CPC E01C 11/00 (2013.01) [E01C 5/005 (2013.01); G01G 3/125 (2013.01); G01G 19/022 (2013.01); G01G 19/025 (2013.01); G01G 19/52 (2013.01); G01L 1/246 (2013.01); G01L 17/00 (2013.01); G01M 5/0041 (2013.01); G01P 3/36 (2013.01); E01C 2201/00 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A computer-implemented method for pavement slab analysis based on data regarding transfer of force through a sensing volume responsive to exertion of weight on the sensing volume by passing objects, the method comprising:
receiving, at a processing element, electrical signals from a plurality of strain gauges embedded in a precast pavement slab defining the sensing volume, the plurality of strain gauges being distributed across an XY coordinate plane, the XY plane being parallel to a top surface of the pavement slab; and
analyzing, at the processing element, the electrical signals to determine one or more of the following: (A) risk of a structural defect in the pavement slab, (B) risk of a problem with underlying sub-grade beneath the pavement slab, and (C) movement of the passing objects across the top surface;
the pavement slab being attached to an adjacent slab with one or more load-transferring connectors.
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