Monitoring at Sandpoint - Idaho
United States
Thanks to the FlatMesh™ wireless platform, all sensors remain connected across the bridge and are providing continuous data without the need for cabling and post-installation track access. The Senceive team worked hand-in-hand with the engineering crew to integrate all raw data, geometry calculations and alerts on their visualisation platform through an API.
Construction of a second rail bridge over Lake Pend Oreille will alleviate pressure on a longstanding bottleneck restricting capacity in the region. The second crossing will allow train movements in and out of the busy Spokane-Sandpoint “Funnel” with little or no delay. The project team was tasked with monitoring the impact of the excavation and pile driving for the new structure, which is adjacent to the existing bridge. Conditions at Sandpoint are challenging for any monitoring solution; snow falls on an average of 80
days each year, December temperatures average 18.5°F (-7.5°C), and the existing bridge is typically used 60 times every day – mostly by very heavy freight trains. The team implemented a wireless monitoring solution comprising 410 Senceive tilt nodes (FM3N-IXH) installed on track ties every 12 ft to monitor:
• Cross-level • Twist • Dip
The system will be in use for three years and will provide critical information - whatever the weather.
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