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Wireless sensor networks for long-term structural health monitoring

  • Meyer, Jonas (Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research) ;
  • Bischoff, Reinhard (Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research) ;
  • Feltrin, Glauco (Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research) ;
  • Motavalli, Masoud (Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research)
  • Received : 2008.05.01
  • Accepted : 2009.07.01
  • Published : 2010.04.25

Abstract

In the last decade, wireless sensor networks have emerged as a promising technology that could accelerate progress in the field of structural monitoring. The main advantages of wireless sensor networks compared to conventional monitoring technologies are fast deployment, small interference with the surroundings, self-organization, flexibility and scalability. These features could enable mass application of monitoring systems, even on smaller structures. However, since wireless sensor network nodes are battery powered and data communication is the most energy consuming task, transferring all the acquired raw data through the network would dramatically limit system lifetime. Hence, data reduction has to be achieved at the node level in order to meet the system lifetime requirements of real life applications. The objective of this paper is to discuss some general aspects of data processing and management in monitoring systems based on wireless sensor networks, to present a prototype monitoring system for civil engineering structures, and to illustrate long-term field test results.

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