Levee (Embankment Dam) Potential Damage Case Study: Wireless Health Monitoring System on the Levee

Project Preview (Monitored variables and members)

• Monitoring potential damage within section of the cables (main channel) runs along the levee
• Monitoring potential tampering/breaking of anchors (holding steel ropes) which hold main channel cables
• The resistance is monitored for each cable

Levee (Embankment dam)

Resensys Solution and Installed Devices

 A Resensys wireless monitoring system that was deployed on the levee consists 4CH_RTDs at stations located in the different distances on the levee. SeniMax™data logger with remote communication gateways were installed to collect data from 4CH_RTD gauges and send them to main server and SenScope™.

SeniMax™ Gateway

Monitoring Purposes and Methods

• Detecting potential damage of the levee and tampering of the anchors which hold main channel cables by interpreting corresponding readings.
• For each cable, the resistance is monitored. A reading less than 10 means connected cable. A reading of more than 1000 means broken cable.