Lake Windermere Structural monitoring

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Structural Monitoring

Lake Windermere

Preserving heritage: Smart structural monitoring for Lake Windermere slipway project

Van Elle, the UK’s foremost engineering contractor, faced a critical structural challenge during the removal and reconstruction of a wet dock slipway on Lake Windermere. Given the heavy duty drilling and piling work the project required, a structural monitoring survey became an essential prerequisite to ensure the preservation of two boathouses situated adjacent to the slipway.

Survey Solutions, a trusted partner of Van Elle, collaborated on the project, which initially involved a comprehensive utility and topographical survey to precisely identify the location of services and structures in the vicinity. Subsequently, our team revisited the site to assess the structural monitoring requirements in order to design the most appropriate and robust solution.

Whilst one of the boathouses was a modern, well-founded structure, the second, which was positioned less than a meter from the slipway, presented more of a problem. This older boathouse, constructed of slate and with foundations built into the lakebed, faced potential disturbances from the heavy drilling and excavation required for the slipway’s deconstruction. The installation of the foundations for the replacement slipway was to involve drilling sheet piles 10 meters into the lakebed, which further heightened the risk of impact to the old boathouse’s foundations.

With such an intense workload and an old building built on precarious foundations, manually measuring any structural movement was not a viable option. Fortunately, when it comes to structural monitoring there are lots of options and technologies.

We proposed a remote monitoring solution to Van Elle where wireless smart sensors are attached to the building, measuring movement and issuing alerts as soon as predefined thresholds are exceeded.

To avoid potential damage during sensor installation, particularly to the old boathouse’s walls, a special adhesive was used to attach the strategically placed sensors, ensuring easy removal without damage to the property at the project’s conclusion. The sensors were set to measure movement every two minutes for the duration of the project, which extended over a period of ten weeks.

As anticipated, the demolition and construction vibrations affected the fragile boathouse. Thanks to the monitoring solution, the construction team received immediate alerts when movement was detected. Our team was also alerted and immediately on hand to offer guidance, allowing the construction team to change their drilling methods in order to reduce the vibrations and impact.