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SHIP BERTHING IMPACT AND MARINE FENDER INTEGRITY MONITORING

Keeping a port operational is no small task, especially when its main adversary, water, unforgivingly and continuously reshapes landscapes. With the vital importance placed upon ports for trade, it’s instrumental that port operators have a monitoring system in place to ensure smooth operations and uptimes. A key component to successful ship berthing and mooring maintenance is the operational health of fenders. MS Gecko’s Structural Health Monitoring provides monitoring services ideally suited to assessing the health of ports. With effective monitoring, regular action can be taken to avoid far more extensive damage to infrastructure and ships.

 

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OVERVIEW

From ship berthing to slope degradation, MS has the technology and software required to monitor the complex nature of ships and ports.

 

MS Fender Monitoring Technology (FMT) was developed through close collaboration with the world’s top marine monitoring experts and marine fender specialists to develop a market leading solution involving advanced Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) Optics sensor technology.

 

With FBG optic sensors as a core component in the fender-monitoring scheme, MS Systems provides our customers with accurate and complete information about actual infrastructure changes in real time. This new, advanced technology revolutionizes harbor fender monitoring with smart sensors and software to detect fender design weakness, berthing accidents, and fender damage.

 

Further, MS System’s integrated services provide real-time notifications, of damage and failure, to key personnel to take appropriate action. With these capabilities, port operators can implement better berthing, extend fender lifecycles, and elevate harbor safety and maintenance standards.

 

MS Gecko’s fiber-optic sensing systems are also ideally suited to monitoring the slow and continuous ground movement that can ultimately lead to catastrophic failures in port operation. Slope failures constitute the most expensive geological hazard for many geologic zones in the world. Unfortunately, by simply having an appropriate slope-monitoring plan in place, many of these events could have been prevented.

 

MS Gecko’s system fully considers the contributing factors affecting port design, and includes sensors for temperature and ground movement to provide real-time geotechnical monitoring over large and often inaccessible areas. With a monitoring system in place, ground movement can be detected prior to a complete failure, allowing for appropriate remedial action to be taken.

 

Contact us today to learn how MS Gecko’s SHM services can help with your port and ship monitoring needs.

ELEMENTS OF MS GECKO’S MONITORING SYSTEM


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STRUCTURE

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SENSORS

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DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS

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DATA TRANSFER AND STORAGE MECHANISM

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DATA MANAGEMENT

data_interpretation

DATA INTERPRETATION AND DIAGNOSIS

System Identification

Structural model update

Structural condition assessment

Prediction of remaining service life

BENEFITS

MS Gecko provides a comprehensive system to monitor and assess the real-world factors affecting geotechnical features. With MS Gecko’s SHM you will have the information you need to diagnose and repair problems as they arise.

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INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS

MS Gecko’s Distributed Structural Health Monitoring (DSHM) approach provides our customers with a complete solution, utilizing ultra-sensitive sensors, such as: MEMS, fiber optics, etc.

 

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CONSTRUCTION MONITORING

Put a system in place to monitoring slope settlement, and surface damage, and other geotechnical parameters.

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INCREASED SAFETY

Monitor infrastructure degradation and receive warning notifications to perform preventative maintenance and ensure safety of structures, rail networks, etc.


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VERIFY NEW TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATIONS

Establish a system to actively monitor the implementation of new construction technologies and determine their effectiveness.

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EXTENDED LIFETIME

Actively monitor geotechnical parameters to assess current conditions of existing infrastructure, and establish a maintenance plan for performing repairs to increase longevity.

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IMMEDIATE STRUCTURAL STATUS INFORMATION

Get an immediate status update about infrastructure health, including possible damage and failures, following adverse events affecting the location’s slope and surface.

SENSORS USED

Our philosophy is simple: the sensing system needs to match the reality of its environment. Given that a point in space has six degrees of freedom (DOF), our solution has been to match this complexity with an integrated combination of sensors that can be deployed to suit each customer’s unique needs.

 

  • 3DOF Inclinometers
  • 4DOF Accelerometers
  • Strain gauges
  • Humidity sensors
  • Weather station
  • Piezometers
  • FBG and Distributed Fiber Optics


WHAT MONITORING APPROACH IS RIGHT FOR YOU?

The MS Gecko Structural Health Monitoring system can be deployed to effectively address both continuous monitoring and portable testing needs.

 

Customers seeking a dynamic system to perform diagnostics on the current health of a structure will achieve their goals with the MS Gecko system.

 

For customers looking to collect data and provide ongoing information on the behavior and health of their structure, the MS Gecko SHM platform is ideally suited for long-term monitoring needs.

MS Systems Software Package

Software is a critical component of any Smart Fender Integrity Monitoring System. Whether performing a portable test on a structure or deploying a long-term monitoring solution, consider your software application needs for data acquisition, data logging, real-time processing and control, communications, data visualization and reporting, and post-data processing and management.

 

Many new possibilities arise from the invention of MS Gecko Smart Fender Integrity Monitoring System, such as fender assets reconfiguration based on historical berthing impact distribution, or accident or damage investigation using historical data replay.

 

MS Systems is your trusted partner for monitoring instrumentation in all phases of a project ranging from system design, installation, commissioning and training.

WHAT WE PROVIDE

At MS Systems we provide innovative solutions that serve our customers needs through ultra-reliable performance and long product life. We believe in providing clear information about each service we offer, and the standards we aim to achieve.

DESIGN & PLANNING

Our team of experts will work closely with you during design, technology selection, and system optimization.

INSTALLATION & COMMISSIONING

MS Systems provides service and support during and after installation, with a wide range of additional services and extended global warranties for every system we supply.

 

SERVICE & SUPPORT

MS Systems provides ongoing technical support from installation, commissioning and beyond.


REAL TIME MONITORING

MS Systems provides a unique approach to structural health monitoring, delivering real-time data and analysis for our customers to reduce downtime by monitoring assets and notifying key members before it reaches a critical state.

CUSTOMERS WE LOVE

Read about how MS Systems helped businesses worldwide succeed and better monitor their assets integrity.

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