Luna Innovations Products Play Key Role in Safety of New Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau (HZMB) Bridge
ROANOKE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 2018--
Luna Innovations Incorporated (NASDAQ: LUNA), a global leader in
advanced optical technology, today announced an important product
application for its Micron Optics si155
Optical Sensing Interrogators. On October 24, a new bridge-tunnel
system was opened to the public connecting Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macau –
three major cities in China’s Pearl River Delta region. Officially known
as the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB), this mega-structure
consists of three cable-stayed bridges, one undersea tunnel and two
artificial islands. The HZMB bridge-tunnel system spans a total length
of 55 kilometers, making it the longest sea-crossing link ever built.
Given the significant span of this complicated structure, active
monitoring of the conditions of the HZMB bridge-tunnel system in
real-time is critical to the long-term safety of the system. Built to
withstand a magnitude 8 earthquake, a super typhoon and strikes by
super-sized cargo vessels, the bridge incorporates 400,000 tons of steel
– 4.5 times the amount in San Francisco'sGolden Gate Bridge. Engineers
deployed a structural health monitoring (SHM) system, which utilizes
fiber optic sensing technology featuring a total of 13 si155 Optical
Sensing Interrogators from the Lightwave Division of Luna
Innovations.
Featuring new and groundbreaking capabilities, these Optical Sensing
Interrogators provide long-term, reliable and accurate measurements of
hundreds of optical strain, temperature, acceleration and displacement
sensors. These critical measurements allow bridge operators to monitor
the long-term structural health of the bridge, assess its condition
during extreme weather events and detect vessel impacts.
“Providing real-time, critical measurement information relative to the
behavior of the HZMB bridge-tunnel system will provide bridge operators
with the ability to constantly evaluate required maintenance and
repairs,” said Scott Graeff, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Luna. “Monitoring the structural health of the longest sea-crossing link
ever built is a perfect application of our fiber optic sensing systems.
We’re excited to be a part of this engineering marvel and are proud to
provide a solution to ensure long-term safety for all who use this
system.”
News outlets have reported on the HZMB bridge and its significance,
including an October 22, 2018 report by CNN. In addition to the
HZMB, Luna Innovations has provided fiber optic sensing systems used for
SHM for many other major bridges around the world, including the Penang
Second Bridge in Malaysia and the Chulitna River Bridge in Alaska.
For more information about Luna Innovations and its fiber optic sensing
solutions, visit: http://lunainc.com/fiber-optic-solutions/fiber-sensing-solutions/.
About Luna
Luna Innovations, Incorporated (www.lunainc.com)
is a leader in optical technology, providing unique capabilities in
high-performance fiber optic-based test products for the
telecommunications industry and distributed fiber optic-based sensing
for the aerospace and automotive industries. Luna is organized into two
business segments, which work closely together to turn ideas into
products: a Technology Development segment and a Products and Licensing
segment. Luna’s business model is designed to accelerate the process of
bringing new and innovative technologies to market.
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