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CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING SERVICES (CCNA) NO. 20-07-01 59 City of We Call it Smart Structures! VVAALLUUEE--AADDDDEEDD SSEERRVVIICCEESS RRAADDIISSEE bbrriinnggss tthhee aaddvvaannttaaggee ooff SSmmaarrtt TTeecchhnnoollooggyy ttoo tthhee CCoouunnttyy tthhrroouugghh oouurr SSiisstteerr CCoommppaannyy –– SSmmaarrtt SSttrruuccttuurreess!! SSmmaarrtt SSeennssoorrss With major infrastructure work forthcoming, like the Miami-Dade County has in its pipeline, the era of smart, connected internet of things (IoT) will be all around in the County sooner than one can think. In this context, SSmmaarrtt SSttrruuccttuurreess ((aa RRAADDIISSEE SSiisstteerr CCoommppaannyy)) with more than a decade of history of embedment and other variety of sensors, could monitor various concrete structural elements using pertinent sensors in almost any structural or awareness application. The monitoring can be for a brief time during construction, and for long-term life cycle monitoring. Sensors are still underused, especially in infrastructure design, construction and maintenance. As States across the nation inspect their marine structures inventory to determine maintenance and rehabilitation needs, non-quantitative and highly variable data obtained from current inspection programs often prove inadequate for making comprehensive, long-term life-cycle and bridge management decisions. For example, concrete pile foundations undergo corrosion with time and require retrofitting. Inspection of marine structural elements like Sea walls require more than visual or even surficial measurements. Sensor-monitoring is becoming a big part of construction and post construction processes. Smart Structures assembles, tests and calibrates in-house distinct types of sensors: accelerometers, strain sensors, corrosion sensors and other customized sensors. These are embeddable or externally attachable depending on the specific project requirement. The embeddable sensor technology is designed to be cast directly into wet concrete and cured before the commencement of construction. Since sensors are embedded within the concrete during casting, these are at their most active state during construction, continuously monitoring strains, load capacity and integrity to ensure quality installation. On many projects, these sensor systems have been used to augment – and even replace –traditional approaches to construction quality inspection, resulting in much greater construction productivity. Smart Structures also assembles, tests and calibrates in-house external gauges depending on the project requirements. In summary, the utilization of smart sensors of SSmmaarrtt SSttrruuccttuurreess ((aa RRAADDIISSEE SSiisstteerr CCoommppaannyy)) enables safe, economical and accelerated construction, and an advantage to the City moving forward. H. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION