Sensr Case Studies Lake Champlain Bridge

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	Lake Champlain Bridge Sensr

Lake Champlain Bridge

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Technology Category	Sensors - Accelerometers Sensors - Airflow Sensors Sensors - Temperature Sensors Sensors - Torque Sensors
Applicable Industries	Construction & Infrastructure
Use Cases	Structural Health Monitoring
Challenge	Engineers needed a fast, simple and cost-effective way of determining the safety of the Lake Champlain Bridge. If a replacement was needed, the safety of workers and civilians needed to be guaranteed throughout the process. Read More
About Customer	Originally constructed in the 1920s, the Lake Champlain Bridge was the only rail bridge connecting New York and Vermont within 100 miles. But after 80 years of operation, engineers had a sneaking suspicion deterioration was taking its toll. Read More
Customer Name	Lake Champlain Bridge Read More
Solution	HNTB, an architecture, engineering, planning and construction firm relied on the CX1 structural response monitor to track temperature, wind and pier movement, as well as sustained environmental and manmade elements. The versatile, all-in-one device continuously mounted on the pier caps so engineers could monitor tilt data to identify any sudden movements or change in stability. The CX1 also measured acceleration data to capture any indications of potential fractures within the concrete piers. Read More Log in to view content
Data Collected	Device Diagnostic Status, Fault Detection, Infrastructure Condition, Temperature, Wind Direction Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Sensors - Accelerometers

Sensors - Airflow Sensors

Sensors - Temperature Sensors

Sensors - Torque Sensors

Applicable Industries

Construction & Infrastructure

Use Cases

Structural Health Monitoring

Challenge

Engineers needed a fast, simple and cost-effective way of determining the safety of the Lake Champlain Bridge. If a replacement was needed, the safety of workers and civilians needed to be guaranteed throughout the process.

About Customer

Originally constructed in the 1920s, the Lake Champlain Bridge was the only rail bridge connecting New York and Vermont within 100 miles. But after 80 years of operation, engineers had a sneaking suspicion deterioration was taking its toll.

Customer Name

Lake Champlain Bridge

Solution

HNTB, an architecture, engineering, planning and construction firm relied on the CX1 structural response monitor to track temperature, wind and pier movement, as well as sustained environmental and manmade elements. The versatile, all-in-one device continuously mounted on the pier caps so engineers could monitor tilt data to identify any sudden movements or change in stability. The CX1 also measured acceleration data to capture any indications of potential fractures within the concrete piers.

Data Collected

Device Diagnostic Status, Fault Detection, Infrastructure Condition, Temperature, Wind Direction

Impact #1	[Efficiency Improvement - Maintenance] Real-time status reports enable maintenance personnel to remotely diagnose the status of a device.
Impact #2	[Process Optimization - Real Time Asset Tracking] The location of individuals and assets can be identified in near real-time.

Impact #1

[Efficiency Improvement - Maintenance]
Real-time status reports enable maintenance personnel to remotely diagnose the status of a device.

Impact #2

[Process Optimization - Real Time Asset Tracking]
The location of individuals and assets can be identified in near real-time.

Benefit #1	Within just the first week of operation, SENSR technology identified deterioration and frozen bearings that were delivering forces to bridge piers.

Benefit #1

Within just the first week of operation, SENSR technology identified deterioration and frozen bearings that were delivering forces to bridge piers.

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Lake Champlain Bridge

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