| The staff at SDR Engineering Inc. has been working with high performance civil engineering
transducers for over 15 years. Civil engineering transducers can be used to monitor
a wide array of engineering measurements thus allowing the designer to guarantee
certain minimum material states.
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One popular measurement used by engineers is that of deflection or displacement.
Measurement is typically gathered through the application of either LVDT (Linear
Voltage Displacement Transducers) or potentiometers. SDR Engineering Inc., however,
provides two additional displacement measuring techniques - fiber optics and laser
measuring systems. |
| Many other transducers can be applied to your structure. Strain measurement can
be accomplished through the application of simple electrical resistance strain gauges,
vibrating wire gauges, or specially designed fiber optics. These readings are readily
converted into direct stress measurements thereby providing the current state of
stress in virtually any structural component. |
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State of the art instrumentation systems can be used for a variety of reasons. Instruments
can guarantee the current conditions for a structure demonstrating their sufficiency
for current design loads. In the case of deficient structures, the proper instrumentation
strategy can help pinpoint problematic areas leading to the most efficient rehabilitation
technique. |
| monitoringRemote monitoring is gaining wide popularity within structural instrumentation. In this procedure, the instrumentation is planned and
placed at critical points on the structure. The instruments are then tied together
into a central hub and connected to cellular communication system. When problems
with the structure arise, an alarm is set, thus insuring the most rapid corrective action occurs. |
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| SDR Engineering Inc. strives to provide the end user with the most adequate and
economic instrumentation schemes possible. Whether dynamic or static monitoring
is required, SDR Engineering Inc. can provide the best possible system for your
application.
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