Polarization Mode Dispersing Sensors
Student: Jennifer (Hellyer) Pittman, 2014-2015
Sponsor: Prof. Tom Pratt, Notre Dame, IN
To date, the nation's aging infrastructure has been controlled by inspection, rehabilitation and replacement of bridges. As the nation's bridges continue to age, and federal transportation funds shrink, new low-cost solutions are needed to monitor the deterioration of structures. Polarimetry sensing could be used as a low-cost, real-time monitoring system for structures. Providing real-time data will allow engineers time to sense changes in vibrations, thus alerting them to potential problems.