Wireless Structural Sensing

Abstract:

The evolution of the smart structure technology on one side and the recent innovations in ICT have generated a new functionality in structural engineering: wireless structural sensing (WSS). This concept refers to the idea of measuring the structural response of a mechanical component and transmitting in remote the data to a control centre. WSS can be viewed as an extension of the features of a smart structure that includes now not only a sensing capability but also the possibility of transmitting signals, in the presence of a transceiver. In the paper, the characteristics of this technology and the potential outcomes in terms of products and services are illustrated. The constituent elements of the system are also described and the evolution of structural design for such structural systems is highlighted in terms of the driving design parameters. Some basic demonstrators produced by the research group of the authors are also illustrated as practical implementation of the WSS technology.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 745)
• Pages: 155-165
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.745.155
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Paolo Gaudenzi, Gianluca Facchini
• Keywords: Smart Structures, Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), Wireless Sensor Network (WSN), Wireless Structural Sensing

References

[1] P. Gaudenzi, Smart Structures: Physical Behaviour, Mathematical Modelling and Applications, John Wiley & Sons, 2009.

[2] H. Sonh, C.R. Farrar, F.M. Hemez, D. D. Shunk, D.W. Stinemates, B.R. Nadler, J.J. Czarnecki, A Review Of Structural Health Monitoring Literature:1996-2001, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2003.

[3] K.H., Hsieh, M.W. Halling, P.J. Barr, Overview Of Vibrational Structural Health Monitoring With Representative Case Studies, Journal Of Bridge Engineering (2006).

DOI: 10.1061/(asce)1084-0702(2006)11:6(707)

[4] P.C. Chang, A. Flatau, S.C. Liu, Review Paper: Health Monitoring Of Civil Infrastructure, Structural Health Monitoring (2003).

DOI: 10.1177/1475921703036169

[5] L.F. Ramos, R. Aguilar, P.B. Lourenco, Operational Modal Analysis Of Historical Constructions Using Commercial Wireless Platforms, Structural Health Monitoring 10 (2011) 511.

DOI: 10.1177/1475921710388973

[6] T. Watteyne, K.S.J. Pister, Smarter cities through standards-based wireless sensor networks, IBM Journal of Research and Development 55 (2011).

DOI: 10.1147/jrd.2010.2092257

[7] S. Yuan, X. Lai, X. Zhao, X. Xu, L. Zhang, Distributed structural health monitoring system based on smart wireless sensor and multi-agent technology, Smart Materials and Structures, 15 (2006) 1-8.

DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/15/1/029

[8] J. Wu, S. Yuan, S. Ji, G. Zhou,Y. Wang, Z. Wang, Multi-agent system design and evaluation for collaborative wireless sensor network in large structure health monitoring, Expert Systems with Applications 37 (2010) 2028-2036.

DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2009.06.098

[9] S. Ganerival, R. Kumar, M.B. Srivastava, Timing-sync Protocol for Sensor Networks, SenSys'03: Proceedings of the First International Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (2003) 138-149.

DOI: 10.1145/958491.958508

[10] F. Sivrikaya, B. Yener, Time synchronization in sensor networks: A survey, IEEE Network 18 (2004) 45-50.

DOI: 10.1109/mnet.2004.1316761

[11] N. Xu, S. Rangwala, K.K. Chintalapudi, D. Ganesan, A. Broad, R. Govindan, D. Estrin, A wireless sensor network for structural monitoring, SenSys'04 - Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (2004) 13-24.

DOI: 10.1145/1031495.1031498

[12] J. He, P. Cheng, L. Shi, J. Chen, Time synchronization in WSNs: A maximum value based consensus approach, Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (2011) 7882-7887.

DOI: 10.1109/cdc.2011.6161443

[13] A. Rytter, Vibrational based inspection of civil engineering structures PhD thesis, Department of Building Technology and Structural Engineering, Aalborg University, Denmark, 1993.

[14] R. Barboni, A. Mannini, E. Fantini, P. Gaudenzi, Optimal Placement of PZT actuators for the control of beam dynamics, Smart Materials and Structures 9 (2000) 110-120.

DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/9/1/312

[15] H. Fukunaga, N. Hu, F.-K. Chang, Structural damage identification using piezoelectric sensors, International Journal of Solids and Structures 39(2001) 393-418.

DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7683(01)00149-4

[16] N.M.M. Maia, R.A.B. Almeida, A.P.V. Urgueira, R.P.C. Sampaio, Damage detection and quantification using transmissibility, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing 25 (2011) 2475-2483.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ymssp.2011.04.002

[17] R.P.C. Sampaio, N.M.M. Maia, Strategies for an efficient indicator of structural damage, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing 23 (2009) 1855-1869.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ymssp.2008.07.015

[18] K. Worden, C.R. Farrar, G. Manson, G. Park, The fundamental axioms of structural health monitoring, Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 463 (2007) 1639-1664.

DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2007.1834

[19] C.R. Farrar, K. Worden, An introduction to structural health monitoring, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences ,365 (2007) 303-315.

DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2006.1928

[20] D. Montalvao, N.M.M. Maia, A.M.R. Ribeiro, A review of vibration-based structural health monitoring with special emphasis on composite materials, Shock and Vibration Digest 38 (2006) 295-324.

DOI: 10.1177/0583102406065898