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Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) plays a vital role in ensuring the safety, reliability, and sustainability of civil infrastructure such as bridges and high-rise buildings. Traditional inspection-based approaches are often costly, time-consuming, and incapable of providing continuous condition assessment. Recent advances in Internet of Things (IoT) technologies and fiber optic sensing have enabled real-time, automated, and scalable SHM systems. This paper presents a comprehensive review and integration framework of IoT-based sensor networks and fiber optic sensors for real-time damage detection in bridges and tall buildings. IoT sensors enable distributed data acquisition, wireless communication, and cloud-based analytics, while fiber optic sensors provide high-resolution, durable, and interference-resistant measurements of strain, temperature, vibration, and crack propagation. The synergy between these technologies enables accurate damage identification, localization, and severity assessment. Applications in bridges and high-rise buildings demonstrate the effectiveness of hybrid SHM systems in enhancing safety, reducing maintenance costs, and supporting informed decision-making. Challenges and future research directions are also discussed.