Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is an important and growing field in civil engineering. The
goal of SHM techniques is to identify, quantify and locate damage in structures. In light of the aging infrastructure
and recent failures of important bridges, long-term monitoring techniques are being increasing investigated
and adopted. In addition to SHM, structural control (SC) is increasingly adopted in modern structures around
the world. In the past two decades a number of SC techniques, including, passive, semi-active, and active
control methods have been developed and adopted in civil engineering–particularly, in infrastructure such as
important tall buildings, critical facilities, and long span bridges. Both SHM and SC technology face significant
challenges due to the size and scale of civil engineering structures. In response of these challenges researchers
in the U.S.A and around the world have developed new and innovative techniques.This paper summarizes some
of the ongoing research in the U.S.A. in the area of monitoring, damage detection and control in civil engineering
structures.
Middleware and communication technologies for structural health monitoring of critical infrastructures: A survey
