INTERNET-CONNECTED SENSORS PROVIDE CONCRETE DAT
A former prototype method of testing concrete strength using internet-connected sensors and processing power has been commercially deployed on around 40 construction projects across the UK. The innovative technology, developed by UK tech start-up Converge, is based around a transmitter node that communicates data from sensors embedded in concrete over a mesh network. The results are interpreted in real-time using sophisticated data analytics software to give an accurate real-time picture of the curing process and when formwork is ready to be struck. After initial trials with a major contractor in 2015 the system has been deployed on projects including Hinkley Point C, the £1.7bn Royal Albert Docks development, 22 Bishopsgate and several Underground maintenance projects for Transport for London. Raphael Scheps, co-founder and chief executive of Converge, told BIM+ : “A year and a half ago it was only a prototype that worked but had not been battle tested. Some 40 sites o...