Structural Monitoring Campaign: Case Study of Maxau Rhine Bridge

FIG Working Group 6.2: Dynamic Structural Monitoring
Rhine Bridge Florian Schill
Cable-stayed Maxau Rhine Bridge in Karlsruhe, Germany
Rhine Bridge Florian Schill
A preliminary study of monitoring the bridge response based on terrestrial laser-scanner measurements

The FIG-Working Group 6.2 “Dynamic Structural Monitoring” with main focus on monitoring dynamic response of civil engineering structures, will organise a monitoring campaign of Maxau Rhine Bridge as a case study to investigate and evaluate the performance, advances, limitations and complementary function of various geodetic, surveying and other monitoring techniques (i.e. structural, geotechnical, etc.) in monitoring major civil engineering structures. Research groups of academic institutions will collaborate by deploying instruments and sensors, such GNSS receivers, Robotic Total Station, terrestrial laser-scanners and interferometric radar. The plan is to run a workshop on Thursday 10th April aiming to talk about the attempt of FIG WG 6.2, to share previous structural monitoring experience and practice and finally organise the final details about the monitoring campaign which will take place on Friday 11th April. The aim is to collect data of various monitoring points of Maxau Rhine Bridge, share them among the participants and investigate the various techniques aiming for reliable and sustainable monitoring solutions which can provide us with valuable information about the bridge response and behaviour characteristics.

We would like to invite any participants and delegates of JISDM 2025 conference, who would be interested to be part of this monitoring campaign case study. For expressing your interest to participate or for more information about the workshop of FIG WG 6.2.

Please contact by email:

Dr. Panos Psimoulis (panagiotis.psimoulis∂nottingham.ac.uk) 

Dr. Florian Schill (florian.schill∂hs-mainz.de).