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Wireless Structural Health Monitoring
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Wireless Structural Health Monitoring

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Overview of Resensys Products
Resensys provides a wireless solution for Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) through three main components: SenSpot™ sensors, SeniMax™ data collectors, and SenScope™ software. These products are designed to offer real-time data and alerts to monitor and protect infrastructure.

SenSpot™ Sensors
SenSpot™ sensors are maintenance-free, low-power devices with a battery life of at least 10 years. They use IEEE 802.15.4 at 2.4GHz for wireless communication and are easy to install. They are weatherproof with IP65 protection and operate in a wide temperature range. Types include strain, vibration, tilt, humidity, displacement, and temperature sensors, each offering precise monitoring capabilities.

SeniMax™ Gateway
SeniMax™ is a solar-powered data collector and communication gateway that supports various wireless protocols and can manage up to 250 SenSpot™ sensors. It transmits data to a cloud-based system for reliable long-term monitoring.

SenScope™ Software
SenScope™ offers real-time data visualization, automated diagnostics, and alert management. It archives historical data and provides customizable alert levels, aiding in maintenance and repair decision-making by converting data into actionable insights.

Applications of SenSpot™ Sensors
SenSpot™ sensors are used in monitoring bridge piers, structural elements, bearings, and expansion joints, detecting overstrain, fatigue, and other issues. They are also applicable in airframes, pipelines, tunnels, towers, and buildings.

Monitoring Services
Resensys provides regular and immediate alert services, data hosting, and analysis services, including statistical, comparative, and spectral analysis for comprehensive structural health insights.

Featured Monitoring Projects
Resensys has implemented its systems in major projects like the Gold Star Memorial Bridge in Connecticut, the I-70 Bridge in Maryland, and the Soekarno Bridge in Indonesia, showcasing the effectiveness of their technology in maintaining infrastructure integrity.
Overview of Resensys Products and Applications
Resensys LLC specializes in structural health monitoring solutions using SenSpot™ sensors for ultra-low power precision sensing and wireless communication. These sensors monitor structural parameters such as strain, rotation, deflection, temperature, humidity, and vibration in infrastructure like bridges and buildings.

Key Installations and Applications
  • I-68 Bridge over Wills Creek, Maryland: Deployed in October 2015, using tilt and strain sensors for monitoring bridge bearings and steel girders' strain.
  • US 29 Bridge over Patuxent River, Maryland: Installed in August 2015, it monitors bridge bearings and detects excessive strain.
  • US40 Bridge over Licking Creek, Maryland: Since August 2013, it monitors tilt, strain, and temperature for smooth operation.
  • SR-16 Culvert, Clay County, Florida: Deployed in November 2016, using strain sensors to confirm structural integrity under live load conditions.

SenSpot™ Sensor Features
  • Strain Gauge: Offers a 10-year battery life, lightweight design, and easy installation with self-adhesive mounting, providing accurate strain measurements with a resolution of 1-µStrain.
  • Displacement Meter: Features adjustable sampling intervals and a resolution of 2.5µm, suitable for monitoring bridge health.
  • Vibration Sensor: Measures up to ±8g with a long communication range, designed for quick installation and durability.
  • Inclination/Tilt Sensor: Provides high-resolution tilt measurements with a long battery life and robust weatherproof design.
  • Temperature/Humidity Sensor: Monitors ambient conditions with customizable probe length and a wide temperature range.
  • Laser Distance Sensor: Offers high accuracy and resolution for applications like bridge monitoring.
  • 3D and 2D Anemometers: Used for weather monitoring with maintenance-free operation.

Company Mission and Technology
Founded in 2008, Resensys aims to protect infrastructure from aging and deterioration using their award-winning SenSpot™ technology. These sensors provide real-time monitoring of critical structural parameters, offering tools to detect overstrain and metal fatigue. The sensors are noted for their energy efficiency, providing at least 10 years of monitoring with minimal power requirements.
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Wireless Structural Health Monitoring Small Sensors, Big Difference

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Protecting Infrastructure with 21st Century Technology

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Resensys Wireless SenSpot™ Wireless SenSpot™ sensors offer a breakthrough technology for realtime and long-term structural health monitoring. Sample applications of SenSpot™ sensors : • Bridge piers and abutments: monitoring tilt, horizontal displacement, settling, deflection, instability of foundation • Structural elements: monitoring strain (stress) in girders, beams, truss members, detecting overstrain, fatigue • Bearings and expansion joints: monitoring bearing tilt, movement of joints, temperature response, detecting bearing malfunction • Bridge load rating: fast, easy, reliable load carrying...

