Research Article

Analysis of Bridge Health Detection Based on Data Fusion

Table 2

Durability risk factors of stay cables.

EnvironmentMaterialStressHuman Factor

CorrosionAgingFatigueLow construction quality
VibrationPrestress relaxationSheath crackingNot timely inspection
Material defects

Note. Aging is the degradation of materials due to the decrease in molecular coalescence. Sheath cracking is the cracking caused by repeated cooperative deformation of sheath and steel wire under high stress state.