structural health monitoring system Articles

GPR: a new tool for structural health monitoring of infrastructure

Abstract Recent developments in acquisition methodology, data acquisition systems, post-processing software, and the availability of user friendly high-frequency antennas have enabled the GPR user to generate accurate three dimensional images of the interior of concrete structures. Four case studies are discussed with emphasis on output that is readily understood by the ...

Dec. 31, 2006

By SewerVUE

Design of a biomimetic-based monitoring and diagnostic system for civil structures

Recent high intensity natural events such as hurricanes, tsunamis, and earthquakes have introduced new challenges for the design, maintenance, and sustainability of civil structures. Globally, civil infrastructures are deteriorating at an alarming rate caused by overuse, overloading, aging, damage or failure due to natural or man-made hazards. With such a vast network of deteriorating ...

May 8, 2007

By Inderscience Publishers

Monitoring and warning system - case study

TenCate GeoDetect is the first sensor enabled geotextile on the market to provide soil reinforcement, structural health monitoring and an early warning system into one package. Our “intelligent geotextile” is the first system designed specifically for geotechnical applications and offers a technical solution for monitoring geo-structures for changes in strain, temperature or the ...

Dec. 31, 2010

By TenCate Geosynthetics Netherlands bv

Construction and Civil Infrastructures Monitoring Systems

Civil infrastructures are usually monitored through its whole life cycle. SHM (Structural Health Monitoring) technologies enable the estimation of the structural state and detection of structural change that affects the performance of a structure. Two discriminating factors in SHM are the time-scale of the change (how quickly the state changes) and the severity of the change. These factors ...

Jul. 31, 2013

By Advantic Sistemas y Servicios S.L

The 10 Pillars of a Health and Safety Program

The challenges inherent in managing health and safety within an organization are numerous, but an effective EH&S program will reduce injuries, incidents and can improve the quality of products that are shipped. For a health and safety program to be effective, it needs to address the challenges that threaten failure. It should be planned, include goals and be based on the on-going measurement ...

Aug. 3, 2016

By Rivo, a Sphera Company

Construction site health and safety failures

As what is largely agreed to be the world’s most dangerous industry, construction site Health and Safety failures constitute potentially severe harm to worker wellbeing, with the capacity to severely impact quality of life or – put bluntly – end it. Running contrary to this doom-laden approach though, improvements to the industry typically arise from assessing ...

Feb. 21, 2017

By SHEilds Ltd

Causal-effect structure transformation based on hierarchical representation for biomedical sensing

In general, understanding causality among components in a target system, including a human body, is quite effective and efficient solution since utilisation of the causality helps predicting future system condition, making correct diagnosis and so forth. As for focusing on biomedical sensing, the causality among vital signals obtained from sensors built in measurement equipment should be ...

Mar. 31, 2010

By Inderscience Publishers

Study on method for assessment of the physical structure integrity in Chagan lake in China based on remote sensing

This paper, taking Chagan lake as the study area, uses and improves MWR V1.0 (Rivers (Lake) Health Assessment Indicators, Standards and Methods V1.0) relating to the theory and method of physical structure integrity assessment. A 500 m × 1000 m grid on the lakeshore zone is a basic evaluation unit, and then a lakeshore physical structural integrity evaluation system using remote ...

Nov. 17, 2014

By IWA Publishing

Gas Monitoring for Ventilation Control and Energy Management

The growing demand for underground and enclosed parking and maintenance garages (resulting from limitations on land availability) has increased the awareness and need for proper ventilation and control systems. In addition, increased health and safety programs have only added to the concerns of toxic and combustible gases in confined or enclosed spaces. Historically, ventilation and make-up air ...

Dec. 15, 2013

By Arjay Engineering Ltd.

Cyanobacteria successfully monitored and controlled by using ultrasound

Cyanobacteria- also known as blue-green algae- cause problems when blooming in lakes, ponds and reservoirs. Mainly due to the production of toxins, cyanobacteria cause fish kill and the death of other aquatic animals. They also affect human beings, causing paralysis and skin irritation, and they are even thought to be related to the occurrence of liver cancer. In drinking water reservoirs, the ...

Oct. 21, 2014

By LG Sonic

Neon Gas and Where it is Used - PureAire Oxygen Deficiency Monitors for Safety and Why a Monitor May be Required?

