Visualizing Plasma Physics Simulations in Immersive Environments
Title:
The future of structural health monitoring with extended reality
Authors:
Nuno Verdelho Trindade, Alfredo Ferreira, Daniel Gonçalves, Sérgio Oliveira
Year:
2025
Conference:
Digital Transformation in the Construction Industry, Chapter 30, Woodhead Publishing, 2025, Pages 593-620, ISBN 9780443298615, DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-29861-5.00030-5
Publisher:
Elsevier, Woodhead Publishing
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-29861-5.00030-5
Abstract:
Extended reality (XR) comprises the set of technologies directed at changing users’ observable reality. These technologies include most notably, virtual reality and augmented reality, and also other lesser-known modalities like diminished reality. The ongoing global transition to digital has determined the increasing adoption of these visualization and interaction technologies in the construction industry. Examples of applications of such technologies can be found for domains extending from design and planning to construction and operation. Some of the most mature applications of XR to the construction industry can be found in the structural health monitoring (SHM) field. This maturity results from the tangible advantages of performance, precision, and convenience, among others, that XR technologies have been proven to bring to this area. The use of such technologies, however, is not without important challenges, which must be taken into account when researching and developing applications. In this chapter, we analyze how the different modalities of XR are being applied in the context of the distinct areas of SHM. A specific case study of the application of these technologies to dam safety control is also described. In that scope, a set of guidelines is presented to assist researchers and domain experts in implementing such solutions. Finally, a reflection on the future of XR in SHM is carried out.
Keywords:
extended reality, structural health monitoring, virtual reality, augmented reality, safety control