Sensor technology for better safety in engineering structures

New DS-Series Displacement Sensors for efficient monitoring of buildings, bridges and many other structures

Safety is very important in Structural Health Monitoring (SHM). It is all about damage detection and characterization strategy for engineering structures. Factors such as aging or degradation can potentially affect the performance or, in worst cases, cause damage or collapse, which can potentially endanger people.

Owners and maintenance managers of engineering structures are continuously looking for cost-effective and reliable inspection and monitoring solutions to ensure safety and reliability of these structures.

When monitoring structures, it is important to be able to detect the existence of damage, locate it, identify the type, and quantify the severity of the damage. Sensor solutions are used for this purpose, and the possibility to send data to the control system is essential.

Even though the value of SHM is clear, there are a few obstacles, preventing SHM in a larger scale. These include costs of SHM systems, where many existing SHM systems are relatively expensive. They also include questions regarding what type of sensors to use where the issue of finding sensors capable of performing reliably in all types of weather is dominant. Finally, the installation of the SHM system can be time consuming, labor intensive, and expensive.

DS-Series displacement sensors from ElastiSense are perfect for most applications within SHM. They are cost effective with easy installation, low maintenance and extreme durability.

Compared to other sensor solutions, such as piston-based displacement sensors (LVDTs, Potentiometers, and Linear Encoders), DS-Series sensors can measure displacement while tolerating unpredictable movements, since the core sensing element is made of rubber and thus deformable in all directions. They are perfectly finished for outdoor applications and can endure all sorts of weather-related conditions, including heavy rain, UV light, wind, extreme heat and extreme cold.

They require no special mounting, protection or cleaning. This is a big plus in Structural Health Monitoring, as it helps reduce costs on installation, operation and maintenance, compared to other sensor solutions.

Learn much more about the DS-Series displacement sensors right here: https://elastisense.com/ds-series-displacement-sensors

Now you can even help us learn more about sensor use in your specific application, with a free sample: https://elastisense.com/free-trial-ds-series-sensor

Feel free to contact us anytime to learn more about how we can help improve your application or engineering structure: https://elastisense.com/contact