Second International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring
of Innovative Civil Engineering Structures

September 22-23, 2004
Fort Garry Hotel
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Over 100 participants traveled from 14 countries to participate in the 2nd International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring of Innovative Civil Engineering Structures.

The Workshop provided a state-of-the-art report on recent research activities, technological utilization and commercialization activities in structural health monitoring technologies that will strongly support the introduction of innovations in civil structural engineering.

The sharing of information and ideas by all the participants made the Workshop highly successful.

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is an evolving technology that will monitor and define the health of emerging innovative civil engineering infrastructure.  New construction and rehabilitation of old infrastructure is the largest industry in the world, amounting to 10% of the world's gross domestic product.

Civil Infrastructure Systems are generally the most expensive assets in any country (an estimated $2 trillion in Canada), and these systems are deteriorating at an alarming rate.  Additionally, these systems have a long service life in comparison to most other commercial products.  As well, the introduction of intelligent materials and innovative design approaches in these systems is painfully slow due to heavy reliance on traditional construction and maintenance practices and the conservative nature of design codes.  Feedback on "state of the health" of constructed systems is practically non-existent.

Proceedings Order Form (PDF)

Keynote Speakers

Dr. Baidar Bakht, JMBT Structures Research Inc., Canada
Prof. Konrad Bergmeister, Institute of Structural Engineering, Austria
Dr. J.J. Roger Cheng, University of Alberta, Canada
Dr. Dan Frangopol, University of Colorado at Boulder
Prof. Toshiyuki Oshima, Kitami Institute of Technology, Japan
Dr. Zhishen Wu, Ibaraki University, Japan

Scope of Papers

• Innovations in civil engineering structures
• Emerging needs for health monitoring technologies
• System identification and damage detection
• Modelling and simulation
• Fibre optic sensors and data acquisition systems
• Data archival and retrieval systems
• Repair and strengthening
• Economics and benefits of structural health monitoring
• System applications and field tests
• Design codes and aids
• Remote monitoring systems
• Wireless strain-displacement measurement systems
• Smart materials and structures
• Global positioning system (GPS) and related systems for wind and earthquake hazard mitigation of civil infrastructure
• Approaches to ensuring widespread utilization of SHM technology by the user sector
• Adaptive materials in structural systems
• Critical issues for SHM
• Fibre optic sensing and emerging measurement instruments
• Identification of damage and dynamic loading

Organizing Committee

Chair: Aftab Mufti, University of Manitoba, ISIS Canada
Vice Chair: J.J. Roger Cheng, University of Alberta
Secretary: Kim Archer, ISIS Canada
Baidar Bakht, JMBT Structures Research Inc.
Darren Eddie, Earth Tech Canada Inc.
Garth Fallis, Vector Construction
David Fletcher, IDERS Engineering Inc.
Andrew Horosko, Manitoba Transportation
Lloyd McGinnis, ISIS Canada
Maria Onofrei, Consultant
Dimos Polyzois, University of Manitoba
Walter Saltzberg, Consultant
Doug Stewart, Wardrop Engineering
Dagmar Svecova, University of Manitoba
Gamil Tadros, SPECO Engineering
Douglas Thomson, University of Manitoba

International Scientific and Engineering Committee

Short Course on Fundamentals of Installation of SHM Systems

A one-day short course on the Fundaments of Installation of SHM Systems was offered the day before the SHM ISIS 2004 workshop.  The course featured a demonstration of sensor application and video footage of actual installations.  Presentations were made by:

Dr. Ashutosh Bagchi - University of Manitoba
Dr. Roger Cheng, University of Alberta
Mr. Garth Fallis, Vector Construction
Ms. Liting Han, University of Manitoba
Mr. Chad Klowak, University of Manitoba
Dr. Dean McNeill, University of Manitoba
Dr. Aftab Mufti, University of Manitoba
Ms. Evangeline Rivera, University of Manitoba
Dr. Douglas Thomson, University of Manitoba