When working with ageing infrastructure, it is crucial to monitor data and get real-time feedback for correct maintenance and safety. The development of new infrastructure also requires a complex design of geotechnical and structural health monitoring. The lack of reliable monitoring solutions not only causes safety concerns but also a serious impact on the project’s productivity.
Enhance / Increase safety
Manage risk
Improve decision making
Increase productivity
Common challenges experienced in monitoring infrastructure sites
Infrastructure covers a wide range of projects, from tunnelling to bridges, dams to highways, all faced with complex, dynamic and large-scale sites, making the deployment of reliable monitoring solutions extremely challenging. Legacy systems such as manual monitoring or cable-based solutions are too costly to install and maintain and do not give back the appropriate feedback needed for large-scale sites.
Reliable, wireless, real-time solutions address these challenges, reducing risk and liability, ultimately improving the safety and productivity of the project by providing readings from sensors placed where you need them.
Our Solution
Ackcio Beam provides a wireless sensor solution to deliver geotechnical, structural, and environmental data with greater access to all areas of your worksite. This allows operators to access sensor data remotely and in real-time from crucial locations, during work projects. Ackcio Mesh solves the challenges of obstructions, high noise, and big, complex sites that interfere with connectivity and reduce data reliability.
By using smarter, data-driven decisions, Ackcio Beam enhances safety and improves risk management, which in turn increases productivity.
Key Benefits
Data from real-time sensors to help make smarter decisions
Enhanced sensor data integrity and reliability with Ackcio Mesh
A better understanding of risk and risk prevention
Safety is improved
Improved efficiency
Budget-friendly and requires less manpower
Site productivity goes up
Can meet compliance and regulation code requirements
Testimonials
Shang Zhi Yang
Assistant Instrumentation Manager
at Soil Investigation
The Ackcio Beam solution was able to address all the challenges under such restrictive conditions on a military base. We were very impressed with not only the range but even more so the reliability in such difficult conditions.
Katerina Xystri
Sales Director
at NEOTEK
Choosing Ackcio for wireless monitoring was an easy decision. The engineers needed to monitor 24/7 without the obstruction of cables. The installation was a pleasure, and we can configure the system from 450 km away! The monitoring engineers are very happy with the seamless monitoring and are considering expanding the Ackcio system to monitor more parameters.
Eric Hoe
Vice President
at DECL
They are very supportive of our project, respond very quickly, and provide very good service. Any time we contact them about technical issues, they can give us good answers. We are very satisfied with Ackcio.
Applications
Ackcio Beam provides a complete, end-to-end wireless monitoring solution for infrastructure projects including
Tunnels
Integrity of Surrounding Buildings
On nearby buildings, Ackcio BEAM-AN-S1 (1 channel) and BEAM-AN-S4 (4 channels) Nodes ensure real-time monitoring of crack meters and displacement sensors to ensure the safety of the surrounding infrastructure.
Ackcio Gateway
The Ackcio BEAM-GW receives sensor data from the Nodes within the network. Ackcio’s Snape software that runs on the Ackcio Gateway is used to configure and manage the project. It also provides the option to push the data via FTP and/or API server hosting a software (selected) of client's choice.
Tilt Monitoring
Ackcio BEAM-TM Nodes bundle Ackcio’s long-range wireless mesh technology with Sisgeo’s trusted bi-axial self-compensated MEMS inclinometer, measuring the horizontal and vertical movement of the surrounding buildings.
Slope Stability Monitoring
Ackcio wireless tiltmeter Nodes BEAM-TM can be used to monitor the slope stability in and around the influence zone of tunneling and construction activity.
Ackcio Nodes
Each battery-operated Node acquires data from various sensors and transmits the sensor data wirelessly through the Ackcio Mesh network to the Ackcio Gateway
Ground Settlement Monitoring
Ackcio BEAM-AN-S4 (4 channels) Nodes automate the monitoring of a multi-point borehole extensometer (MPBX) that measures vertical deformation at various depths.
