Reduce maintenance costs and safety risks with reliable infrastructure monitoring

Fiber optics provide the long-term stability required for structural health monitoring.

Safeguard structural integrity

While the size and complexity of modern infrastructure continue to increase, existing constructions are starting to require extra care. Detecting damage and overstress in bridges, tunnels and buildings early on allows for preventive repairs, avoiding catastrophic failure. Maintaining the structural integrity of power stations or offshore installations is equally critical.

Measure and forecast changes

Deploy large-scale predictive maintenance and extend structure lifespan

Monitor strain, temperature, displacement, acceleration, tilt and other parameters over long distances to anticipate damage or deterioration.

Fiber optic sensing can be used in various industries, from controlling train and car traffic to maintaining the integrity of oil rigs and high-voltage line towers.

Measuring tilt and displacement of the towers

Strain monitoring on suspension cables

Temperature, strain, vibration and load monitoring on the deck

Even in the toughest environments

Exceptional accuracy and long-term stability

Fiber optic sensors offer high accuracy over a large operating range, whether they are used for accelerations down to 0.01 Hz or for strain up to 5,000 µstr. Moreover, they are uniquely resistant to extreme conditions.

Resistant to corrosive environments

Resistant to lightning strike

Insensitive to electro magnetic interference

Resistant to extreme temperatures

Safe to use in explosive environments

For the most demanding industries

This is why fiber optic sensing is perfectly suited for structural health monitoring in contexts such as:

Civil infrastructures

crack and metal fatigue detection
load sensing for traffic control
monitoring suspension cable deformations

Power plants

detection of cracks and leakage
monitoring the integrity of high voltage line towers
preventing equipment failure

Oil & gas installations

monitoring oil rig integrity
monitoring in-well temperature and pressure
monitoring pipelines
monitoring gas turbines

Reliable retrofit solutions

Easy to install, reduced wiring complexity, even over long distances

Fiber optic sensors can be embedded in, or mounted on, steel, asphalt, composite or concrete surfaces. The fact that a single fiber contains multiple sensors significantly reduces the wiring outlay as compared to electrical sensors.