The problem of determining the structural safety level of buildings and civil engineering infrastructures (CEIs) is raising growing concern worldwide. Most of the reinforced concrete constructions have a design life not greater than 100 years, and today it is necessary to face the problem of assessing their level of safety and structural integrity. Such problem is even more pressing when a construction is subjected to extreme environmental conditions. The long-term goal of this study is the realization of wireless low- cost devices, and a data management software, for the structural health monitoring of buildings and CEIs, with remotely controlled sensors embedded in, or installed on, the structural elements, to measure stresses together with accelerations. Once equipped with such system, each construction can become part of the Internet of Things, permitting users and authorities to be alerted in case structural safety is diminished or compromised. A crucial aspect is the unaltered preservation of measurement data over time, which cannot just rely on third parties, and for which it is necessary the exploitation of suitable data-protection technologies. This study have been carried out by experimental testing and validation, both in lab and on site, of the monitoring devices designed and realized. Results show that it is possible to realize low-cost monitoring systems, and related installation techniques, for integration in every new or existing buildings and CEIs.

Abruzzese, D., Micheletti, A., Tiero, A., Cosentino, M., Forconi, D., Grizzi, G., et al. (2020). IoT sensors for modern structural health monitoring. A new frontier. PROCEDIA STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY, 25, 378-385 [10.1016/j.prostr.2020.04.043].

IoT sensors for modern structural health monitoring. A new frontier

Abruzzese D.;Micheletti A.;Tiero A.;
2020-01-01

Abstract

The problem of determining the structural safety level of buildings and civil engineering infrastructures (CEIs) is raising growing concern worldwide. Most of the reinforced concrete constructions have a design life not greater than 100 years, and today it is necessary to face the problem of assessing their level of safety and structural integrity. Such problem is even more pressing when a construction is subjected to extreme environmental conditions. The long-term goal of this study is the realization of wireless low- cost devices, and a data management software, for the structural health monitoring of buildings and CEIs, with remotely controlled sensors embedded in, or installed on, the structural elements, to measure stresses together with accelerations. Once equipped with such system, each construction can become part of the Internet of Things, permitting users and authorities to be alerted in case structural safety is diminished or compromised. A crucial aspect is the unaltered preservation of measurement data over time, which cannot just rely on third parties, and for which it is necessary the exploitation of suitable data-protection technologies. This study have been carried out by experimental testing and validation, both in lab and on site, of the monitoring devices designed and realized. Results show that it is possible to realize low-cost monitoring systems, and related installation techniques, for integration in every new or existing buildings and CEIs.
2020
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Comitato scientifico
Settore ICAR/08 - SCIENZA DELLE COSTRUZIONI
Settore ICAR/09 - TECNICA DELLE COSTRUZIONI
English
Permanent structural health monitoring; IoT; structure maintenance; Arduino-based devices
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2020.04.043
Abruzzese, D., Micheletti, A., Tiero, A., Cosentino, M., Forconi, D., Grizzi, G., et al. (2020). IoT sensors for modern structural health monitoring. A new frontier. PROCEDIA STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY, 25, 378-385 [10.1016/j.prostr.2020.04.043].
Abruzzese, D; Micheletti, A; Tiero, A; Cosentino, M; Forconi, D; Grizzi, G; Scarano, G; Vuth, S; Abiuso, P
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