Automated Track Monitoring - Chicago
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This AMTS system was used to monitor for potential settlement and lateral movement of twin rails during jack boring operations beneath the rail embankment. The project duration was 10 months.
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The AMTS was mounted on a tower for good sight lines to rail-clip prisms installed on the tracks. The height of the tower also protects the instrument from possible vandalism.
Track Monitoring Solutions
Track monitoring is required whenever railroad tracks fall within a construction zone of influence.
A number of variables affect the choice of a monitoring system:
- Severity of the geotechnical risk.
- Traffic levels.
- Number of monitoring points needed.
- Frequency and precision of measurements needed.
- Budget
GEO offers several track monitoring options: AMTS systems with track-mounted prisms, shape arrays, and sometimes tiltmeters.