Module 1: Overview of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)
  Lecture 3: Structural Health Monitoring versus Non Destructive Evaluation
 

Following are the envisaged benefits of SHM system"

  • Replacing schedule based inspection / maintenance of the structure to condition based maintenance brings great cost reduction.
  • Extends the life of over aging structures.
  • Attempts to identify damage in structures on a more global basis.
  • Opens avenues for possible integration of the design of the structure with its full management as a part of still bigger system.