The "SHOWN" platform - Safeguarding architectural heritage using wireless networks

Barsocchi P, Girardi M

Masonry buildings  Structural health monitoring  Wireless Sensor Networks 

Regular surveys of the structure of World Heritage buildings are essential to ensure their conservation. The aging of building materials, long-term ground subsidence, and environmental vibrations are all possible causes of the deterioration of old constructions. The potentially disastrous effects of severe seismic events are an additional factor teaching us the importance of prevention. When the constraints of architectural conservation are very strict, prevention mainly means monitoring.

Source: ERCIM NEWS, vol. 90, pp. 52-53