Permanent structural health monitoring via remote control

The permanent monitoring of structural health of buildings and bridges is a critical target in the framework of diagnosis and alerting in structural engineering. The paper deals with the monitoring of dynamic and static risk assessment using remote control technologies as technique of dynamic parameter measurement in a wireless sensors network system. The structures, due to the aging decay of the material as well as to the exposition to the traffic vibration, or due to the increasing load, can show stresses inside the material, as well as damage which if accumulated can lead even to partial or total collapse. Then, a permanent monitoring of the micro-shocks/vibrations during the life of the structure is suggested to be applied to the most sensitive and important structures. The use of remote control technologies makes feasible to provide a robust infrastructure to support the data collection and the decision making before, during, and after emergencies.