GeoStructures: Colombo pier

Case study: SOFO System

Pier monitoring Beams deformation

Project Description

Summary: Installation of 24 SOFO sensors on the main beams of the pier

Clients: Genoa Harbor Authority

Place: Genoa (Italy)

Period: 2003 - N/A

Installation: Tecniter srl

Structure's short description: The structure is a pier in Genoa harbor for the docking of large ships. The main structural deck consists of five U-shaped pre-fabricated beams

Aim of monitoring: Thanks to the measurements obtained with the SOFO system, it'll be possible to follow the behaviour of the structure when boats dock at the pier

Number of sensor: 24

Main Results: N/A

Bibliography:

Monitoring of harbor piers with fiber optic displacement sensors, D. Inaudi, G. Brunetti, A. Del Grosso, M. Fedolino, SPIE, 7th International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, Newport Beach, USA, Vol 3995, p 175-179, 2000

Long-term deformation monitoring of historical constructions with fiber optic sensors , D. Inaudi, N. Casanova, B. Glisic, 3rd International Seminar on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions, Guimaraes, Portugal, November, Univrsity of Minho Publisher, pp. 421-430, 2001

Monitoring of Bridges and Concrete Structures with Fibre Optic Sensors in Europe , A. Del Grosso, K. Bergmeister, D. Inaudi, U. Santa, IABSE Conference, Seoul, Korea, August 2001, 2001

Structural Health Monitoring of Harbour Piers , A. Del Grosso, Lanata, G. Brunetti, A. Pieracci, The 3rd International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure - SHMII-3, November 13-16, On Proceedings CD, 2007