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Laboratory experiments were conducted on a prestressed T-beam under different prestress level conditions to investigate the correlation between the prestress magnitude and the N.A. position. In the development of the multi-channel synchronized dynamic strain gauges, edge computing was employed to significantly reduce the amount of data transmitted from the sensor nodes on-site. In edge computing, only the dynamic strain response caused by the maximum vehicle load in each minute is transmitted. This approach greatly enhances the monitoring efficiency and enables the realization of on-site non-computer-based monitoring systems. The laboratory test results of the prestressed T-beam showed that the N.A. position tends to move slightly downward as the prestress force increases. In other words, when the prestress force decreases due to loss, the N.A. position exhibits a slight upward movement. This study selected a newly constructed prestressed box girder as the subject for on-site measurement of the N.A. position using multi-channel synchronized dynamic strain gauges shortly after the prestress was applied. The on-site monitoring data indeed revealed a gradual upward movement of the N.A. position. This phenomenon confirmed that soon after the completion of prestressed concrete bridges, there is a gradual loss of prestress due to the significant shrinkage and creep effects of the early-age concrete. The on-site monitoring result aligned with the findings from the laboratory experiments, where the N.A. position was observed to move upward as the prestress decreased.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s24113489","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,28]],"date-time":"2024-05-28T13:32:55Z","timestamp":1716903175000},"page":"3489","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Application of Multi-Channel Synchronized Dynamic Strain Gauges in Monitoring the Neutral Axis Position and Prestress Loss of Box Girder Bridges"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"24","author":[{"given":"Shu-Ken","family":"Lin","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Civil Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, 145 Xingda Road, South District, Taichung City 402, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5533-4249","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yi-Ching","family":"Lin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Civil Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, 145 Xingda Road, South District, Taichung City 402, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jian-Hua","family":"Tong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Intelligent Technology and Application, Hungkuang University, No. 1018, Section 6, Taiwan Boulevard, Shalu District, Taichung City 433, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Han-Ting","family":"Cheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Works, Taiwan Water Corporation, No.2-1, Section 2, Shuangshih Road, North District, Taichung City 404, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hsin-Chu","family":"Tsai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"China Engineering Consultants, Inc., Floor 28, No.185, Section 2, Sinhai Road, Da-an District, Taipei City 106, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jui-Lin","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"China Engineering Consultants, Inc., Floor 28, No.185, Section 2, Sinhai Road, Da-an District, Taipei City 106, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"29","DOI":"10.1007\/s13349-011-0015-7","article-title":"Temperature effect on vibration properties of civil structures: A literature review and case studies","volume":"2","author":"Xia","year":"2012","journal-title":"J. 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