Rail Station Structural Monitoring

Our team recently undertook a rail station structural monitoring scheme, just one of many Survey Solutions operates across the UK.  

This project was for a rail station building and platform. Structural movement had been identified across the site and the data provided by Survey Solutions helped minimise any risk associated with the movement of critical infrastructure. As well as this, the results would support any decision on future action which may include the demolition and rebuilding of the platform. 

The existing movement of the structure had already led to changes to operational changes at the station which included reducing the train size from 12 carriages down to six for any trains which stopped at the station. 

Overcoming Access Challenges to Provide Reliable Monitoring Data 

Due to lack of access to the station site within operational hours, remote monitoring was also required as part of the project brief. Survey Solutions was the first company in the UK to install the ComBox60 from Leica. This was mounted on site before connecting to the total station within the security cage. The solution allowed for remotely operating the MS60 Multistation, tilt Sensors and vibration monitors without the requirement for site visits which in turn increased resource efficiencies and delivered 24/7 data stored in a database with no gaps in the information. 

Multiple data sets were captured at different times of the day to assess any deformation caused by the changing environmental and structural condition. The project was intended to last around ten months and utilise a combination of leading technologies to provide customised reporting. This included plug and play solutions to assist the structural health monitoring, especially displacements in singular prisms to map station movements. Due to the risk of theft and vandalism some of the technology was mounted within a security cage and controlled remotely to monitor the position of 20 prism points installed at various locations across the site. 

We Provide an In-House Monitoring Team for the Project’s Lifecycle 

The nature of many monitoring projects means that data is vital to support decisions on the construction process, daily operations of the building or to inform quickly on any remedial action that may be required. 

We provide clients with ongoing, accurate, reliable and timely data. Across residential, commercial and infrastructure programmes, our in-house monitoring team plays a pivotal role and is a vital partner within the wider project team.