A Review of Applications and challenges of Internet of Things in civil engineering (water and hydraulic structures)

The Internet of Things is a new model known as the Internet of the Future, and its main idea is to connect things to the Internet, which was first proposed by Mark Weiser and introduced by Kevin Ashton. The Internet of Things is a term used to describe a world in which objects can They will be able to interact with other objects by connecting to the Internet or with the help of communication tools and share their information with each other or with humans and provide a new class of capabilities and applications. One of the important goals of the Internet of Things is to make management smarter and improve quality. the Internet of Things and its applications can play a central role in the intelligent management of water, which will ultimately lead to the creation of added value. In this review, an overview of internal researches and experiences in the field of using Internet of Things technology in civil engineering (water and hydraulic structures) such as urban runoff management, flood forecasting and warning, evaporation and transpiration, dam safety, water and sewage industry, smart irrigation, Management of water resource consumption, hydrology (quantitative and qualitative management) of surface and underground water has been done. Since the Internet of Things in civil engineering is one of the newest solutions in providing the possibility of data mining and information processing for the development and improvement of the quality of civil infrastructures, it will be faced with the challenges of its use.