The SCSHM benchmark study on bridge in-service structural monitoring provides the engineering and research communities with a unique opportunity to evaluate and compare structural health monitoring (SHM) methods using high-quality, long-term data from a real-world bridge. Developed by the Society for Civil Structural Health Monitoring (SCSHM), this benchmark features detailed load testing and operational strain data collected from a simply supported span of a multi-span bridge under real traffic and environmental conditions. The dataset includes over 3,000 truck passages, high-resolution strain measurements, temperature data, and calibrated load test results, offering a platform for testing and comparing methods across a range of SHM challenges—such as weigh-in-motion (BWIM), load distribution analysis, system identification, and structural performance assessment—among other potential applications.
The benchmark has already been used in several research efforts, including both published and ongoing studies that explore novel SHM methods and applications:
- Limongelli, M.P., Thomson, D., Alampalli, S. et al. SCSHM benchmark study on bridge in-service structural monitoring. J Civil Struct Health Monit 15, 849–863 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13349-024-00846-1
- Panigati, T., Limongelli, M.P. Multi-purpose bridge strain data fusion for BWIM and structural monitoring. SHMII_13 conference proceedings, Graz, 2025
- Temur, E., Limongelli, M.P. Physics-Informed Surrogate Modeling of the SCSHM Benchmark. SHMII_13 conference proceedings, Graz, 2025
To receive the dataset and related usage instructions, please contact prof. Douglas Thomson: douglas.thomson@umanitoba.ca