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Automatic Layout Method for Seismic Monitoring Devices on the Basis of Building Geometric Features

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Seismic monitoring is a crucial step in ensuring the safety and resilience of building structures. The implementation of effective monitoring systems, particularly across large-scale, complex building clusters, is currently hindered by the limitations of traditional sensor placement methods, which suffer from low efficiency, high subjectivity, and difficulties in replication. This paper proposes an innovative AI-based Automated Layout Method for seismic monitoring devices, leveraging building geometric recognition to provide a scalable, quantifiable, and reproducible engineering solution. The core methodology achieves full automation and quantification by innovatively employing a dual-channel approach (images and vectors) to parse architectural floor plans. It first converts complex geometric features—including corner coordinates, effective angles, and concavity/convexity attributes—into quantifiable deployment scoring and density functions. The method implements a multi-objective balanced control system by introducing advanced engineering metrics such as key floor assurance, central area weighting, spatial dispersion, vertical continuity, and torsional restraint. This approach ensures the final sensor configuration is scientifically rigorous and highly representative of the structure’s critical dynamic responses. Validation on both simple and complex Reinforced Concrete (RC) frame structures consistently demonstrates that the system successfully achieves a rational sensor allocation under budget constraints. The placement strategy is physically informed, concentrating sensors at critical floors (base, top, and mid-level) and strategically utilizing external corner points to maximize the capture of torsional and shear responses. Compared with traditional methods, the proposed approach has distinct advantages in automation, quantification, and adaptability to complex geometries. It generates a reproducible installation manifest (including coordinates, sensor types, and angle classification) that directly meets engineering implementation needs. This work provides a new, efficient technical pathway for establishing a systematic and sustainable seismic risk monitoring platform.

Source: Sustainability

DOI: 10.3390/su18031384

Author: Zhangdi Xie

Institution: Chongqing University

Language: English

Topic: Structural Health Monitoring Techniques

Subfield: Civil and Structural Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,896