A device for securing and monitoring load-bearing elements (1) in building structures contains
textile reinforcing material (2) and sensors (6, 7, 8, 9) combined at equal intervals with the
textile reinforcing material (2), one of the surfaces of which is covered with a malleable
mass polyurethane (4).
Fiber optic sensors (6), accelerometers (7), strain gauges (8),
linear displacement transformer sensors (9) in a differential arrangement (LVDT) are used. The method of securing and monitoring load-bearing elements in building structures using this device is to clean, dry and remove dust from the protected surface of the load-bearing element (1), then prime it with a
polyurethane primer, and then glue the securing and monitoring device.After the elastic
polyurethane mass (4) is completely bonded to the substrate, the positions of individual sensors (6, 7, 8, 9) on the load-bearing element (1) are determined on the protected surface of the load-bearing element (1) and their positions are entered into the
system monitoring the condition of the building structure. Then measurement data from individual sensors (6, 7, 8, 9) are recorded at given time intervals and the status of the monitored load-bearing element (1) is determined on an ongoing basis. In a variant of the method, before the stage of cleaning,
drying and dedusting the protected surface of the load-bearing element (1), at least one groove is made in it along the direction of its operation, and then, after placing the securing and monitoring device in the groove, it is filled with a single-component, preferably with a setting accelerator, or with a two-component, malleable polyurethane
mass (4) and protected against leakage with an
adhesive tape, which is removed after the filling of the malleable polyurethane mass (4) has set.