RISKS OF NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING OF BUILDING STRUCTURES

Abstract

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is a powerful monitoring method for assessing structural health in infrastructure, including damage detection and structural prognostics. The emergence of new monitoring technologies in sensing systems has been recognised for its potential in detecting various physical and chemical parameters related to SHM, but it also fraught with risks and unknown threats. This paper aims to investigate the risk factors that should be considered to decide whether to adopt a new monitoring technology. This research is based on preliminary identification of risks that could affect the adoption of new monitoring technology, focusing on the context of building and engineering structures. A content analysis approach that involves cross-referencing various sources of information was performed to identify the risks of new monitoring technology. The analysis revealed eleven main risks that influence the adoption of new monitoring technology in building and engineering structures. It emphasizes the importance of the risk assessment model for assessing the risk data for better SHM algorithm adoption decision, which considers technological risk and the external risks originating ed from the project environment.