PROJECT of the MONTH FEBRUARY 2025 | Kocher Bridge in Untergröningen, Germany, has been equipped with a highly modern permanent measurement and monitoring system by VCE since 2004.
The objective of this system is the continuous recording and analysis of loads caused by heavy-load transports with a total weight of up to 750 tons. Monitoring enables to recognize changes in the condition of the structure early and to specifically react to ensure the long-term safety of the bridge.
All data recorded are directly transmitted to the BRIMOS®-Web-User-Interface, analysed automatically and processed visually. For each detected heavy-load transport an information e-mail is sent to pre-defined recipients, whereas in case of a relevant condition change of the structure an alarm e-mail is triggered. Since initial operation of the system in June 2014 already 137 heavy-load transports have been registered.
The 21.35 m long and 7.50 m wide Kocher Bridge was erected as prestressed concrete bridge with hollow blocks in 1953 and repaired in 2004. In the same year the permanent structural health monitoring system, which has proved its worth in uninterrupted permanent operation since then, was implemented by BBV and VCE by order of the Land Baden-Württemberg. The system not only provides a valuable data basis for structural assessment but also specifically supports the maintenance and sustainable use of the bridge.
LOCATION
Untergröningen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
COOPERATION PARTNER
BBV-Systems GmbH
CLIENT
Land Baden-Württemberg, Regional council Stuttgart, unit 43 – Engineering
More information on the services under Structural Health Monitoring – BRIMOS®