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Laying the foundations for the next generation of structural health monitoring

The first step towards creating a simple method to understand Structural Health Monitoring systems is being taken by NPL – the development of industrial demonstrators for renewable energy and civil engineering structures. There is a wide industrial need for predictive systems that can monitor structures and inform the asset holders on their state of structural health. These structures include ...

Feb. 18, 2008

By National Physical Laboratory (NPL)

ASTM D5055 - 11a Standard Specification for Establishing and Monitoring Structural Capacities of Prefabricated Wood I-Joists

This specification gives procedures for establishing, monitoring, and reevaluating structural capacities of prefabricated wood I-joists. Capacities considered are shear, moment, and stiffness. Procedures for establishing common details are given and certain design considerations specific to wood I-joists are ...

Jan. 4, 2012

By ASTM International

Parallel Measurement of Air-borne and Structure-borne Noise

With quality control or long-term monitoring of devices, machines, vehicles, etc. often several vibration and acoustic measurements are required in parallel. The FX100 Audio Analyzer is the ideal platform to quickly and easily set up such measurement systems. The FX100 Audio Analyzer is a modular system equipped with up to four parallel analysis channels. Microphones or vibration sensors ...

Mar. 23, 2016

By NTi Audio AG

New Vibration Monitoring Terminal Available

Brüel & Kjær today announced the release of its new Vibration Monitoring Terminal Type 3680. The innovative device enables users to effectively: Protect against structural damage risks in construction and mining Assess human response to ground-borne vibration from road and rail traffic Monitor background vibration to ensure ...

Sep. 12, 2016

By Brüel & Kjær Sound & Vibration Measurement A/S

Meteorological Monitoring Alert – Psd Permitting

AERMOD has replaced ISC in most cases as the preferred air dispersion model for use in PSD/regulatory permitting. AERMOD uses current science to predict the impact of air emissions from multiple sources at receptors located near points of interest. The AERMOD has the ability to use site-specific meteorological parameters to account for variation in wind and stability due to nearby structures, ...

May 7, 2007

By Shell Engineering & Associates, Inc.

NRC monitoring approach of Hurricane Ike

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has activated its Incident Response Center in Arlington, Texas, and is monitoring the approach of Hurricane Ike, expected to make landfall on the Texas coast tomorrow morning. The South Texas Project nuclear plant in Bay City, Texas, has notified the NRC that it intends to shut down if hurricane winds in excess of 73 mph are forecast on site. The licensee would ...

Sep. 11, 2008

By U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

2010 Global Ecolabel Monitor Released

This report summarizes the findings of the 2010 Global Ecolabel Monitor, a comprehensive global survey on the performance and structure of ecolabels around the world.Full results are available at Ecolabelindex.com. How do consumers and institutional buyers know if something is ‘green’ or ‘ecofriendly’? As environmental qualities are often imperceptible in the final ...

Feb. 7, 2011

By Big Room Inc. | Dot Eco | Ecolabel Index

NRC monitoring approach of Hurricane Gustav

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has dispatched additional personnel to nuclear power plants in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas in anticipation of the expected landfall Monday of Hurricane Gustav. One plant – Waterford, located about 20 miles west of New Orleans – informed the NRC it intends to shut down late Sunday evening to ensure that all safety precautions are in place ahead of the storm. ...

Sep. 1, 2008

By U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

CH2M HILL’s Allen Davis to receive hydraulic structures medal for technological leadership

Allen Davis, a 36-year employee of global full-service engineering, construction and operations firm CH2M HILL, has been selected by the Environmental Water Resources Institute (EWRI) to receive the 2008 Hydraulic Structures Medal. The award is one of the top two awards granted to hydraulic engineers annually, worldwide. “This is, indeed, a huge honor,” says CH2M HILL Chairman and CEO Ralph ...

Apr. 9, 2008

By CH2M Hill Companies, Ltd.

New monitoring network for Scottish ports

Historically, ferry masters operating off the west coast of Scotland would have to sail to a port and on arrival visually assess the weather and tide conditions before deciding whether safe berthing alongside the pier or quayside would be possible. This wastes time and fuel, and can causes immense frustration among passengers, who may see ferries come close to a port, but thereafter depart ...

