Implementation of Internet of Things for Structural Health Monitoring in Nigeria

The lingering cases of building collapse in Nigeria and the attending rate of mortality call for urgent attention. Advances in Internet of Things (IoT) technology can be leveraged to facilitate the autonomous monitoring of buildings. In this paper, an IoT model was implemented using piezo electronic transducers and programmable microcontrollers to monitor structural health as well as a warning system to notify users when structural integrity becomes threatened. The data obtained from the sensors are stored on the cloud and can be used to develop a robust building information system.