Testconsult have the facilities and expertise to undertake complex instrumentation, monitoring and load testing on bridges, structures, machinery and barriers to assess serviceability and compliance with relevant standards. Instrumentation, monitoring and load testing of structures is the definitive way of determining performance and checking design calculations. Numerous design codes, British and European Standards and regulations apply to virtually any part of a structure where there are safety implications and in most cases some checking has to be undertaken to confirm compliance.

Testconsult can develop test methods and complex instrumentation solutions to suit individual site requirements. Specialist control software is written in-house and our experience with a wide range of sensors ensures that the overall aims of the survey are accomplished.

Applications range from long term stress/strain and displacement monitoring of bridges and tie-bars to dynamic determination of strain and displacement over a few milliseconds. We provide services to the manufacturing industry, by carrying out instrumentation of machinery and plant. This may be part of an ongoing maintenance programme or to determine the cause of failure.

Typical Applications