Structural Health Monitoring
Building Monitoring is included in the more general Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) and includes the typical parameters of structural deterioration (vibration, stress state, strain, inclination, displacements, deformation), but to be a 360-degree service, to keep indoor comfort and healthy environment, it can be extended to both external environmental parameters
and interiors
Building monitoring is particularly important for historical monuments and for the conservation of heritage structures. Historic buildings, monuments, and elements are a very important part of the artistic, architectural and cultural heritage. NEXT Industries has developed a smart solution for the structural health monitoring of the heritage, to assess the state of conservation of historical monuments and facilitate any intervention decisions to preserve them.
Due to the morphology of the heritage structures, whose construction material is usually made of stone or stone with mortar, it is important to monitor physicochemical damage through data acquisition from sensors in the field and data analysis in the Cloud.
Smart Sensors are set on strategic points along a historic structure to detect the presence and location of any damage due to seismic events, degeneration of the cement, stone decay or soil settlement, and cracks in concrete.
The monitoring system, based on IoT technology, is conducted in very short periods of time, thus providing real-time information to make the decision-making quicker and closer to the moment. The analysis of collected data can provide essential information for the correct interpretation of the structural general status of the building, especially for structures of particular settlements, degradation & deflection phenomena in progress where 24/7 monitoring is strongly recommended.
IoT technology is ideal for this type of applications, where large volumes of digital data must be managed and it possible to access, collect, and analyze data real time and remotely, i.e., without being present on site to perform field inspections with human workers in the loop.
Data obtained by remotely monitoring buildings sets the foundation towards effective predictive maintenance approaches.
