Structured thinking

摘要

Next time you sit seething in the traffic jam at Hammersmith Flyover you can take comfort that developments are underway that will make the surprise appearance of damage or deterioration in major roads, bridges or tunnels a thing of the past. The solution lies in "smart infrastructure" using new technology such as wireless sensor networks (WSN) and micro-electromechanical (MEMS) devices that will provide "whole life" monitoring to reduce risk of infrastructure failure.