Russian Scientists Develop Building Monitoring System for Arctic Conditions
Engineers in Perm have created a software–hardware complex capable of monitoring buildings in the Far North, even under extreme cold.
Researchers at the Perm Federal Research Center of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences have begun testing their newly developed system for deformation monitoring of buildings in Arctic environments. In early October, the system was deployed for the first time at a pilot site — a five-story administrative building with a precast reinforced concrete frame on pile foundations in Yakutia, a region where air temperatures approach Arctic levels. Before this field trial, the system had undergone extensive testing in a specialized climate chamber.
The key advantage of the system lies in its ability to operate reliably under extreme climatic conditions. The complex uses specially adapted sensors that measure settlement, tilt, temperature, and humidity. It continuously collects and analyzes data, detecting even the slightest structural changes, which allows engineers to predict and prevent potential emergencies in time. Its measurement accuracy across several parameters surpasses that of many modern analogs.
Earlier, scientists at Perm Polytechnic University developed a computer model that monitors bridge reliability with five times greater accuracy than existing solutions.
