Structural Health Monitoring (SHM): a complete guide
What structural health monitoring is, what is measured and with which sensors, how the path from sensor to alarm works, when monitoring is required and how to start with a pilot on one asset. The core article in the series, with a glossary of 25 terms and FAQ.
- What structural monitoring is, and what it is not
- What is measured and with what: quantities, sensors, units
- Static vs dynamic: a reading every 15 minutes by default, or more often and vibration events
- From sensor to SMS: system architecture
- When monitoring is required, and when it simply pays
- Which assets are monitored most often
- Thresholds, alarms, procedure
- Data as evidence
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