PREDICTIVE ALGORITHMS FOR STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY IN SCULPTURES
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https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v6.i2s.2025.6715Keywords:
Predictive Algorithms, Structural Integrity, Sculpture Conservation, Finite-Element Analysis, Machine Learning, Material Degradation ModelingAbstract [English]
In computational modeling has provided avenues to evaluate and maintain the structural integrity of sculptures, especially those that are exposed to environmental factors or aging materials, or complicated distributions of loads. Finite-element analysis, machine learning, and sensor-based data collection together in predictive algorithms provide a proactive approach of determining the risk of failure before it can be seen to be deteriorating. These algorithms create probabilistic models and simulate stress propagation, micro-fracture development and deformation at different conditions by combining high-resolution 3D scans with material performance data of the past. The ability to predict stability of the sculptures over a long period of time, without any invasive processes, enables the conservators, engineers, and artists to make the sculptures safer and more accurately preserved. The use of predictive algorithms is not restricted to the field of diagnostics but can also be used in decision-making during restoration and preventative maintenance. The adaptive models are fed by real-time monitoring systems which have accelerators, strain gauge, and environmental sensors which continuously feed the data into this adaptive model, which in turn improves its predictions with time. Anomaly detection and regression-based forecasting are methods of machine-learning that can subsequently categorize high-risk areas and predict schedules of possible structural failure. This information-driven modeling and conservation practice synergy does not only reduce the cost of restoration, but also aids to keep artistic integrity of sculptures low as well by minimizing cases of unwarranted interventions. Due to the development of predictive algorithms, their great potentials lie in the fact that sculpture conservation can be made a more precise, efficient, and scientifically based discipline.
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