ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: Large investment has been made in a number of operational systems worldwide that have been self-classified as structural health monitoring (SHM), and there is a proliferation of worthy research results also generically categorized as SHM. While SHM has tremendous promise for infrastructure operators, it is a misunderstood concept and in many countries has achieved very little practical impact. This is partly due to the present very wide definition and the inability of the SHM community to deliver clear messages about purpose and capability of existing and emerging technologies. Another reason is data overload and the inability of most systems to go beyond simple data presentation to interpretation and diagnosis.
