About Us
Welcome to the Structural Health Monitoring Laboratory (SHML) at CSIR-SERC! Structural Health Monitoring plays an important role in the design and performance assessment of structures and structural components, in particular, in critical application areas where safety and integrity are of paramount importance. SHML seeks to develop innovative methodologies and strategies for increasing the safety and reliability of civil engineering structures. Our research is focused on the areas of structural health monitoring, performance evaluation of civil infra structures, development of methodologies for pipeline monitoring and vibration based assessment of structures. One of the major activities of the laboratory is to apply the techniques and expertise to solve industrial problems. Our lab has carried out several consultancy/sponsored research projects for many organizations from Government, public and private sectors. The Lab continuously strives to be a focal point for structural health monitoring of civil engineering structures in India.
Data Acquisition systems for measuring structural responses
- Data acquisition systems for electrical resistance strain gauges up to 300 channel capacity (Static testing)
- Data Acquisition Systems for Dynamic response measurements up to 160 channel capacity (Displacement transducers, accelerometers and strain gauges )
- Data loggers for EFPI and FBG fiber optic sensors
- Data acquisition systems for vibrating wire sensors up to 60 channel capacity
Wireless structural testing systems and components
- Wireless structural testing systems of 64 channel capacity for Remote Health Monitoring Applications
- Modems, Antennas, Hardware and Software for Remote Health Monitoring
- National Instruments PXI and SCXI systems for remote health monitoring applications
Fully Equipped State of the Art Mobile Instrumentation and Testing Facility with facilities like
- DAQ systems with display
- Uninterrupted power backup
- Generator power supply
Other Facilities
- Total station, Tilt and Inclinometer systems for Structural monitoring
- Equipments for In-situ Stress Measurements in Concrete/Masonry Structures
- Blind-hole drilling equipment and Magnetoelasticity for residual stress measurement
- Load cells, displacement transducers, recorders, etc
- Strain gage & FBG, Fiber Optic Sensor
- Laser based Displacement measurement systems
- Tri-axial accelerometers
