1. ECTP Conference
Focus Area NETWORKS
Monitoring and Assessment of Infrastructures in the 7FP
Versaille, 22. November 2006
Helmut WENZEL

2. European Structural Monitoring System
Monitoring reaches each and every construction activity. A strong coordinated European monitoring system is desirable. It shall bring the current isolated systems to a stage of harmonization where sensor networks are easily applicable and will provide the way to future embedded systems.

3. European Structural Monitoring System
A standard hardware to gain comparable structural information
The development of wireless sensor systems
The implementation of auto adaptive systems
Mobile acquisition and assessment systems
Instrumentation system intelligence
The hardware for continuous monitoring systems for damage detection
The hardware for periodic monitoring systems for damage assessment
Monitoring systems for not accessible parts of structures
Sustainable instrumentation and digital inspection hardware
Smart sensor development based on the current nanoscale PZT fibre and film technology
Cheap and reliable embedded sensors

4. Virtual Doctor for Structures
Nerves Pain
Data Virtual Pain

5. Condition of the Bridge, Security ?
Do we have a European Answer ?

6. System Identification Methodology
Considerable progress has been made in structural system identification. During this development the open questions, research gaps and technology development needs have been defined. There is the necessity to create the missing basic knowledge. This research work shall be linked to the development of tools for practical application.

7. System Identification Methodology
The information gained from satellite images on structural exposure
The identification of total systems going beyond structural elements
The role of non structural elements
The identification of soil strata and groundwater tables
Soil structure interaction measured by monitoring
Damage detection algorithms
Damage assessment algorithms
Damage localisation algorithms
Time domain methodologies for assessment
Realistic application of neural networks and fuzzy logic

8. Svinesund Bridge, Sweden

9. Fallbeispiele: WM Stadion Nürnberg