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Innovation for
real-world impact
Why
Structural Health Monitoring?
Aging infrastructure is a major global challenge of our time.
Our mission is to make structural monitoring accessible to every infrastructure owner.
Fast, affordable, and scalable.
concrete
in every structure
Concrete shapes buildings, bridges, and transport systems. Maintaining it is key to keeping structures safe.
2nd
most consumed
material after water
3 in 4
buildings in Europe
are more than 30 years old
structural deformation
one symptom, many causes
Structural deformations are a common sign of distress in infrastructure.
We monitor these movements to help identify their underlying causes.
elastic deformation
Walls, beams, and other components deform under load, causing small but measurable shifts in the structure
settlement
of soil
Uneven movement in the soil beneath a structure can create shifts that may lead to long-term instability
chemical permeability
Chemical attacks or corrosion can weaken concrete and reinforcement, resulting in cracking and movement
structural
design flaws
Design or construction errors can create weak points, leading to excess stress and structural shifts over time
everyday cameras
The hidden potential of
Apple
iPhone 12​​ (2021)​
​
f/1.6
1/300 seconds
​
4mm focal length
Modern cameras can capture details as small as 50 microns, about the size of a grain of pollen.
Straintest uses this precision to measure structural movement through software.
Less hardware. More efficiency. Lower cost.
Straintest was created by Riccardo and Matteo, scientists and engineers from ETH Zürich and EPFL with research in infrastructure commissioning, machine learning, and AI.
Supported by industry veterans and advisors with many years of experience in infrastructure and structural monitoring, our team combines academic knowledge with practical expertise to deliver reliable, high-quality solutions.
