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Abstract
Recently, the exclusive compulsory technical code (GB 50982-2014) for structural health monitoring of buildings and
bridges in China has been developed and implemented. This code covers the majority of the field monitoring methods
and stipulates the corresponding technical parameters for monitoring of high-rise structures, large-span spatial struc-
tures, bridges and base-isolated structures. This article first presents the comprehensive review and linear comparison
of existing structural health monitoring codes and standards. Subsequently, the progress of the codification of GB
50982-2014 is imparted and its main features and specifications are summarized. Finally, in accordance with GB50982-
2014, several representative structural health monitoring practical applications of large-scale infrastructures in China are
exemplified to illustrate how this national code can bridge the gap between theory and practical applications of struc-
tural health monitoring. This technical code is an important milestone in the application of well-established structural
health monitoring techniques into the realistic and complex engineering projects. Also, it can provide abundant and
authoritative information for practitioners and researchers involving the structural health monitoring techniques.
Keywords
Structural monitoring, building, bridge, monitoring technology, structural safety, code and standard
Introduction
The rapid growth of large-scale civil infrastructures has
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undoubtedly driven and accelerated the development Key Laboratory of New Technology for Construction of Cities in
Mountain Area (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education,
and application of structural health monitoring (SHM)
Chongqing, China
in China. SHM, formally defined in the late 20th cen- 2
School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
tury, refers to the long-term or periodic monitoring and 3
Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, City University of
systematic analysis of key structural and environmental Hong Kong, Hong Kong
parameters in situ so as to identify structural character-
Corresponding authors:
istic parameters, detect damages and evaluate the struc- Y Yang, Key Laboratory of New Technology for Construction of Cities in
tural conditions. Finally, it can provide crucial and Mountain Area, School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University,
comprehensive information for the engineers or owner Chongqing 400045, China.
to recognize the abnormal states or accidents at an early Email: yangyangcqu@cqu.edu.cn
stage as well as facilitate the maintenance and rehabili-
BW Yan, Key Laboratory of New Technology for Construction of Cities
tation, thereby preventing the casualties and economic in Mountain Area, School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University,
losses.1–7 However, the gap between the research and Chongqing 400045, China.
practical applications of SHM has been widely noted Email: bowenyancq@cqu.edu.cn
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and received great concerns. The main reason can be summary of the available SHM technologies and meth-
attributed to the lack of standardization of SHM princi- ods as well as the engineering application procedures.
ples and best practice guidelines (BPG). The authoritative Eventually, they will lay the foundation for the authori-
and standardized specifications of SHM in civil engineer- tative and abundant codes and standards of SHM,
ing infrastructures are a cumbersome task since structures which can significantly promote the engineering appli-
are different from each other in terms of structural forms, cations of SHM.
structural performance and resisting capability as well as This article first presents a comprehensive review of
types of subjected loads. Meanwhile, developing and the developments of SHM codes and standards in
implementing codes and standards is normally time- China, particularly for the codification of Technical
consuming and not always in perfect alignment with prio- code for monitoring of building and bridge structures
rities in research community.8 (GB 50982-2014). In addition, the engineering applica-
In the past decade, the significance of establishing tion procedures and SHM technologies of several rep-
codes and standards in accelerating the employment of resentative cases in China are imparted, which
SHM technologies and methodologies has been exemplified the specifications of this SHM code. The
increasingly emphasized. As a result, several codes or content of this article is as follows: section
standards have been developed and released. The first ‘‘Development of SHM codes and standards in China’’
guideline for SHM is the Guidelines for Structural gives a brief overview of the history of the development
Health Monitoring,9 which was published by Intelligent of the SHM codes and standards in China. Section
Sensing for Innovative Structures (ISIS) of Canada in ‘‘Main contents and features of GB50982-2014’’
2001. This guideline presents the interim summary of describes the main contents and features of GB50982.
the state-of-the-art of SHM techniques at that moment, Section ‘‘Representative SHM engineering applications
including static field testing, dynamic field testing, peri- based on GB50982-2014’’ presents some typical engi-
odic monitoring and continuous monitoring. neering applications of SHM to infrastructures in
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) accordance with GB50982. The concluding remarks are
presented an informal international standard for mea- summarized in section ‘‘Conclusion.’’
