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A system for monitoring the structural integrity of structural members of a building using radio frequency identification tags. A plurality of radio frequency modules are secured to structural members, each module including a radio frequency identification tag, a micro processor, a first memory, one

A system for monitoring the structural integrity of structural members of a building using radio frequency identification tags. A plurality of radio frequency modules are secured to structural members, each module including a radio frequency identification tag, a micro processor, a first memory, one or more sensors for measuring data related to the structural integrity of the building members and a transceiver for receiving operational instructions used to monitor the structural integrity of the building and for transmitting the measured data. There is also provided a computing system that transmits the operational instructions to the radio frequency modules and receives the measured data from the modules. In addition, the computing system stores the measured data in a second memory and processes the measured data from the modules.

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1. A system for monitoring the structural integrity of structural members of a building using radio-frequency identification tags with associated sensors comprising: a plurality of clips attached to respective structural members;a radio-frequency module secured to each of the clips and including: a

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A system for monitoring the structural integrity of structural members of a building using radio-frequency identification tags with associated sensors comprising: a plurality of clips attached to respective structural members;a radio-frequency module secured to each of the clips and including: a radio-frequency identification tag identifiable via a unique tag number;a microprocessor device;a first memory;one or more sensors for measuring data related to the structural integrity of the structural members of buildings; anda transceiver capable of receiving operational instructions used to monitor the structural integrity of the building and transmitting the measured data; anda computing system configured to: transmit the operational instructions for collection of the measured data to the radio-frequency modules;receive the measured data from the radio-frequency modules;store the measured data in a second memory;process the measured data from the radio-frequency modulestransmit the processed data via a communication protocol; andwherein the radio-frequency identification tag comprises an active radio-frequency identification tag, a passive radio-frequency identification tag, or a battery assisted passive radio-frequency identification tag. 2. The system of claim 1 wherein the computing system further includes a database that correlates the radio-identification tag number of each respective clip to a location in the building, the database capable of storing the measured data for each of the unique tag numbers for incorporation of the measured data into a three-dimensional model of the building. 3. The system of claim 2 wherein the computing system is further configured to display the three-dimensional model of the building including a graphical representation of the measured data within the three-dimensional model. 4. The system of claim 1 wherein the one or more sensors comprise strain gauges, temperature sensors, torque sensors, or pressure sensors. 5. The system of claim 1 wherein the operational instructions for collection of the measured data is triggered by a predetermined schedule, a sensor-based event or an external communication. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors comprise strain gauges, temperature sensors, torque sensors, or pressure sensors; the operational instructions for collection of the measured data is triggered by a predetermined schedule, a sensor-based event or an external communication;the computing system further includes a database that correlates the radio-identification tag number of each respective clip to a location in the building, the database capable of storing the measured data for each of the unique tag numbers for incorporation of the measured data into a three-dimensional model of the building; andthe computing system is further configured to display the three-dimensional model of the building including a graphical representation of the measured data within the three-dimensional model. 7. A system for creating a three-dimensional model and determining the structural integrity of structural members of buildings using radio-frequency identification tags with associated sensors comprising: a plurality of metal clips attached to respective structural members;a radio-frequency module secured to respective metal clips and including: a radio-frequency identification tag identifiable via a unique tag number;a microprocessor device;a first memory;one or more sensors for measuring data related to the structural integrity of the structural members of buildings; anda transceiver capable of receiving operational instructions used to monitor the structural integrity of the building and transmitting the measured data; anda computing system configured to: provide the operational instructions for collection of the measured data to the radio-frequency modules;receive the measured data from the radio-frequency modules;store the measured data in a second memory;process the measured data from the radio-frequency modules; andcompare the measured data with a database that correlates the radio-frequency identification tag number from each respective clip to a location in the building, the database capable of comparing the measured data for each of the unique tag numbers with previously stored measured data and incorporating the differences into a three-dimensional model of the building;provide a user interface which displays the three-dimensional model based on the measured data received from the radio-frequency modules; andtransmit the processed data via a communication protocol. 8. The system of claim 7 wherein the one or more sensors comprises strain gauges, temperature sensors, torque sensors, or pressure sensors. 