Neon gas has a range of uses in industry, including in the popular business signs advertising stores as open. Explore some of the less well-known ways to use neon and learn how use of the gas may require installation of an oxygen deficiency monitor to protect worker safety. Uses for Neon Gas Neon gas can be filtered from helium using ...

Jan. 1, 2017

By PureAire Monitoring Systems, Inc

Building Sustainable Sanitation Systems

A low cost system of resource management such as composting toilets is helping to mitigate many of Haiti’s social and ecological challenges. The Caribbean Republic of Haiti — the poorest, most environmentally degraded country in the Western Hemisphere with a population of about 10 million — is a case study in forestry and soil fertility mismanagement. A colonial ...

Oct. 31, 2012

By BioCycle Magazine

DAM GOOD ROVS - The inspection and maintenance of vital resource facilities is an integral part of any regions health and stability management program

Providing consistent output while driving down inspection and maintenance costs is a key activity for those involved in the provision of such services, and requires the monitoring and assessment of relevant new technologies and techniques. The use of divers in the inspection and maintenance of hydro dam facilities is a practice that will remain central to the effective running of these ...

Dec. 31, 2005

By AC-CESS Co Uk Ltd

UV systems for spas & hydro pools - Case Study

With the rise of health centres and leisure clubs throughout the UK, a key feature in many modern facilities is the inclusion of spas and hydro pools. As a specialist aquatic application, spas and hydro pools feature high turnover rates, high bather loads, increased turbulence and water temperatures above 35oC. This combination of factors provides a perfect breeding ground for harmful ...

May 19, 2014

By atg UV Technology

Reckitt Benckiser - CSR data management system advice and comparison case study

The Challenge Reckitt Benckiser (makers of Cillet Bang, Dettol, Vanish, Gaviscon, Strepsils and many other leading household brands) needed a fully flexible, internet based Environmental and Health & Safety system to run across 150 global sites with up to 300 users. They needed a robust, low cost system that could support their dynamic sustainability strategy and cope with both internal ...

Mar. 9, 2014

By SustainIt Solutions Ltd.

Spray-applied gas membrane system instrumental in methane mitigation at Playa Vista

The Playa Vista development, located near Marina Del Rey, California, has drawn political opposition over land-use issues and building safety concerns dating back to the 1990’s, which continued through the project’s inception in 2001. At the heart of the public safety concern was naturally occurring methane gas, which is known to be explosive if allowed to accumulate in confined ...

Jan. 19, 2009

By Colloid Environmental Technologies Company (CETCO)

Evoh vapor mitigation system used to protect against residual VOC contamination case study

Project: Former Film Processing Facility Location: Hollywood, CA Products: Liquid Boot PLUS Gas Vapor Mitigation System Background: VOC contamination was detected in the sub slab for a project situated on a site that was once a former film processing facility. Challenge: Owner of the facility ...

Feb. 14, 2013

By Colloid Environmental Technologies Company (CETCO)

Automotive catalytic converters and environmental pollution: role of the platinum group elements in the redox reactions and free radicals production

The concentrations of Platinum Group Elements (PGE) (Pt, Rh, Pd and Ir) in the atmosphere of urban areas have been progressively increased as a consequence of their release from the automotive catalytic converters and their adsorption in the particulate material. The PGEs catalytic activity is therefore extended also outside the vehicle converters. In the environment, PGEs come in contact with ...

Jan. 29, 2007

By Inderscience Publishers

CAIROX CR potassium permanganate tablets - Case Study

PROBLEM Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) results from septic conditions during the collection and treatment of wastewater. H2S has long been recognized as a major problem for municipal wastewater systems. This colorless gas, known for its rotten egg smell, is produced by the biological reduction of sulfates and the decomposition of organic material. It forms at virtually every point in a system ...

Dec. 29, 2016

By Carus Corporation

Impediments and constraints in the uptake of water sensitive urban design measures in greenfield and infill developments

Water sensitive urban developments are designed with integrated urban water management concepts and water sensitive urban design measures. The initiatives that may be included are the substitution of imported drinking water with alternative sources using a fit-for-purpose approach and structural and non-structural measures for the source control of stormwater. A water sensitive approach to urban ...

Dec. 31, 2011

By IWA Publishing

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