For the past few decades, Encardio-Rite is providing its Geo Instruments and Monitoring Services for Risk Assessment around the world to make this environment a better place for all the communities. Our scope of work includes providing geotechnical services along with geotechnical instrumentation services to structures/monuments/high-rise buildings, sewer/rail/road/metro tunnels, deep excavations and foundations, groundwater level, bridges, dams, and nuclear power plants. Further, we also provide reliable monitoring solutions to mitigate the risk of landslides, drought, uncertain collapses, floods, seepage in an open channel, etc.
Encardio-rite offers a comprehensive web-based monitoring solution for the long-term safety monitoring of Tunnels. It manufactures a wide range of sensors which have a proven track record for reliability and long-term performance under harsh conditions. It also offers advanced monitoring technologies such as automatic 3D deformation monitoring using ATS, laser scanning and aerial survey using drones for keeping a tab on the structural health of tunnels and appurtenant structures. Construction survey related solutions are also available.
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is to monitor and evaluate building performance during the structures’ life cycle to provide a safe and optimized environment for the users. Instrumentation and the data recorded plays an important role in providing verification of design assumptions, managing the construction in a safe and controlled manner, safeguarding existing buildings and other structures and monitoring long term behaviour.
Groundwater is a critically important and fast depleting global resource. For the success of any efficient water management program, careful monitoring, protection and management of groundwater level are of paramount importance. Reliable and accurate instruments are required to mitigate the risk of drought and loss of pumpage in agriculture. Encardio-rite manufactures a range of instruments for groundwater monitoring ranging from the simple to the most sophisticated ones.
Deep excavation is required for construction of structures like high rise buildings, underground garages and underground mass transport systems operating at several levels. In many such cases, the diaphragm wall is a good solution. Excavation in soft ground induces ground movement. This may damage adjacent existing sensitive structures. Deformation must be limited to acceptable levels in a deep excavation. Instrumentation of the zone of influence is essential for the safety of the construction works.
Instrumentation of bridges both existing and under construction is one of the most significant geotechnical services. During construction, the instrumentation is required to verify design parameters, evaluate the performance of new technologies used in the construction of bridges, to verify and control the construction process and for subsequent performance monitoring. Existing bridges need to be monitored to ensure performance during the life cycle of the bridge.
During construction of projects such as highway embankments, dams, large storage areas, tanks, airport runways or buildings on soft compressible soil a settlement may occur. This is due to the consolidation of soil under the superimposed load. The construction of a facility on top of soft soil should be delayed until there is an assurance that it will not be damaged by the settlement that occurs during subsequent consolidation, to avoid serious and potentially expensive. Using consolidation techniques like surcharging and the installation of vertical drains can reduce the time required for consolidation.
Wherever there’s an embankment or a concrete dam, the chances of seepage around it are quite high. Seepage monitoring is most important for an embankment dam. If the seepage is left unmonitored, it can pose a significant threat to the dam as well as the surroundings. Hence, the amount of seepage, the exact location of the seepage path along with the speed with which it’s growing are a few factors that affect the structural behaviour of a dam.
Instrumentation plays a key role in safety monitoring for dam and people, providing necessary information on the performance of the dam and detect problems at an early and preventable stage. The extent and nature of instrumentation depend not only on the complexity of the dam and the size of the reservoir but also on the potential for loss of life and property downstream. This information is critical for the dam’s owner who is directly responsible for any consequences of its failure.
Encardio-rite offers online web-based geotechnical services for the long-term safety monitoring of Nuclear Power Plants. It has a wide range of sensors which have a proven track record for reliability and long-term performance under harsh conditions. It also offers newer monitoring technologies such as automatic 3D deformation monitoring using ATS, laser scanning and aerial survey using drones for keeping a tab on the structural health of Nuclear Power Plants.