Structural Health Monitoring in mainland China: Review and Future Trends

Abstract

Structural health monitoring (SHM) technology has been successfully applied to understand the loads, environment actions, and behaviors of a structure subjected to various actions through solving a reverse problem. The sensing technology is a critical part of SHM. In this article, the development of advanced sensing technology and sensors in mainland China in the past decade, such as optic fiber sensing technology, wave propagation-based piezoelectric ceramic (PZT) sensing technology, smart cement-based sensing technology, and corrosion detection technology, have been critically reviewed. In addition, the article also summarizes the application of SHM technologies in earthquake engineering, wind engineering and life-cycle performance evaluation and corresponding progress achieved in mainland China. The challenges and future trends in the development of sensing technology and SHM are put forward in this paper.

Keywords

Structural health monitoring sensing technology life-cycle performance earthquake wind.

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