Internet technologies have emerged as promising solutions to the traditional challenges in full-scale monitoring projects and
the transmission and sharing of experimental data with the broader wind engineering community. Recent advancements
not only facilitate the transmission of data from the remote computing stations to a host computer, but the emergence
of JAVA-based applets now
permit data retrieval and analysis by authorized users worldwide. In particular, within the context of larger health monitoring
initiatives, such use of Internet technologies and simplified user interfaces can facilitate the active involvement of building
owners and management, helping improve the overall attitude toward monitoring of structures within the United States. Since most
users are already equipped with a working understanding of the Internet, as well as the appropriate hardware and software,
Internet-based monitoring and sharing of data become inexpensive tools to facilitate long-term monitoring initiatives.
JAVA-based applets and other information technologies, such as security architectures, are being
utilized in two wind engineering research programs, that is, Chicago Full-Scale Monitoring Project and Aerodynamic Loads Database,
to enhance the ability to interpret and share experimental data worldwide.
E-Technologies for Wind Effects on Structures [PDF]
:
11th International Conference on Wind Engineering, Lubbock, Texas, USA, June 2~5, 2003.
Chicago Full-Scale Monitoring Project [WEB]
Aerodynamic Loads Database [WEB]
