SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING THE STRESS-STRAIN STATE OF STRUCTURES AS PART OF A DIGITAL TWIN OF BUILDINGS AND TRANSPORT STRUCTURES USING AUGMENTED AND VIRTUAL REALITY
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The article discusses the issues of organizing monitoring of the stress-strain state of building structures and transport structures as part of a digital twin using virtual and augmented reality technologies. The relevance of the study is due to the need to improve the reliability and operational safety of construction facilities, a significant part of which are operated in conditions of exceeding standard service life, increased transport loads and the impact of adverse natural and climatic factors. An approach to building a digital twin is proposed based on the integration of a BIM model, computational models implemented by the finite element method, and experimental data from automated stress-strain state monitoring. The choice of a monitoring scheme based on the results of numerical modeling is justified, which makes it possible to identify the most stressed and critical areas of structures. It is shown that the inclusion of monitoring data in the digital twin ensures that the calculated models are updated taking into account the actual operating conditions and accumulated damage. A VR/AR environment has been implemented as a functional layer of the digital twin, providing immersive visualization of the geometry of the structure, monitoring results and calculated data. The use of virtual and augmented reality increases the visibility of stress and strain distribution analysis, reduces the influence of the human factor, and improves the efficiency of engineering decision-making during the inspection and operation of buildings and transport facilities.
The results of the performed research and testing on real objects confirm the prospects of using digital twins with integrated VAT monitoring and VR/AR technologies to manage the technical condition and operational reliability of construction structures.
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