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Displacement SenSpot™ (monitoring expansion, crack progression) Resensys Remote Monitoring System • SenSpot™ sensors: attached to the structure, any number, any combination • SeniMax™: collects data from on-site SenSpot™ sensors and sends it to a remote server (one unit can cover up to 250 SenSpot™). • Repeater: extends the range of SenSpot™ sensors when needed (in very large structures). • SenScope™: software for sophisticated data analysis, visualization. Tilt SenSpot™ (monitoring pier movements, foundation settling, bearing movement) Cloud / Server Storage Internet SeniMax™ Remote Transmission...

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Resensys SeniMax™ Gateway SeniMax™ receives data from SenSpot™ sensors and transmits data to a cloud based database system. SeniMax™ is a high performance wireless data collector and remote communication gateway designed for years of uninterrupted and reliable monitoring. SeniMax™ uses Resensys’s proprietary breakthrough energy efficient communication and scheduling technology. As a result, even when it is disconnected from solar cells, it still has a full month of energy reserve for reliable operation. SeniMax™ Dimensions: 150mm x 20mm x 100mm (6in × 8in × 4in) SeniMax™ Features Energy self...

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Resensys SenScope™ Software SenScope™ is a software package for real-time monitoring and structural diagnosis. SenScope™ is capable of converting large volumes of data into specific structural diagnostics information. The information generated by SenScope™ facilitates decisionmaking and accelerates the course of action for maintenance/repair. SenScope™ features • Communication with Resensys SenSpot™ and SeniMax™ • Real-time data visualization and management • Automated structural diagnostics, alert generation & management • Alert generation with customizable alert levels • Archiving of historical...

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Strain SenSpot™ A revolutionary method for monitoring strain, fatigue damage awareness, and load rating • Long- term and continuous monitoring of strain (stress) • Detecting short-lived and transient high-strain events, e.g., caused by fast moving trucks on highway bridges or by turbulence on airframes • Fatigue awareness, fatigue life analysis • Fast, easy-to-install adhesive mount • Examples applications:  Highway bridges  Airframes  Pipelines  Machines, cranes, etc.  Truck tests, bridge load rating

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Tilt/Inclination SenSpot™ A breakthrough tool for precise monitoring of tilt, inclination, settling, bending, deformation, and deflection • Monitoring deflection, bending, settling of piers, abutments at high precision (resolution 0.00016 degree or 0.5 arc seconds) • Monitoring vertical/ horizontal displacement in spans, pylons, piers using analytical model • Detecting change in tilt caused by settling, deformation, or permanent change in loading. • Detecting any over-tilting or unhealthy change in tilt that may affect overall safety of the structure. Using Resensys’s high precision tilt SenSpot...

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Bearings are designed to accommodate the expansion and contraction of a bridge deck and superstructure as a result of temperature change. Accumulated stress as a result of malfunctioning bearings can damage a structure by forming fatigue cracks in steel, piers, and abutments. Resensys SenSpot™ sensors provide accurate information about tilt, temperature and strain on bridge bearings; the system can detect instances where the bearings are partially or completely frozen. As a secondary measurement, in addition to the tilt SenSpot™ sensors on bearings, strain SenSpot™ sensors can be used to monitor...

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Displacement SenSpot™ • Monitors expansion joints • Monitors activity / propagation of existing cracks. • Monitors movement Vibration SenSpot™ • Monitors single axis or tri-axial acceleration • Calculates natural frequencies/ modal analysis • Detects shift in natural frequencies RESENSYS PRODUCTS

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Monitoring buildings: settling, vibration, crack • Displacement SenSpot™ is used for measurement and progress of the existing cracks in a structure. This device has a sliding element which moves with displacement of structure or growth of a crack. • Inclination/Tilt SenSpot™ is used to monitor smallest movements in walls or floors caused by settling in foundation. • Humidity/Temperature SenSpot™ reports environmental conditions. Seismic activity waveform reported by a Resensys vibration SenSpot™. The device detected an earthquake on December 30, 2015 in British Columbia, Canada. Other Applications:...

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ELEVATION A breakthrough method for fast and accurate bridge load rating: 1. Attach adhesive mount wireless strain SenSpots™ to critical members (e.g., beams, girders, truss members, gussets); 2. Drive truck of known weight over the bridge; 3. Calculate load carrying capacity using the responses Strain peaks on various members caused by test truck ■ spn15-fb01(L,High_ ■ spnl 1 -fb04(L,High_ spn-06 -fbO 5 (L, High. " spn14-fb01(L,High_ - spn 14-fb05 (L, High, - sprvQ6-ft>06(L,High, spn-06 -fbO 5 (L, High, spnl 2-fb05(L, High. spn06-fb02(L, High. - spn 15 -fl»13 (L, High, ■ spnl 5-fl>05 (L, High, -...

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