On Standards for Wireless Sensor Networks in the Application of Structural Health Monitoring

This paper presents the view of The Internet of Things (IoT) from the perspective of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) in the application of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM). Automation of building data collection over time, detecting prolonged or rapid changes in physical structure properties offers financial and time saving opportunities. SHM has attracted a great deal of interest from the research community in recent years. Regulatory frameworks, security, and guidance for manufacturers have not evolved in parallel for the WSNs supporting IoT. In this context it is important to consider the effectiveness of WSN for IoT and its ability to deliver accurate, secure and reliable service to the civil and structural engineering SHM application. The number of research projects to consider the security and integrity of collecting data from critical sites is negligible. Based on these considerations, we present the idea of SHM systems designed in partnership with structural engineers. In this way, we propose regulated, secure WSN classified into SHM categories based on current information technology (IT) standards.