suring and processing the vibration response of bridges
and buildings.10–12 In the United States, Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA) and International Development of SHM codes and standards
Federation for Structural Concrete (FIB) released the in China
guidelines of Development of a Model Health
Monitoring Guide for Major Bridges13 and Monitoring It is worth noting that there are two main systems to
and Safety Evaluation of Existing Concrete Structures14 develop and refine the standards of construction engi-
for bridge health monitoring. These guidelines include neering in China, namely, the engineering construction
almost all aspects of SHM engineering applications for standard by the government of China and the engineer-
bridges, including monitoring concepts, structures and ing construction standardization by professional asso-
materials, inspection technology, measurement method, ciations. The engineering construction standards include
implementation issues and data acquisition, systems local standards, industrial standards and national stan-
analysis, condition assessment and structural reliability dards or codes, which are mandatory or recommended
analysis. Structural Assessment, Monitoring and and supervised by the Government of China; whereas,
Control (SAMCO) of European Union issued the China Association for Engineering Construction
Guideline for Structural Health Monitoring15 in 2006, Standardization (CECS) is the main professional associ-
which was intended to introduce the SHM procedures ation for engineering construction standardization with
and technologies to infrastructure system owners and recommended requirements, which does not belong to
engineering practitioners. Also, Russian Federation has the Government of China according to the ‘‘Standard
developed Russian GOSTR 53778-2010,16 which intro- law of the People’s Republic of China.’’
duces the visual inspection, testing technologies and The development of codification of SHM technolo-
condition-based classification schemes for different gies has seen a rapid progress with the emerging stan-
types of structures. Wenzel17 also presented and sum- dards, codes and specifications of different regions and
marized existing SHM technologies of bridges, which varying levels. Table 1 summarizes and compares the
provided much valuable information for the conceptual existing SHM codes and standards in China. The first
design of SHM systems and subsequent processing. In SHM specification of Structural health monitoring sys-
2012, Germany issued an official guideline for the mon- tem technical specification for bridge of Tianjin (DB/
itoring of bridges and other engineering structures.18 T29-208-2011)19 was issued by Tianjin municipal gov-
The existing and comprehensive guidelines have wit- ernment in 2011, which is applicable for bridge health
nessed the significant progress of SHM for large-scale monitoring in Tianjin. Afterwards, CECS issued
infrastructures and presented a detailed and interim Design standard for structural health monitoring systems
Yang et al. 3
Structure Urban bridge Bridge, high-rise Building Highway bridge Bridge, high-rise and towering
type and towering structures structures structures, long-span structures,
structures, long- seismically isolated structures,
span structures crossing construction
Code type Recommended Recommended Recommended Recommended Compulsory
Time In-service In-service Construction In-service Construction and in-service
Content Monitoring Monitoring Phenomena and Monitoring method Monitoring parameters and
parameters and parameters and monitoring and sensor Measuring point arrangement
measuring point measuring point parameters arrangement
arrangement arrangement
method
Load Static and Periodic and long- Stress, Static and dynamic Static field testing, dynamic field
dynamic term monitoring deformation, monitoring testing, periodic and long-term
monitoring temperature monitoring
and wind
Evaluation General Structural Early warning General Early warning value for local
condition value for local damage detection
identification and damage
assessment detection
methods
(CECE 333:2012)20 for both buildings and bridges Transportation of China for further refining the moni-
across mainland China. In 2013, Ministry of Housing toring contents of bridges.
and Urban-Rural Development of China promulgated
the industrial standard Technical code for construction
process analyzing and monitoring of building engineering Main contents and features of
(JGJ/T 302-2013)21 for buildings and then the authori-
GB50982-2014
tative and mandatory national SHM code in China,
Technical code for monitoring of building and bridge GB50982-2014 consists of eight chapters, two appen-
structures (GB 50982-2014).23 China has its own dixes and explanations. The main content includes (1)
national SHM code after the promulgation of GB general provisions; (2) definitions (terminology; nota-
50982-2014, which provides a detailed summary of the tion); (3) basic requirements (according to monitoring
existing SHM techniques and a comprehensive specifi- procedure for construction and post-construction); (4)
cation on the monitoring of superstructures as listed in monitoring methods; (5) specifications for various
Table 1. As compared to others, GB 50982-2014 is the types of structures: high-rise building and structure,
exclusive national code with mandatory specifications long-span spatial structure, bridge structure, seismically
on the monitoring of superstructures in China and the isolated structure and crossing construction (guidelines
other relevant local, industrial, or professional associa- for sensor arrangement, monitoring parameters and
tion codes and standards are in its scope of jurisdiction. condition assessments for construction and post-con-
Therefore, the development and implementation of GB struction); and (6) technical requirements (monitoring
50982-2014 can not only benefit to provide the authori- requirement of different types of bridges and technical
tative and comprehensive information of the SHM requirements of monitoring equipment).
technologies but also facilitate the standardization and Main features of GB 50982-2014 are as follows:
unification of the SHM codes and standards in China.
For monitoring of superstructures, if details are not 1. GB 50982-2014 is the first and exclusive
specified in GB 50982-2014, it is of necessity to refer to national SHM code with mandatory require-
other suitable SHM codes or standards of China. For ments in China. And it distinguished the differ-
example, the industrial standard Technical specification ences between the traditional structural
of safety monitoring system for highway bridge struc- inspection and structural monitoring. For an
tures (JT/T 1037-2016)22 was released by Ministry of example, settlement observation has been
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Figure 13. Photographs of sensors installed on structures: (a) stress sensor on a steel member and (b) displacement sensor in a
support.
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