Structural movement and deformation investigation
Some typical applications for structural sensors:
- Nearby construction work
- Renovation, upgrading, extension, underpinning project
- The appearance of structural issues, such as cracks
- Load increases (greater bridge traffic volumes, a change of machine type in a production plant, a change in the type of warehouse use, creation of additional floors in a building, etc.)
And in the context of long-term monitoring, the measurements produced by these sensors enable:
- Health monitoring of the structure as the basis for changes to maintenance specifications
- An extended lifespan for the structure concerned
- Verification of structural safety and usability following an earthquake, climate event, fire or accident
- Verification of structural behaviour following an extreme climate event for which the structure was not initially designed
- Optimisation of designs for similar new structures (thereby reducing their ecological footprint)