Foreword; Preface; Chapter I: Global perspectives on structural health monitoring of civil structures. Are civil structural engineers 'risk averse'? Can civionics help?, A.A. Mufti, B. Bakht, G. Tadros, A.T. Horosko, and G. Sparks; Monitoring technologies for maintenance and management of urban highways in Japan, Y. Adachi; The role of sensing and measurement in achieving FHWA's strategic vision for highway infrastructure, S.B.Chase; Recent development of bridge health monitoring system in Korea, H.M. Koh, S. Kim, and J.F. Choo; A strategy to implement structural health monitoring on bridges, C. Sikorsky; Sensors - not just for research anymore, N.P. Vitillo; Investigation of the dynamic properties of the Brooklyn Bridge, Q. Ye, G. Fanjiang, and B. Yanev; Chapter II: Monitoring issues in ancient and modern structures. Distributed sensing technologies for monitoring frpstrengthened structures, Z.S. Wu and C.Q. Yang; Problems and perspectives in monitoring of ancient masonry structures, A. De Stefano and R. Ceravolo; Monitoring and response of CFRP prestressed concrete bridge, N.F. Grace; Design of temporary and permanent arrays to assess dynamic parameters in historical and monumental buildings, P. Clemente and D. Rinaldis; FRP-Strengthened structures: Monitoring issues from Québec applications, P. Labossière, P. Rochette, K.W. Neale, and M. Demers; Structural and material monitoring of historical objects, M. Drdáck; Chapter III: Sensing of structural parameters and extreme events. Internal and external sensing for post-earthquake evaluation of bridges, M. Saud Saudi, R. Nelson, and P. Laplace; Application of em stress sensors in large steel cables, M.L.Wang, G. Wang, and Y. Zhao; Enhancing durability of structures by monitoring strain and cracking behavior, B. Hillemeier, H. Scheel, and W. Habel; Development of an earthquake damage detection system for bridge structures, H. Kobayashi andS. Unjoh; Determination of rebar forces based on the exterior crack opening displacement measurement of reinforced concrete, T. Matsumoto and M.N. Islam; Monitoring system based on optical fiber sensing technology for tunnel structures and other infrastructure, K. Fujihashi, K. Kurihara, K. Hirayama, and S. Toyoda; Development of FBG sensors for structural health monitoring in civil infrastructures, Z. Zhou and J. Ou; Chapter IV: Smart sensors, imaging and NDT of civil structures. Monitoring of a smart concrete beam, Q.B. Li, L. Li, and F. Zhang; Fiber optic nerve systems with optical correlation domain technique for smart structures and smart materials, K. Hotate; Use of active sensors for health monitoring of transportation infrastructure, S. Nazarian; Health monitoring of concrete structures using self-diagnosis materials, H. Inada, Y. Okuhara, and H. Kumagai; Application of image analysis to steel structural engineering, K. Tateishi and T. Hanji; Shape memory alloy based smart civil structures with self-sensing and repairing capabilities, H. Li, C. Mao, Z. Liu, and J. Ou; Smart sensors and integrated SHM system for offshore structures, Z. Duan, J. Ou, Z. Zhou, and X. Zhao; Chapter V: Sensor system design, data quality, processing, and interpretation. Design considerations for sensing systems to ensure data quality, R. Zhang and E. Aktan; Practical implementations of intelligent monitoring systems in HIT, J.Ou; Health monitoring, damage prognosis and service-life prediction - issues related to implementation, V.M. Karbhari; Adaptive event detection for shm system monitoring, D.K. McNeill and L. Card; A note on interpretation of shm data for bridges, B. Bakht; Chapter VI: Sensor and instrumentation performance and reliability instrumentation performance during long-term bridge monitoring, I.N. Robertson, G.P. Johnson, and S. Wang; Stability and reliability of fiber-optic measurement systems -