Sensor Placement Strategies for the Seismic Monitoring of Complex Vaulted Structures of the Modern Architectural Heritage

Sensor placement strategies for the seismic monitoring of complex vaulted structures of the modern architectural heritage

Rosario Ceravolo (Politecnico di Torino)

This lesson shows the application of Optimal Sensor Placement techniques on a modern structure modelled by means of Finite Elements.
Numerically simulated scenarios of possible seismic damage were investigated in order to damage-scenario-driven sensor placement strategy is proposed and discussed. One of the major conclusions drawn from the analyses performed is that nonstructural elements undergoing seismic damage or degradation may significantly affect the global dynamic response and consequently the optimal sensing configurations.