In-depth Ground Displacement
Settlement displacement around the tunnel shaft is monitored by leading brands of digital in-place-inclinometers (IPI's)/MPBX/SAAs/ extensometers in real-time using Ackcio BEAM-DG Nodes.
Integrity of the Tunnel Lining
Ackcio BEAM-VW-S1 (1 channel) and BEAM-VW-S8 (8 channels) Nodes monitor strain gauges and load cells fitted throughout the tunnel shaft along with convergence instruments and settlement cells through the tunnel.
Integrity of the Tunnel Lining
Ackcio BEAM-VW-S1 (1 channel) and BEAM-VW-S8 (8 channels) Nodes monitor strain gauges and load cells fitted throughout the tunnel shaft along with convergence instruments and settlement cells through the tunnel.
Monitoring Pore Water Pressure
Piezometers measuring the pore water pressure are monitored in real-time using Ackcio BEAM-VW-S1 (1 channel) and BEAM-VW-S8 (8 channels) Nodes.
Tunnel Deformation Monitoring
Measurand ShapeArray instruments monitor tunnel deformation in real-time using Ackcio BEAM-DG Nodes.
Ackcio Mesh
Ackcio’s patented long-range wireless MESH network connects the Ackcio Nodes to the Ackcio Gateway. The mesh network is self-healing, enhancing the transmission reliability. The ability to ‘hop’ up to 12 times significantly increases the aggregate communication range, especially in underground deployments. The system is highly flexible and scalable.
Repeater Nodes
If deployment challenges reduce the range of Ackcio Nodes, Ackcio BEAM-RN Nodes assist in extending the wireless range of other Ackcio Nodes within the network.
Monitoring Cut and Cover Excavation
Layers of strutting are equipped with Ackcio BEAM-VW-S1 (1 channel) and BEAM-VW-S8 (8 channels) Nodes to monitor strain gauges and load cells.
Dams
Settlement Displacement Monitoring
Settlement/lateral displacement of the dam is monitored by leading brands of digital in-place-inclinometers (IPI's)/MPBX/extensometers/SAAs in real-time using Ackcio BEAM-DG Nodes.
Pore Water Pressure Monitoring
Piezometers measuring the uplift and underground pore water pressure are monitored in real-time using Ackcio BEAM-VW-S1 (1 channel) and BEAM-VW-S8 (8 channels) Nodes.
Ackcio Gateway
The Ackcio BEAM-GW receives sensor data from the Nodes within the network. Ackcio’s Snape software that runs on the Ackcio Gateway is used to configure and manage the project. It also provides the option to push the data via FTP/API to a selected server and/or software of your choice.
Monitoring Cracks and Joints
Ackcio's Vibrating Wire Nodes (BEAM-VW-S1 and BEAM-VW-S8) and Analogue Nodes (BEAM-AN-S1 and BEAM-AN-S4) connect to Crackmeters and Joint meters to monitor movement on structural joints and cracks in concrete dams.
Monitoring Water Level and Quality
Ackcio BEAM-DG Nodes are equipped to read water level and water quality sensors from leading brands.
Ackcio Nodes
Each battery-operated Node acquires data from multiple sensors and transmits the sensor data wirelessly through the Ackcio Mesh network to the Ackcio Gateway.
Ackcio Mesh
Ackcio’s patented long-range wireless MESH network connects the Ackcio Nodes to the Ackcio Gateway. The mesh network is self-healing, enhancing the transmission reliability. The ability to ‘hop’ up to 12 times significantly increases the reliability in complex environments and offers the ability to increase aggregate range if required. The system is highly flexible and scaleable.
Slope Stability Monitoring
Ackcio Beam automates the slope stability monitoring program around the dam that use a mixture of instrumentation including, BEAM-TM Nodes, BEAM-DG Nodes to monitor IPIs, SAAs or extensometers and BEAM-VW-S1 (1 channel) and BEAM-VW-S8 (8 channels) Nodes to automate the monitoring of piezometers measuring porewater pressure.
