Field-Testing
Figure 1: Weatherproof acceleration
and differential GPS loggers deployed
on the deck and cable of a suspension
bridge.
Figure 2: Weatherproof GPS-
synchronized acceleration loggers
deployed on a bridge abutment.
The Carleton lab boasts extensive field instrumentation and analysis capabilities, both for static and dynamic applications. The lab’s areas of expertise encompass the following instrumentation types, for both a short and extended periods of time:
- Static and dynamic strain instrumentation of large civil structures
- Multi-point autonomous GPS-synchronized triaxial acceleration instrumentation
- Multi-point differential GPS displacement instrumentation
- Modal analysis of large civil structures, including natural frequencies, mode shapes, and damping estimations
- Low and high-amplitude vibration sensing, from DC to high frequency
For further information on our capabilities, contact the lab management.