S-MoSES | PRIN Project 2020

S-MoSES (Smart Monitoring for Safety of Existing Structures and Infrastructures) aims to give rise to a strong improvement in the safety and reliability of structures and infrastructures. To this aim, a strong interdisciplinary consortium has been set up. In addition to the Academic Research Unit of Florence, Bari, Bologna, Cagliari, and Napoli, stakeholders, academic institutions, administrative authorities, and SMEs, will be involved in the project.

The need for monitoring and maintenance of the existing structures and infrastructures is nowadays of paramount relevance in Italy where cultural heritage sites are a strategic asset and most of the infrastructure nets were built more than 60 years ago. The infrastructure functionality closely depends on an efficient monitoring activity. In addition, lack of proper and timely maintenance entails an increasing deterioration and, consequently, higher repair costs. Therefore, developing smart monitoring of infrastructures becomes mandatory, with particular attention to the ones still in service even when their life limit has been exceeded. Smart monitoring systems allow to develop cities and territories facing climate changes and management duties most effectively.