Remote Building Vibration Monitoring Systems

Prevent Damage or Annoyance

The RDL//Vibe allows you to manage vibration levels and reduce vibration complaints from residents in neighbouring properties, as well as demonstrating compliance with tender requirements and British Standards.

Easy to Install and Go

The RDL//Vibe's simple, portable, design allows minimal effort to install and set up which can be completed within minutes - giving you live data almost immediately.

Online Vibration Data in Real Time

Access data and events online via our CDLSmartHub as well as receiving real time alerts by email and text SMS should alarm thresholds are triggered.

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Remote Building Vibration Monitoring with the RDL//Vibe

A building’s response to ground-borne vibration is affected by various different factors and while a concern doesn’t always mean that there’s potential for damage, without an auditable trail of vibration data it can be difficult to link damage with a particular cause.

A wireless building vibration monitoring system such as the RDL//Vibe can monitor vibration levels and record events in high resolution while providing instant email and SMS alerts when vibration levels meet geophone (alarm) thresholds.

The RDL//Vibe is a robust, portable and easy to install self powered remote vibration monitoring system. It is ideal for monitoring vibration levels surrounding buildings and properties that arise from construction activities such as piling, demolition, blasting and other works that generate ground vibrations.

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RDLVibe Building Vibration Monitoring Specifications

Parameters measured: Peak Particle Velocity (PPV), acceleration, and displacement
Trigger levels: minimum 0.18mm/s and maximum 43.4mm/s
Frequency range: 4.5Hz to 500Hz
Low frequency response: 0.3Hz (with alternative geophone)
Operating temperature: -5°C to +60°C
Dimensions: 178 x 156 x 75 mm
Casing: IP66 die cast aluminium
Battery power: 2 x Lithium D Cell

RDL//Vibe Features and Benefits

Whether you are a vibration monitoring consultant, site or project manager, or otherwise involved in civil engineering works.... The RDL//Vibe building vibration monitoring system can be used to: ensure vibration levels do not cause damage to property, prevent annoyance to people and demonstrate compliance with tender requirements and National or local authority standards.

Key features

Manage system settings online via the CDLSmartHub
Manage alarm thresholds online via the CDLSmartHub
Receive email and SMS alerts when vibration levels reach alarm thresholds
Input for up to two tri-axial geophone sensors
Event log of all alarms, logins, settings changes and unit power ups

Key Benefits

Average battery life 1-2 months with upto 1 year battery life when using low sampling and reporting frequencies
Effortlessly easy to install
Reduce the need to visit site by managing and monitoring data online
Increased due dilligence with independant uneditable storage of data
Every security measure taken to protect your data

Construction vibration monitoring

When carrying out construction works which may produce vibration, all potential receptors must be considered, with particular attention paid to occupiers and users of buildings, hospitals or laboratories, as well as cosmetic or structural damage to buildings or heritage sites.

Ground vibration monitoring

Companies are already requested to take care planning the sequence of works in order to minimise the transfer of vibration to neighbouring properties, and in some cases project managers are instructed to monitor ground borne vibrations, react and adjust work methods to ensure vibration levels are kept below specific levels.

As available space becomes tighter it will be imperative to protect surrounding properties from the effects of excessive vibration during such works, particularly in cities across the UK.

Piling vibration monitoring

Piles are the permanent foundation support to so many different structures throughout the UK, so it is of great importance to know the likelihood of disruption that could be caused through installing piles in order to minimise or alleviate it altogether. An increasingly important aspect of project management during construction work, is to understand the impact of ground-borne vibration, on the surrounding community.

Building vibration monitoring

Most susceptible to damage from ground vibrations are fragile and historic buildings. A building’s response to ground-borne vibration is affected by various different factors and while a concern doesn’t always mean that there’s potential for damage, without an auditable trail of vibration data it can be difficult to link damage with a particular cause.

Demolition vibration monitoring

As available space becomes tighter it will be imperative to protect surrounding properties from the effects of excessive vibration levels arising from demolition works, particularly in cities, as well as on sites near historic building and sensitive structures such as railway viaducts, railway lines, hospitals, server rooms, electrical sub stations and gas mains.

Live Building Vibration Data - Anytime, Any Device

Monitor vibration levels surrounding multiple buildings on a single platform. The CDLSmartHub is accessible from any smart phone, tablet, laptop or PC without having to install software or apps.

From the CDLSmartHub you can manage all system settings including: sampling and reporting periods and geophone thresholds, manage user accounts, view raw data, visualise data in graph format or download the data for external use.

Email and SMS Trigger Alarms

Instant email and SMS alerts when alarm thresholds are triggered alert your key people to potentially dangerous vibration levels, allowing immediate remedial action to be taken to minimise vibration impact on neighbouring buildings.

Administrators can manage who receives alerts by email and SMS ensuring right people have the information they need to make decision in real time - not hours, days or weeks after the damage is done.

Building Vibration Monitoring Alarm Trigger

The company we keep

"It was invaluable in ensuring that we closely reviewed the piling operation and that it did not impact on the neighbouring community. The data that was captured and recorded also has provided us with transparent information which coupled with pre commencement surveys confirmed that the whole operation was carried out with no impact to the neighbouring properties. We would highly recommend your product and would not hesitate to use it again" - Managing Director, Construction Company

“The system was able to find mobile network coverage with ease by using roaming sims that offer an uninterrupted supply of data” - Vibration Monitoring Consultant

“The ability to remotely access live motion data from this iconic landmark, and to be able to change the threshold at which we acquire such data has been a tremendous asset for our research project” - Associate Professor, Plymouth University's School of Marine Science and Engineering