CONSTRUCTION NOISE AND VIBRATION MONITORING SYSTEMS, PAST, PRESENT AND FUTUR
CONSTRUCTION NOISE AND VIBRATION MONITORING
SYSTEMS, PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
DJ Nicholls BEng (Hons) MIOA
1 INTRODUCTION
This paper reviews the noise and vibration monitoring systems that have been used over the last 20 years on major construction projects in the United Kingdom. It examines how technologies have developed in terms of the instrumentation available, its connectivity and the presentation of data. It also examines how legislative and contractual requirements have developed in line with the available technologies. The focus is on long-term unattended monitoring systems. rather than
attended monitoring.
A case study is provided for systems currently in use on construction projects and the author's views on where monitoring systems may progress in the future are presented.