Structural Monitoring, Diagnostics and Prognostics Lab

Check out one of our recent publications. This was research carried out by Dr. Chandler Smith and Prof. Eric Hernandez with funding from the National Science Foundation. They found a clever way to find localized damage in large structures by using sparsity-promoting algorithms and vibration measurements. This was published in the Journal of Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing.

Non-negative constrained inverse eigenvalue problems – Application to damage identification Damage identification using eigenvalue shifts is ill-posed because the number of identifiable eigenvalues is typically far less than the number of pot…

Jan Achenbach, one of the most influential researchers in SHM and winner of both the national medal of technology and science.

Jan D. Achenbach - 2005 National Medal of Science

Static analysis of da Vinci's arch subjected to vertical point load at the center (by Dr. Hernandez), also see the original drawing by Leonardo.

PhD candidate Chandler Smith work on "Detection of spatially sparse damage using impulse response sensitivity and LASSO regularization" has been published by the Journal of Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering. To check out the article click on the following link:

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The report "Infrastructure Monitoring Market by Technology (Wired and Wireless), Offering (Hardware: Sensors, Data Acquisition Systems; Software & Services), Vertical (Civil infrastructure, Energy), Application, and Geography - Global Forecast to 2023", The infrastructure monitoring market is estimated to grow from USD 1.48 Billion in 2018 to USD 3.38 Billion by 2023, at a CAGR of 17.93% between 2018 and 2023. The major factors driving the growth of the infrastructure monitoring market include catastrophic failure of the infrastructure that results in loss of lives and incurs higher costs, stringent government regulations pertaining to the sustainability of structures, and aging infrastructures and the superior benefits of infrastructure monitoring.

Infrastructure Monitoring Market worth 3.38 Billion USD by 2023 ....

What do you do if you are a structural engineer and you are bored the day after Christmas? Build LEGO bridges (from your kid's Christmas gift) and test them.
This one supported 9.10 pounds loaded in the center and 18.0 pounds with loads at approximately 2/3 of the span.
The key lies in the shape of the bridge (arch) and the lateral resistance of the supports

The architecture of Star Wars.

'Star Wars': The architecture that inspired a galaxy far, far away The galaxy far, far away might appear alien, but its planets have roots right here on Earth.

Self supporting arch designed by Leonardo Da Vinci. Try to understand how it works.

Pics from Prof. Hernandez seminar at the Santo Domingo Institute of Technology. The title of the seminar was "Smart Infrastructure Systems and Civionics"

Yesterday I saw this sign at a pizza parlor. I spent 35 minutes eating there and the door never opened, could you make any inference about the "mean time to opening"?

Very Interesting...

Ancient construction is a model for earthquake-safe buildings Some ancient structures are enduring symbols of forward-thinking engineering concepts applied today in earthquake-safe buildings.