Structural Health Check-Ups Needed But Are Too Infrequent.

Having performance metrics on structures is such a commonsense, building-health approach", says Thomas Winant, president of STRAAM. Two engineers may have different interpretations of visual data, but STRAAM provides a baseline to measure structural health over time, says Jeary. STRAAM, [structural risk assessment and management,] is a non-destructive testing method where ultra-sensitive accelerometers are mounted to a building or bridge's structural elements. [Extracted from the article]