Studyinfo subject SHMO1000 2023 HØST
SHMO1000 Structural Health Monitoring Course description
- Course name in Norwegian
- Structural Health Monitoring
- Study programme
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Structural Health Monitoring
- Weight
- 10.0 ECTS
- Year of study
- 2023/2024
- Schedule
- Programme description
- Course history
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Introduction
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is the process of implementing an automated damage detection and quantification strategy for civil engineering infrastructure such as bridges and other major constructions. The existing bridge infrastructure in Europe and globally is aging rapidly. Moreover, these bridges are exposed to much higher traffic loads than they had been designed for. In Norway, the Norwegian Road Authority and the Railway Directorate together are responsible for the maintenance and control of over 20 000 bridges. Currently, the maintenance of bridges is based on manual inspection procedures and is very time consuming.
To ensure the safety and serviceability of existing bridges, structural health monitoring procedures starts to find their ways in standard procedures as well as in maintenance- and monitoring standards. This course will provide in-depth knowledge of structural health monitoring procedures with a special focus on those that do not affect the usual operation of the bridges.
Required preliminary courses
Bachelor’s degree in structural, civil or mechanical engineering.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence.
Knowledge:
The student
• has knowledge abou the concept of Structural Health Monitoring and is able to identify the most common methods used in SHM
• has knowledge abou sensors and sensing technology for SHM
• has knowledge abou dynamic behavior of structures
• has advanced knowledge about structural damage identification techniques
Skills
The student is capable of
• designing an optimum instrumentation scheme for SHM
• carrying out modal identification from recorded data to estimate the mode shapes and vibration frequencies of structures
• conducting damage identification using vibration-based and finite element model updating methods
• critically evaluating the results of damage identification for quality control
General Competence
The student is capable of
• analyzing the complexity and assessing the possibility for SHM for civil engineering infrastructure
• choosing the best method for damage detection in complex structures for SHM
• providing creative solutions for safety evaluation of critical infrastructure
Teaching and learning methods
Two sessions of three days each at the campus will be arranged during the semester with classical lectures as well as discussions and experience exchange. Video lectures of the course material will be provided regularly throughout the semester and will serve, together with the course material, as the basis of self-study. The course will follow the recent research and development in the field of Structural Health Monitoring and research articles will be part of the syllabus.
Course requirements
No coursework requirements /No compulsory activities
Assessment
Portfolio assessment of the following:
1) Individual project report, approx. 20-30 pages
2) Three individual assignments with a scope of approximately 10-12 pages
Each student’s work will be assessed together as portfolio with one individual grade at the end of the semester, but the two parts that make up the portfolio must be assessed as "pass" in order for the student to pass the course. The overall assessment can be appealed.
Postponed exam: If a student fails the portfolio assessment, he/she will get an opportunity to resubmit and improved version of the portfolio.
Permitted exam materials and equipment
All aids are permitted.
Grading scale
Pass/Fail
Examiners
One internal sensor.
Admission requirements
The course is tailored for students with a bachelor’s degree in structural, civil or mechanical
engineering or higher degree and holds a position in a relevant public and private institution
or consultancy company. The course is very relevant for those who are working with civil
engineering infrastructure, especially railway and road bridges.