Improved manufacturing technologies have made it possible to monitor critical structures or structural elements throughout their service life. The POLARKON Structural Behavior Follow-up System (SHMS, also known as “”PYSIS”) can monitor the structural health and behavior of any structure.
POLARKON has been working with the Middle East Technical University (METU) and its laboratories to innovate a system called the “Structural Health Monitoring System (SHMS).”
The SHMS is computer software integrated into critical points of structural steel modules and components. It evaluates and monitors the real-time stress values of steel elements, displacement values of structures, rotations, support reactions, and external loads such as wind and snow loads. Therefore, POLARKON can determine real-time values regarding the structural health of steel structures after installation. After installation, the health of buildings or critical elements can be monitored over an extended period of time and reported at the desired frequency and quality.
With SHMS integration, it becomes possible to determine bolt tightness, welding completion, and conformity to standards by measuring assembly tolerances and comparing them to tolerances.
Finally, it is possible to determine whether the steel has a structural problem with regard to post-assembly. In short, SHMS is a highly scientific, objective, and independent method for accepting work, ensuring that it is completed in accordance with the project’s technical and specification requirements.
