StructuralHealthMonitoring(SHM)referstotheprocessofimplementingadamagedetectionandcharacterizationstrategyforengineeringstructuressuchasbridges,buildings,andaircraft.TheprimarygoalofSHMistomonitortheconditionofstructuresinreal-timeorperiodicallytoensuretheirsafety,reliability,andlongevity.Byusingsensors,dataacquisitionsystems,andanalyticaltools,SHMsystemscandetectanomalies,assessstructuralintegrity,andpredictpotentialfailuresbeforetheyoccur.Thisproactiveapproachhelpsreducemaintenancecosts,preventcatastrophicfailures,andextendtheservicelifeofcriticalinfrastructure.SHMiswidelyappliedincivil,mechanical,andaerospaceengineering,playingacrucialroleinmoderninfrastructuremanagementandsmartcitydevelopment.
