Residential Building – Viña del Mar

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Challenge
Provide a rapid, high-resolution monitoring system to record building responses during frequent aftershocks, validating structural performance and ensuring occupant safety in a seismically active region.
Solution
The solution consisted of:
- 16 channels of accelerometers connected to the PDAQ Premium monitoring platform.
- Deployment on a reinforced residential building to monitor dynamic response across key structural locations.
Continuous recording of seismic activity, including more than 100 aftershocks exceeding magnitude 4.5 within the months following installation.
Outcomes
The system provided valuable datasets for structural validation and post-earthquake assessment, enabling engineers to confirm building integrity under repeated seismic loading. The data supported both local safety decisions and contributed to broader earthquake engineering research. As a legacy deployment, the Viña del Mar project demonstrated the value of SHM in post-disaster response, reinforcing the role of monitoring technologies in safeguarding communities in earthquake-prone countries like Chile.
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