9. The system of claim 7 wherein the operational instructions for collection of the measured data is triggered by a predetermined schedule, a sensor-based event or a communication from the outside world. 10. The system of claim 7 wherein the three-dimensional model displayed on the user interface comprises displaying structural failures within the plurality of structural members within the building. 11. The system of claim 7 wherein the radio-frequency identification tag comprises an active radio-frequency identification tag, a passive radio-frequency identification tag, or a battery assisted passive radio-frequency identification tag. 12. The system of claim 7 wherein the operational instructions from the computing system and the measured data from each of the radio-frequency modules is transmitted in an encrypted format. 13. A method for monitoring the structural integrity of buildings using radio-frequency identification tags with associated sensors, the method comprising: connecting a plurality of metal clips which are operatively associated with a plurality of radio-frequency modules to a plurality of structural members, each radio-frequency module including; a radio-frequency identification tag via a unique tag number;a microprocessor device;a memory;one or more sensors for measuring data related to the structural integrity of the structural members of buildings; anda transceiver capable of receiving operational instructions used to monitor the structural integrity of the building and transmitting the measured data; andmonitoring the structural integrity of the buildings with a computer system by: transmitting the operational instructions to the of radio-frequency modules;receiving the measured data from the radio-frequency modules;storing the measured data;processing the measured data from the radio-frequency modules by: correlating the radio-frequency identification tag number with each respective clip to a location in the building;comparing the measured data with previously saved data to determine if a change in status has occurred;incorporating the comparison result into a three-dimensional model which reflects the structural integrity of the buildingproviding the three-dimensional model to a display; andtransmitting the processed data via a communication protocol. 14. The method of claim 13 wherein the transmitting the operational instructions from the computing system and transmitting the measured data from the radio-frequency modules is performed in an encrypted format. 15. The method of claim 13 wherein transmitting the operational instructions from a computer system to the radio-frequency modules and receiving radio-frequency identification tag numbers and measured data from the radio-frequency modules further comprises: assigning a primary subcarrier for providing the operational instructions from the computer system to the radio-frequency modules and for transmitting the radio-frequency identification tag numbers for the radio-frequency identification tag;receiving the radio-frequency identification tag numbers in an uplink timeslot on the assigned primary subcarrier assigned to the radio-frequency modules;assigning supplemental subcarriers to individual radio-frequency modules for transmitting the measured data from the individual radio-frequency modules;transmitting the supplemental subcarrier information in the operational instructions from the computer system to the radio-frequency modules;receiving the measured data from the individual radio-frequency modules on the respective supplemental subcarrier selected by the computing system; anddecoding and demodulating the measured data. 16. The method of claim 15 wherein the supplemental subcarrier selection information is transmitted to the radio-frequency modules on the primary subcarrier. 17. A system for monitoring the structural integrity of structural members of a building using radio-frequency identification tags with associated sensors comprising: a plurality of radio-frequency modules, each radio-frequency module being secured to respective structural members and including:a radio-frequency identification tag identifiable via a unique tag number; a microprocessor device; a first memory; one or more sensors for measuring data related to the structural integrity of the structural members of buildings; anda transceiver capable of receiving operational instructions used to monitor the structural integrity of the building and transmitting the measured data; anda computing system configured to:transmit the operational instructions for collection of the measured data to the plurality of radio-frequency modules;receive the measured data from the plurality of radio-frequency modules; store the measured data in a second memory; process the measured data from the plurality of radio-frequency modules;transmit the processed data via a communication protocol; andwherein the radio-frequency identification tag comprises an active radio-frequency identification tag, a passive radio-frequency identification tag, or a battery assisted passive radio-frequency identification tag. 18. A system for monitoring the structural integrity of structural members of a building using radio-frequency identification tags with associated sensors comprising: a plurality of clips attached to respective structural members;a radio-frequency module secured to each of the clips and including: a radio-frequency identification tag identifiable via a unique tag number;a microprocessor device;a first memory;one or more sensors for measuring data related to the structural integrity of the structural members of buildings; anda transceiver capable of receiving operational instructions used to monitor the structural integrity of the building and transmitting the measured data; anda computing system configured to: transmit the operational instructions for collection of the measured data to the radio-frequency modules;receive the measured data from the radio-frequency modules;store the measured data in a second memory;process the measured data from the radio-frequency modules;transmit the processed data via a communication protocol; andwherein the operational instructions from the computing system and the measured data from each of the radio-frequency modules is transmitted in an encrypted format.