Structural Health Monitoring is one of the preferred research topics in structural engineering but practical applications are still behind, at least in the civil sector. The paper is aimed at reviewing the main research achievements on the subject and to argue about the reasons because practical applications still encounter difficulties in becoming a standard practice in civil engineering. Structural health monitoring concepts and current design approaches are also discussed with consideration of the safety of monitored structures versus conventional non-monitored ones. Existing standards on structural monitoring and the need for the development of new standards integrating design, maintenance and management of constructed facilities are addressed.
Structural Health Monitoring: research and practice
DEL GROSSO, ANDREA
2013-01-01
Abstract
Structural Health Monitoring is one of the preferred research topics in structural engineering but practical applications are still behind, at least in the civil sector. The paper is aimed at reviewing the main research achievements on the subject and to argue about the reasons because practical applications still encounter difficulties in becoming a standard practice in civil engineering. Structural health monitoring concepts and current design approaches are also discussed with consideration of the safety of monitored structures versus conventional non-monitored ones. Existing standards on structural monitoring and the need for the development of new standards integrating design, maintenance and management of constructed facilities are addressed.
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