Piazza Pinocchio

Real-time computer-screen picture-form results of the live loads during 18 hours a day Automatic thermal-induced strain compensation Real-time warnings and pre-warnings for every single pile Automatic phone call advises on warnings threshold over passing and remote monitoring for complete management of the monitoring system.

The plaza has been equipped with 31 SOFO standard sensors and 31 thermocouples from Smartec. On-site, Security will receive a phone call from the Smartec system in case of overpassing of pre-warnings and warnings. From Smartec’s office, our IT engineer can completely control the plaza monitoring.

Publications:

1. EXPO 02, Piazza Pinocchio: Monitoring visitor’s live loads, M. Cerulli, D: Posenato, D. Inaudi, B. Glisic, S. Vurpillot , SPIE Symposium on Smart Strucutres and Materials, 2-6 March 2003, San Diego, USA – (Vol. 5057) – 2003
2. Overview of fibre optic sensing to structural health monitoring applications, D. Inaudi, ISISS’2005, International Symposium on Innovation & Sustainability of Structures in Civil Engineering, Nanjing, China, November 20-22 – 2005
3. Fibre Optic Methods for Structural Health Monitoring, Branko Glisic and Daniele Inaudi, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd – 2007