Vibration Monitor Specifications

The Mini Mate Plus by Instatel Vibration Monitor System consists of a built in triaxial transducer, containing three high output, low distortion geophones located along orthogonal axes (vertical, longitudinal and transverse).

What is Vibration Monitoring?

Vibration Monitoring is a specialized procedure of recording, analyzing and qualifying vibrations resulting from various energy sources related to mining, construction, pipeline, demolition, drilling, excavating, and explosive using operations. Vibration Monitoring covers a wide range of monitoring applications such as monitoring for both continuous and transient vibrations.

Vibration Monitoring: Why do you need it?

Most vibration monitoring (due to construction activity) is usually performed to comply with local, state or federal regulations and often requires the monitoring of three ground and one air-overpressure channel. The regulations may also require the presentation of an infield printout of the vibration records.

Vibration Monitoring: What kind of equipment is used?

Seismographs are instruments used to measure the amplitude, frequency and duration of vibrations caused by construction, engineering, and other equipment vibrations. A variety of vibration sources can be measured to determine the amplitude in velocity (inches/second) and the frequency (Hz) of the movement, typically in the soil close to a structure of concern. In a majority of cases, the vibration levels are measured to ensure that a particular structure of concern is not being damaged by the vibration source. The typical industrial seismograph measure 3 components of motion, longitudinal or parallel to (towards) the vibration source, transverse or perpendicular to the vibration source and vertical which is up and down. Depending on the vibration source, we may also want to measure air overpressure using a linear microphone.

Vibration Monitor Specifications

What is Vibration Monitoring?

Vibration Monitoring: Why do you need it?

Vibration Monitoring: What kind of equipment is used?

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