Aug. 16, 2015

By OTT HydroMet

Rotork Schischek launches controller for decentralised control structures in industrial and hazardous areas

More and more applications in the industrial and hazardous area building automation sector require high performance and easy to use control systems. The local control of variable air volume (VAV) and constant air volume (CAV) systems as well as pressure, temperature and humidity eliminates the need for connection to remote controllers. Air volume control is the key to delivering cost effective ...

Feb. 12, 2015

By Rotork plc

Arkansas receives $343,200 to monitor and survey freshwater

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is helping Arkansas take additional steps to assess the effects of pollutants and other stressors on the state’s freshwater resources. EPA awarded $343,200 to Arkansas to participate in a National Ecoregion Monitoring Program, a Wetlands Survey Project and develop a software program to interface the data. EPA works with states and local ...

Apr. 3, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Protecting your investment in weather monitoring technology

When you buy a weather station from Columbia Weather, we help protect your technology investment by recommending accessories that may be useful to your particular installation. To prevent the possible disruption of weather data during an ice storm we offer a couple of options. For Capricorn 2000 Weather Stations, we recommend a heated rain gauge and the heavy-duty EX wind sensor with the ...

Sep. 28, 2009

By Columbia Weather Systems, Inc.

3D forest reconstruction to improve environmental monitoring

Knowledge of forests is essential to our understanding and mitigation of climate change. Covering about 30% of global land area, forests play a significant role in the delivery of ecosystem services including climate regulation, carbon storage, biodiversity, prevention of soil erosion and flood mitigation. Forest monitoring programmes, which can assess the impact of natural and anthropogenic ...

Sep. 29, 2015

By National Physical Laboratory (NPL)

Using micro-organisms to monitor river health

Monitoring changes in microscopic organisms called diatoms can assist in evaluating the quality of water over an entire river watershed. Researchers from France have developed a new index that could help Member States fulfill the EU's Water Framework Directive 2000 (WFD). The WFD aims to achieve good ecological and chemical status in surface water bodies by the year 2015. Diatoms are a type of ...

Jul. 9, 2008

By European Commission, Environment DG

Recovery Act Funds will upgrade earthquake monitoring

Grants totaling $5 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act are being awarded to 13 universities nationwide to upgrade critical earthquake monitoring networks and increase public safety. “These stimulus grants will save lives as well as create jobs,” Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar said today. “More than 75 million Americans in 39 states face the risk of earthquakes. ...

Sep. 24, 2009

By U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Shimadzu introduces new multi-dimensional gas chromatography system for structure and quality control analysis

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments’ new Multi-Dimensional Gas Chromatography system (MDGC) expands the capabilities of chemists who perform target compound analyses in complex sample matrices, including natural product extracts, food and flavor components, and biological extracts. Traditionally, a single-column approach to these analyses has proven to be problematic because the complex nature of ...

Apr. 2, 2009

By Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Inc

Announcing the Solinst Symposium on groundwater monitoring for the 21st century

Design is a traditional task common to all engineering fields although most engineers do not have to deal with the heterogeneous properties of materials as is the case in site remediation, mining, geotechnical engineering, etc. A structural engineer can specify properties of steel or reinforced concrete and an electronics engineer can specify the physical properties of transistors, capacitors, ...

Aug. 17, 2010

By Solinst Canada Ltd.

Ashted vibration monitoring used during chimney demolition

Vibration monitoring equipment from Ashtead Technology Rentals played an important role when a famous Lancashire landmark from the Victorian era came crashing to the ground in a controlled explosion. Encia Demolition carried out the detonation of the 65 metre tall Gem Mill chimney in Oldham to make way for a housing development. In order to monitor the ground vibrations caused by the detonation, ...

Dec. 11, 2007

By Ashtead Technology Ltd

Beazer East Completes Cleanup of Over 100 Residential Structures at the Cabot Koppers Site in Gainesville, Fla.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that Beazer East has finished soil cleanup at 103 residential structures at the Cabot Koppers site in Gainesville, Fla. The cleanup was accomplished with 100% participation from property owners. Cleanup also took place at seven commercial buildings, four vacant lots, and the Genesis Preparatory School. In the end of 2013, a contractor for ...

Nov. 23, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

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