Transportation Public Works Bureau

Pipe-Clamp Thermometer — Suspension Bridge Cable Structural Health Monitoring

Suspension cables endure diurnal thermal cycling + wind load + corrosion.

Pipe-Clamp Thermometer — Suspension Bridge Cable Structural Health Monitoring — field installation photo
Public Works Bureau · Transportation

01 The Problem

The Risk

Suspension cables endure diurnal thermal cycling + wind load + corrosion.

Detection Gap

Internal strand failure must be detected early, but conventional SHM systems cost tens of millions — infeasible for smaller bridges.

02 The OctosX Solution

Sensor & Edge

Thermalpas L-TYPE pipe-clamp + strain gauge + OctosX Cloud.

Cloud Logic & Alerting

Cable temperature anomaly = internal friction heat = strand-failure precursor. A low-cost SHM alternative.

03 The Outcome

Field Detection

A local-government suspension bridge deployed 24 monitoring points for NT$ 600K (traditional SHM: NT$ 30M+).

Quantified Impact

50:1 cost advantage, operating 3 years.

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