Vibration Monitoring
Ground vibrations generated from the construction or demolition activities can create disturbance to the nearby communities. In extreme cases, the vibrations generated can even incur damages to neighbouring structures or properties or sensitive equipment. As such, stringent vibration monitoring regulations have been gradually enacted by the municipalities such as City of Toronto’s Vibration Control Bylaw in an effort to mitigate those adverse vibration impacts. Recognizing the important values of vibration control, we can help you to select the best vibration monitoring solution that suit your project needs within your budget while ensuring conformance to any specific regulations or requirements.
Some of the vibration monitoring services provided by our specialist team include:
- Preparation of Vibration Monitoring Plan & Drawings
We can come up with a comprehensive vibration monitoring plan and drawings customized to your project’s monitoring requirements. Some of the planning involves monitoring locations, selection of the instruments, monitoring frequency, and determination of review/alert levels requiring remedial actions. We determine the zone of influence of vibration to help in identifying any structures or properties that could be impacted by the vibrations generated from the construction or demolition activities. If needed, we can also perform other services as required for mandatory compliance to any specific vibration control regulations as determined in the monitoring plan.
- Installation of Vibration Monitoring Instruments
We exercise high standard of care in installing the vibration monitoring instruments at the locations concerned. The installation techniques will be customized to the actual site conditions. Throughout the construction or demolition, we will relocate the monitoring instruments as needed according to the stages of works to ensure satisfactory performance in vibration monitoring. All those installation and relocation of the instruments will be closely supervised and inspected by our experienced specialist team.
- Real-Time Vibration Monitoring
We can provide real-time monitoring throughout construction or demolition using wireless vibration monitoring stations. Our monitoring stations comprised of the industry’s most innovative instruments allow unattended continuous monitoring and real-time data transfer while ensuring reliable measurements of great accuracy. Alerts will be sent automatically to the relevant parties once the vibrations detected have exceeded the threshold values as determined in the monitoring plan. This allows for immediate actions or modifications from the engineers and the contractors to minimize the risks due to damage claims.
