Sensr Case Studies Burlington Bridge

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Burlington Bridge

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Technology Category	Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
Applicable Industries	Construction & Infrastructure
Use Cases	Structural Health Monitoring
Challenge	More than 300 trains crossed the Burlington Bridge every month and tons of travel on barges below. It was therefore decided that shutting down rail or river traffic during the construction of a new bridge would only be allowed during a single 30-hour period. With such heavy usage demands, constant river level changes and the inherent complications of working with a 115 year old bridge, monitoring was key to this project. Knowing how and when the bridge moves, vibrates, tilts and bends proved critical for establishing a safe working environment as well as maintaining the bridge’s operational status. Read More
About Customer	Originally constructed in 1868, the Burlington Bridge is the first iron bridge across the Mississippi. While the original engineering proved solid as BNSF used it as Chicago to Denver mainline, it’s met challenges in the modern era prompting the U.S Read More
Customer Name	Burlington Bridge Read More
Solution	BNSF installed SENSRnet to reliably monitor the existing Burlington Bridge while crews constructed its replacement mere meters away. SENSRnet is a network of versatile sensors mounted in strategic locations throughout a structure to monitor more than 16 factors that can affect safety and stability. Installed in just a few hours at one-fifth the cost of competing systems, SENSRnet provided the safe and efficient monitoring solution BNSF needed. Thanks to the online monitoring portal, engineers had access to data in real time, enabling them to make informed decisions wherever they were located. Read More Log in to view content
Data Collected	Infrastructure Condition, Movement , Vibration Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms

Applicable Industries

Construction & Infrastructure

Use Cases

Structural Health Monitoring

Challenge

More than 300 trains crossed the Burlington Bridge every month and tons of travel on barges below. It was therefore decided that shutting down rail or river traffic during the construction of a new bridge would only be allowed during a single 30-hour period. With such heavy usage demands, constant river level changes and the inherent complications of working with a 115 year old bridge, monitoring was key to this project. Knowing how and when the bridge moves, vibrates, tilts and bends proved critical for establishing a safe working environment as well as maintaining the bridge’s operational status.

About Customer

Originally constructed in 1868, the Burlington Bridge is the first iron bridge across the Mississippi. While the original engineering proved solid as BNSF used it as Chicago to Denver mainline, it’s met challenges in the modern era prompting the U.S

Customer Name

Burlington Bridge

Solution

BNSF installed SENSRnet to reliably monitor the existing Burlington Bridge while crews constructed its replacement mere meters away. SENSRnet is a network of versatile sensors mounted in strategic locations throughout a structure to monitor more than 16 factors that can affect safety and stability. Installed in just a few hours at one-fifth the cost of competing systems, SENSRnet provided the safe and efficient monitoring solution BNSF needed. Thanks to the online monitoring portal, engineers had access to data in real time, enabling them to make informed decisions wherever they were located.

Data Collected

Infrastructure Condition, Movement , Vibration

Impact #1	[Data Management - Data Analysis] BNSF utilized the data generated by SENSRnet to understand what was happening to the pier on a daily basis.
Impact #2	[Process Optimization - Real Time Monitoring] BNSF engineers were able to detect significant movement of a pier, as well as monitor the effects of a flood and an earthquake.

Impact #1

[Data Management - Data Analysis]
BNSF utilized the data generated by SENSRnet to understand what was happening to the pier on a daily basis.

Impact #2

[Process Optimization - Real Time Monitoring]
BNSF engineers were able to detect significant movement of a pier, as well as monitor the effects of a flood and an earthquake.

Benefit #1	SENSRnet is a network of versatile sensors mounted in strategic locations throughout a structure to monitor more than 16 factors that can affect safety and stability.

Benefit #1

SENSRnet is a network of versatile sensors mounted in strategic locations throughout a structure to monitor more than 16 factors that can affect safety and stability.

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Burlington Bridge

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