Monitoring Inside the Galleries
Many parameters are monitored from inside the galleries of the dam including joint and crack movements, dynamic stress, tilt, seepage, temperature profile and pore water pressure. Ackcio Beam, powered by the Ackcio MESH network allows for reliable and scalable, remote monitoring deep inside the galleries.
Monitoring Stability of Dam Abutment
Ackcio BEAM-TM Nodes bundle Ackcio’s long-range wireless mesh technology with Sisgeo’s trusted bi-axial self-compensated MEMS inclinometer, measuring the horizontal and vertical tilt movement of dam, surrounding structures and dam abutment.
Monitoring Total Pressure
Ackcio BEAM-AN-S1 (1 channel) Nodes automate the monitoring of a pressure cell which measures total earth pressure under the dam.
Repeater Nodes
If deployment challenges reduce the range of Ackcio Nodes, Ackcio BEAM-RN Nodes assist in extending the wireless range of other Ackcio Nodes within the network.
Seepage Monitoring
Ackcio BEAM-VW-S1 and BEAM-DG Nodes monitor seepage leakage by the water head developed over the V-notch weir.
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Bridge
Cable Tension Monitoring
Load cells measuring the tension force on stay cables are connected to Ackcio BEAM-VW Nodes for real-time monitoring.
Ackcio Gateway
The Ackcio BEAM-GW receives sensor data from the Nodes within the network. Ackcio’s Snape software that runs on the Ackcio Gateway is used to configure and manage the project. It also provides the option to push the data via FTP and/or API server hosting a software (selected) of client's choice.
Tilt Monitoring
Ackcio BEAM-TM Nodes bundle Ackcio’s long-range wireless mesh technology with Sisgeo’s trusted bi-axial self-compensated MEMS inclinometer, measuring the horizontal and vertical movement of the bridge.
Slope Stability Monitoring
Ackcio BEAM-TM Nodes can be used to monitor the slope stability around the bridge.
Weather Station Monitoring
Ackcio BEAM-DG node connects to a weather station to monitor temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, and precipitation amounts.
Pore Water Pressure Monitoring
Piezometers measuring the underground pore water pressure are monitored in real-time using Ackcio BEAM-VW-S1 (1 channel) and BEAM-VW-S8 (8 channels) Nodes.
Water Level Monitoring
Ackcio BEAM-DG Nodes bundle Ackcio’s long-range wireless mesh technology with leading brands of water level meters, monitoring the water level under the bridge.
Repeater Nodes
If deployment challenges reduce the range of Ackcio Nodes, Ackcio BEAM-RN Nodes assist in extending the wireless range of other Ackcio Nodes within the network.
Ackcio Mesh
Ackcio’s patented long-range wireless MESH network connects the Ackcio Nodes to the Ackcio Gateway. The mesh network is self-healing, enhancing the transmission reliability. The ability to ‘hop’ up to 12 times significantly increases the reliability in complex environments and offers the ability to increase aggregate range if required. The system is highly flexible and scalable.
Displacement and Cracks Monitoring
Ackcio BEAM-AN-S1 (1 channel) and BEAM-AN-S4 (4 channels) Nodes ensure real-time monitoring of crack meters and displacement sensors to ensure the safety of the bridge piers.
Bridge Stress Monitoring
Ackcio BEAM-VW-S1 (1 channel) and BEAM-VW-S8 (8 channels) Nodes monitor strain gauges and load cells embeded in the bridge, to monitor their tension and bending resistance in real time.
Temperature Monitoring
Ackcio BEAM-DG nodes connect to thermometers monitoring temperature variation within the bridge, detecting potential cracks in real-time.
Settlement Displacement Monitoring
Settlement/lateral displacement of the bridge is monitored by leading brands of digital in-place-inclinometers (IPI's)/MPBX/extensometers/SAAs in real-time using Ackcio BEAM-DG Nodes.
Highways
Pipelines
Landfills
