Intertek, a leading quality solutions provider to industries worldwide, will present and discuss the innovative structural health monitoring system developed by its instrumentation team and utilised on several key public transport systems across Europe.
Intertek has undertaken structural health monitoring on several iconic public transport systems across Europe
The technology and accompanying software that the team will showcase at the 7th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (SHMII), is in the process of being deployed by Intertek for the Copenhagen Metro System and Istanbul’s Eurasia Tunnel.
It comprises a pre-determined number of probes embedded into the concrete structures and an associated instrumentation system. These elements form part of an overall structural health monitoring system that enables clients to access valuable data which can be used to inform life extension and prediction models.
Based on the outskirts of Oxford UK, the team, which forms part of Intertek Production and Integrity Assurance, has seen demand for its niche expertise rise in recent years due to an increased emphasis on structural safety, public safety and materials management in both the public and private transport and structural engineering sectors.
Manager for Instrumentation at Intertek Production and Integrity Assurance, Tom Gooderham, will address SHMII attendees during a session on 2nd July. Presenting a paper on the use of corrosion and stray current monitoring techniques for the Cityringen metro project in Copenhagen, Mr Gooderham will highlight Intertek’s recent expertise and progression on structural health monitoring issues.
The SHMII conference takes place between 1st and 3rd July in Torino, Italy. As well as the presentation, Intertek will be present at the event on stand two to meet with clients and discuss topical issues and solutions to current industry challenges.
“Our team has worked on a number of high-profile and iconic projects over the last two years and we hope this will continue,” said Tom Gooderham. “Working alongside our clients on significant infrastructure such as the Copenhagen Metro, Eurasia Tunnel and the replacement Forth Road Bridge crossing provides us with the opportunity to develop innovative, reliable products while contributing to the safety and integrity of some of Europe’s most notable transportation systems.
“It is an honour to present at the 7th International SHMII, a well-respected industry conference which attracts some of the best minds in structural health monitoring, innovative software and new technologies. We welcome the opportunity to share and discuss our expertise with existing and new clients, peers and industry experts.”
Intertek’s instrumentation team is part of the company’s Production and Integrity Assurance business, which has a global network of offices and laboratories and supplies corrosion management and monitoring, materials consultancy and testing, production chemistry and microbiology services to oil and gas, structural engineering and renewables organisations on a worldwide scale.
Intertek SHMII 2015 Presentation
‘Design and supply of a SHM based condition assessment of critical structures system using the techniques of corrosion and stray current monitoring on the Cityringen metro project in Copenhagen’
Thomas Gooderham, Manager for Instrumentation at Intertek Production and Integrity Assurance,
Room 5, 12:30pm, Thu 2nd July 2015