Published in:
Pakistan Journal of Engineering and Technology, 6 (2023) 1, Seite 34-41
Language:
Not determined
DOI:
10.51846/vol6iss1pp34-41
ISSN:
2664-2050;
2664-2042
Origination:
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Description:
This research presents a low-cost, real-time, reliable, and scalable solution for Structural Health Monitoring.(SHM) using an IoT-based multi-node system. The study's objective is to detect and identify damages timely andweaknesses in civil structures such as bridges, buildings, and dams, which environmental factors, overuse, or natural phenomena may cause. Each sensor node, fabricated using NodeMCU, is equipped with sensors for measuring vibration, shock, tilt, strain, humidity, and temperature. The data collected by multiple sensor nodes is transmitted to Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform via Wi-Fi and analyzed for damage detection and predictive maintenance. The field testing on a pedestrian steel bridge showed over 99% success in data transmission with a frequency of 1 second per reading, resulting in 18,000 readings over 5 hours. With a fabrication cost of $40 per sensor node and scalable AWS resources, the proposed solution is highly scalable and can operate for 15 days without human intervention.