Wireless Structural Health Monitoring of the Colosseum

project start

January 1, 2021

Sensors

Acelerómetro

Mide aceleración triaxial de alta resolución y frecuencias para análisis modal.

Inclinómetro

Detecta variaciones angulares con resolución sub-milirradián.

Nodo de comunicación

Conecta y digitaliza sensores analógicos de terceros.

Gateway

Recopila datos de sensores mediante LoRaWAN y los transmite a la nube vía red celular.

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Wireless Structural Health Monitoring of the Colosseum

Overview

The Colosseum is a historical structure of inestimable cultural value both for Italy and for the whole world. It is, therefore, necessary to preserve and protect the structural integrity of the historic structures that are incorporated into a constantly developing urban context such as that of the Italian capital.

A tender has been announced by the “Ministry of Cultural Heritage” and the contracting authority for the project is the “Parco Archeologico del Colosseo“. The aim of this monitoring project is to be the pilot project for processing the monitoring of the Colosseum and verifying the satellite data already acquired and being studied on the ground.

Move Solutions was therefore involved as a specialized partner by IMG, an Italian company that won the tender, providing a complete structural and environmental monitoring system. The monitoring system consists of Accelerometers, Tiltmeters and multiple probes connected to Communication Nodes. All sensors supplied by Move Solutions are completely wireless and easily managed remotely thanks to the IoT Platform.

For the entire installation on the Colosseum, which is absolutely non-invasive, it took only 2 days. In addition, to reduce the visual impact and to better incorporate these IoT devices in the historical context of the Colosseum, the sensors were painted by a restorer appointed by the “Belle Arti di Roma” with the aim of camouflaging them.

Wireless structural health monitoring of the Colosseum

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