IOT Based Structural Health Monitoring
IOT Based Structural Health Monitoring
ABSTRACT
Structural Health Monitoring is an emerging field of regarding
garding the integrity of the structure. First of all we
science and technology. The process of implementing should understand how the health of structure like
a damage detection and characterization strategy for buildings, bridges or any other civil structure is
engineering structures is referred to as Structural related and monitored by Electronics &
Health Monitoring (SHM). The SHM process communication. The health of a structure is related
involves the observation
servation of a system over time using and monitored
itored in the similar fashion as the health of a
periodically sampled dynamic response measurements human being is monitored by health monitoring
from an array of sensors, the extraction of damage
damage- devices and systems like Electronic blood pressure
sensitive features from these measurements, and the machine, Blood sugar checking device,
statistical analysis of these features to determine the Cardiovascular monitoring systems, ECGs, Activity
current state of system health. The research paper monitoring systems etc.. All these devices work by
describes the piezo-vibrational
vibrational sensor and collecting the data from human body in the form of
accelerometer sensors to monitor the prototype of signals through electronic sensors and then converting
bridge. into the electric signal. This data is stored processed
and calibrated to any aspect of human health. This
Keyword: Sensor, SHM. value is then compared to a set reference value and
checked whether it is higher or lower or equal to it.
I. INTRODUCTION Accordingly the health of a human body is monitored.
The process of implementing a damage detection and Now in the similar fashion the health of a structure is
characterization strategy for engineering structures is monitored by Structural Health Monitoring Systems.
referred to as Structural Health Monitoring (SHM).
Here damage is defined as changes to the material II. Problem Definition
and/or geometric properties of a structural system, Bridges are defined as structures which provide a
including changes to the boundary conditions and passage over a gap without blocking the passage
system connectivity,
vity, which adversely affect the beneath. It can be defined as the structure providing
system's performance. The SHM process involves the passage over an obstacle without closing the way
observation of a system over time using periodically beneath. The required passage can be over streams,
sampled dynamic response measurements from an road, a railway, pedestrian, or a canal. The paper
array of sensors, the extraction of damage
damage-sensitive focus on the technologies to be implemented to
features from these measurements, and the statistical minimize the failures after construction.
analysis of these features to determine the current
state of system health. For long term SHM, the output III. Objective
of this process is periodically updated information The basic objective is to find the basic cause of the
regarding the ability of the structure to perform its failure of the bridges. The study is conducted to help
intended function
unction in light of the inevitable aging and analyze why bridges fail. What signs should be
degradation resulting from operational environments. observed when a bridge is about to fail and what
After extreme events, such as earthquakes or blast possible actions must be taken to either prevent or to
loading, SHM is used for rapid condition screening reduce the chances of the failure. Wireless sensor
and aims to provide real time, reliable information
V. Results
The concept mainly consists of three parts Bridge
prototype, Transmitter Module and Receiver Module.
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