Monitoring solution with 472 sensors provides long time control of bridge performance New Zezelj Bridge in Novi Sad (under construction). source: Shutterstock.com Bridge monitoring using the HBM measurement technology The Žeželj Bridge was an arch bridge over the Danube River for railway and road tra?c in Novi Sad, Serbia. It was built in 1961 by a famous civil engineer, Branko Žeželj. A unique construction of pre-stressed concrete at the time, many people had doubts about the durability of the construction. So, in order to reassure them, Branko rowed a boat under the bridge during the test loads. However, during the NATO bombings in 1999, the bridge was bombed on 12 occasions, and ?nally, after multiple direct hits, it was destroyed on 23.4.1999. It was the last standing bridge in Novi Sa

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