Structural Monitoring News on Environmental XPRT

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. 19, 2008

By National Physical Laboratory (NPL)

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. 24, 2016

By NTi Audio AG

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. 5, 2012

By ASTM International

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. 10, 2008

By CH2M Hill Companies, Ltd.

Moving to low-carbon society means structural shifts in economy - OECD

Competitiveness challenges associated with the shift towards a low-carbon economy are real but manageable, according to environment ministers from the 30 member countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), who debated the issue in Paris last week. Ministers agreed that 'moving to a low-carbon society will require significant structural shifts in the economy' ...

May 7, 2008

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. 13, 2015

By Rotork

Monitoring and reporting CO2 emissions

Untitled Document On January 1st, 2005 the 2003/87/WE ...

Nov. 30, 2004

LiDAR monitoring coastal erosion

Subject to intense meteorological events, including windstorms and heavy waves, Corsica has seen significant erosion of its coastline in the past 25 years and a decline in the surface area occupied by seagrass beds. Key to the success of this new initiative will be the Hawk Eye II scanning device, with its capability to capture precision data from both land and seabed terrain simultaneously, in ...

Oct. 14, 2009

Lancaster structural steel erection company cited after worker hospitalized for heat-related illness during bridge reconstruction project

Employer name: High Structural Erectors LLC, 1915 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The inspection site was at the Route 84 East Bridge, between Matamoras, Pennsylvania, and Port Jervis, New York. Citations issued: On Sept. 3, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the company one ...

Sep. 15, 2015

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

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. 24, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

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. 3, 2009

By Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Inc

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. 13, 2016

By Brüel & Kjær Sound & Vibration Measurement A/S

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. 12, 2008

By U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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 8, 2007

By Shell Engineering & Associates, Inc.

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. 17, 2015

By The OTT Hydromet Group

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. 8, 2011

By Big Room Inc. | Dot Eco | Ecolabel Index

ASTM D7290 - 06(2011) Standard Practice for Evaluating Material Property Characteristic Values for Polymeric Composites for Civil Engineering Structural Applications

This practice covers the procedures for computing material property characteristic values for polymeric composite materials intended for use in civil engineering structural applications. A characteristic value represents a statistical lower bound on the material property structural member resistance factors for civil engineering design codes for composite structures. This practice may be used to ...

Jan. 3, 2012

By ASTM International

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. 2, 2008

By U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Rotork introduces a revolutionary wireless valve monitoring concept

Rotork RI Wireless is a revolutionary concept for wireless valve monitoring and diagnostics in the process industry. The field proven solution transmits real-time position indication to the control room and enables predictive maintenance for actuated valves, delivering capital and operating expenditure reduction, increased safety and increased productivity. Designed for new and existing plants in ...

Sep. 15, 2016

By Rotork

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. 10, 2008

By European Commission, Environment DG

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