Structural monitoring is crucial for ensuring the safety, reliability, and performance ofinfrastructure.
By proactively identifying potential issues and responding to them promptly, it helps prevent accidents,
extends the lifespan of structures, and minimizes the overall life-cycle costs of maintaining and operating
critical assets.
Why Structural Monitoring
Is Important
Our digital twins perform the continuous evaluation of the structural health on the basis of IoT sensors data,
numerical simulation, and artificial intelligence. The digital twin model is not only a 3D model, but is the
continuously updated counterpart of the physical structure.
Many industries and regions have specific regulations and codes that require structural monitoring for certain types of infrastructure. Complying with these regulations is essential to avoid legal and financial consequences.
Regular monitoring allows engineers to assess the structural health and potential risks associated with a specific structure. This information
is crucial for decision-making regarding the safe use of the structure or for determining the need for structural upgrades.
Structural monitoring enables the identification of deterioration or damage in its early stages, which allows for targeted and cost-effective preventive maintenance. Addressing problems before they escalate can extend the lifespan of structures and reduce the need for extensive repairs
or replacements.
Monitoring data provides valuable insights into how structures respond to different loads, environmental conditions, and other factors.
By understanding their behavior, engineers can optimize the design and operational efficiency
of structures.
Timely detection of structural issues and effective maintenance strategies can lead to substantial cost savings in the long run. Preventive measures are often less expensive than reactive repairs after significant damage has occurred.
The simulations on the digital twin are able to evaluate globally the state and the risk of the structure, based on local measurement of the installed sensors.
Look At The Meaning Of Data
The FE-simulations are continuously performed on the basis of measured or identified actions, such as loads, aging, temperature, and more, allowing for a much higher level of fidelity compared to the assumptions made during design.
Measurement-Based Simulations
By using artificial intelligence the historic data about the monitored structures are used to build an extensible self-learning system, that becomes better over time.
The visual observation (even if automatic) is only able to evaluate damage that already took place. The structural collapse can very often only be predicted by evaluating the stress state of the structure through numerical simulation.