Chicago Full-scale Monitoring Project
The
Chicago full-scale monitoring project was established in 2001 to facilitate
the monitoring of several tall buildings
for validation of performance against predicted wind tunnel and analytical models in order to calibrate
the current state-of-the-art in design, based upon work supported by the
National Science Foundation under Grant CMS 00-0085019.
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 structural/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 new web tools 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.
As per current confidentiality agreements, the data provided herein will only be shared outside of
the primary study team with prior approval of the building owner's representatives.
It means that this site does not open to the public.
Unauthorized individuals will not have access to the data contained in this site.
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