Wireless Sensor Networks for Continuous Structural Health Monitoring of Historic Masonry Towers

Barsocchi, Paolo; Bartoli, Gianni; Betti, Michele; Girardi, Maria; Mammolito, Stefano; Pellegrini, Daniele; Zini, Giacomo

doi:10.1080/15583058.2020.1719229

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“…In Barsocchi et al (2020) a monitoring system made of micro-electro-mechanical sensors connected through a wireless network is presented and discussed. In particular, the architecture of the wireless sensor network and the automatized procedure proposed for the continuous processing of the recorded signals are discussed and described with reference to an explicative masonry tower case study.…”

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Structural Health Monitoring of Architectural Heritage: From the past to the Future Advances

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International Journal of Architectural Heritage

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Structural Health Monitoring of Architectural Heritage: From the past to the Future Advances

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“…The sensor is securely mounted to the base of the Xnode enclosure (see Figure 1 a), and a 9-pin wired connection establishes the link with the SHM-H3 board. In a continuous monitoring study of historic masonry towers using WSSs, Barsocchi et al [ 39 ] highlight the need for having a well-designed mechanical casing and sensor mount to measure low-amplitude vibration. We carried out experimental tests to ensure that the sensor-casing interaction had minimal distortion to the measured response over a wide frequency bandwidth.…”

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Development of Synchronized High-Sensitivity Wireless Accelerometer for Structural Health Monitoring

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The use of digital accelerometers featuring high sensitivity and low noise levels in wireless smart sensors (WSSs) is becoming increasingly common for structural health monitoring (SHM) applications. Improvements in the design of Micro Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) based digital accelerometers allow for high resolution sensing required for SHM with low power consumption suitable for WSSs. However, new approaches are needed to synchronize data from these sensors. Data synchronization is essential in wireless smart sensor networks (WSSNs) for accurate condition assessment of structures and reduced false-positive indications of damage. Efforts to achieve synchronized data sampling from multiple WSS nodes with digital accelerometers have been lacking, primarily because these sensors feature an internal Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) to which the host platform has no direct access. The result is increased uncertainty in the ADC startup time and thus worse synchronization among sensors. In this study, a high-sensitivity digital accelerometer is integrated with a next-generation WSS platform, the Xnode. An adaptive iterative algorithm is used to characterize these delays without the need for a dedicated evaluation setup and hardware-level access to the ADC. Extensive tests are conducted to evaluate the performance of the accelerometer experimentally. Overall time-synchronization achieved is under 15 µs, demonstrating the efficacy of this approach for synchronization of critical SHM applications.

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“…Therefore, building performance in the built heritage context is tackled as: (1) Structural behaviour (representing 44% of the publications about built heritage) which includes seismic vulnerability assessment of existing buildings (e.g., [47][48][49][50]), structural health monitoring (e.g., [51][52][53][54]), or mechanical properties of construction materials (e.g., [55][56][57][58][59]). (2) Hygrothermal and energy performance of buildings (representing a quarter of the publications on built heritage); integrates publications about bioclimatic strategies (e.g., [60,61]), strategies for energy renovation (e.g., [62][63][64][65]), or hygrothermal performance of traditional building systems (e.g., [66][67][68][69]).…”

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Going beyond Good Intentions for the Sustainable Conservation of Built Heritage: A Systematic Literature Review

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This research addresses the performance gap between intentions towards a sustainable conservation of built heritage and its actual implementation. Socio-psychological models of human behaviour, such as the theory of planned behaviour (TPB), have been studying this dissonance between intention and behaviour, and allow to recognise latent critical factors. This paper provides a systematic literature review of research publications on the intersection of the topics of human behaviour, heritage, and sustainability. It aims to analyse how the TPB has been used in the field of sustainable conservation of built heritage. The studies are categorised according to the type of heritage, main actors targeted, aims, and methodology. A total of 140 publications were analysed. The results show a recent field of research. In the domain of built heritage conservation, behaviour is commonly addressed as a synonym of performance, targeting the building itself. Most publications relating socio-psychological constructs of behaviour and heritage sustainability can be found in the tourism and hospitality field, focusing on tourists’ and residents’ behaviours. The review shows that practitioners are still absent from the literature. However, research addressing other stakeholders shows that the theoretical framework can play an important role in the implementation of sustainable conservation practices in the built heritage.

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Wireless Sensor Networks for Continuous Structural Health Monitoring of Historic Masonry Towers

Cited by 74 publications

References 42 publications

Structural Health Monitoring of Architectural Heritage: From the past to the Future Advances

Structural Health Monitoring of Architectural Heritage: From the past to the Future Advances

Development of Synchronized High-Sensitivity Wireless Accelerometer for Structural Health Monitoring

Going beyond Good Intentions for the Sustainable Conservation of Built Heritage: A Systematic Literature Review

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