INTEGRITY MONITORING SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF MONITORING INTEGRITY OF A STATIONARY STRUCTURE
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Abstract
The invention concerns an integrity monitoring system for monitoring integrity of at least a part of a stationary structure. The system comprises a vibration sensor for sensing vibration as a function of time, a computer, transmitting means for transmitting vibration data from the vibration sensor to the computer, means for acquiring position as a function of time data of a movable object, such as a vessel, a vehicle or a digging tool, where the movable object comprises a transmitter, and transmitting the position as a function of time data to the computer when the movable object is within a selected distance to a monitoring site. The monitoring site comprises the part of the stationary structure to be monitored and the vibration sensor is arranged to sense vibrations within the monitoring site. The computer comprises hardware and software for comparing the vibration data with the position as a function of time data.
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1-96. -96. (canceled)
- 97. An integrity monitoring system for monitoring integrity of at least a part of a stationary structure, the system comprising at least one vibration sensor for sensing vibration as a function of time, a computer, transmitting means for transmitting vibration data from the vibration sensor to the computer, means for acquiring and transmitting position as a function of time data of a movable object comprising a transmitter to said computer when said movable object is within a selected distance to a monitoring site, where the monitoring site comprises the part of the stationary structure and the vibration sensor is arranged to sense vibrations within said monitoring site, said computer comprises hardware and software for comparing the vibration data with the position as a function of time data.
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128. A method of monitoring integrity of at least a part of a stationary structure the method comprising
(i) providing at least one vibration sensor for sensing vibration as a function of time; -
(ii) providing a computer; (iii) providing transmitting means for transmitting vibration data from the vibration sensor to the computer; (iv) arranging said vibration sensor to sense vibrations within a monitoring site comprising at least the part of the stationary structure; (v) acquiring position as a function of time data of a movable object comprising a transmitter when said vessels are within a selected distance to said monitoring site; (vi) providing said computer to process said vibration data and said position as a function of time data software for comparing the vibration data with the position as a function of time data.
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