Encardio-rite sensors have been used in a number of bridge application for long term performance and safety monitoring and for short term behavior under traffic loading. The parameters generally monitored are strain, stress, load, displacement, deflection, tilt, settlement, temperature, etc.

Sensors are installed permanently for long-term monitoring and safety monitoring. The data acquisition system helps in automatic monitoring and storage of readings. It ensure that any significant change in the condition or behavior of the structure is logged and reported.

Sensors are also installed temporarily for load testing or to ensure safe working conditions during repair or strengthening. 

For further details please refer to our application note on instrumentation of bridges. The application note gives an idea about purpose and type of instrumentation used. It also includes a case study of Narmada Bridge instrumented by Encardio-rite.

Some bridge projects, instrumented by Encardio-rite are listed below:

2nd Bridge on Narmada river at Zadeshwar on NH 8 in Gujarat, India
Project includes a 1.4 km long segmental balanced cantilever type bridge, along with 4.6 km of approach roads. The project was executed by were L & T and consultants were Dar Consultants, UK.

Chiraiyatand Bridge, Patna, India
The cable-stayed bridge is the second of its kind in the country and is being constructed with German technology jointly by the Bihar State Bridge Construction Corporation and IRCON. The bridge is around 110 m long and 20 m wide.

Naini bridge, Allahabad/Naini, India
The project involves construction of a 630 m cable stayed bridge across river Yamuna, 3.913 km long approach along new alignment of NH 27 and an under pass at the crossing of proposed road alignment with the existing railway line. This cable-stayed bridge is the India’s biggest bridge of its kind. It is used as a roadway link between Allahabad and NH27. Owners of the project are National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Contractors are JV HCC / Hyundai, Consulting engineers are JV KOWI-SPAN/NHAI

Jaipur Kishangarh NH-8 Expressway Road Project
A six-lane expressway between Jaipur and Kishangarh on National Highway 8 (NH-8) was constructed through an SPV - GVK Jaipur-Kishangarh Expressway Ltd. The project involved construction of 90.4 KM of six-lane highway with flyovers and interchanges at major junctions. This is the largest six-lane BOT road project implemented by NHAI in India. The consultants for this project are French Engineering Consultants.

Second Vivekanand Bridge Tollway Project, Kolkata
The project includes 880 m long 31.1 m wide cable stayed bridge and six-lane approaches on both sides with ramps. The Second Vivekananda Bridge is the first of its kind in the country as there is only one plane of cables holding up the 880 m bridge along the central median. The project is under the SVBTC (Second Vivekananda Bridge Tollway Company Pvt. Ltd) & NHAI (National Highway Authority of India). The Contractors for the project are L & T ECC Div

Allahabad Bypass Bridge Project (Ganga Bridge Project)
The Allahabad Bypass Project is basically divided into three construction packages comprising one exclusive bridge package over the Ganga River of about 1.0 km in length and two 4-lane road construction packages in aggregate length of 87 km. Road packages include the construction of embankment/elevated structures, rigid pavement, minor bridges and other appurtenances. The Bridge package has two independent parallel bridges each accommodating a 7.5 m wide two lane carriageway and a 1.5 m wide pedestrian foot path. The bridges are located at a clear distance of 12 m to facilitate independent well sinking for the two bridges. The span arrangement consists of two 6 span continuous units in each bridge.  Contractors for the project are L&T ECC Division and The Freyssinet Prestressed Concrete Co. Ltd.