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Full Scale Dynamics Ltd

Our spin-out company, Full Scale Dynamics Ltd, has over 25 years’ experience in vibration serviceability, dynamic analysis, testing and monitoring of large civil engineering structures.

We can help with:

Construction: planning and implementation

We can predict possible vibration levels prior to construction, drawing on our extensive expertise and data collected over decades of testing and hundreds of structures studied at full scale worldwide.

We can simulate a range of design scenarios for structures including bridges, floors, staircases and grandstands, and are happy to get involved at any stage of the construction process.

Depending on your requirements, our involvement can include:

making recommendations/troubleshooting for architectural plans, to save you time and money in the long term
checking the performance of structures using the latest design guidance documents and British Standards
simulating more advanced dynamic loading based on state-of-the-art research to more accurately predict and evaluate vibration serviceability
performing in-situ dynamic testing and long-term vibration monitoring of as-built structures.

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Expert witnesses

We are also experienced as expert witnesses in litigation related to vibration serviceability.

Testing and troubleshooting vibrations in a building or structure

We can troubleshoot a wide range of vibration problems in structures including grandstands and stadia, office buildings, staircases, roadbridges, footbridges and railway bridges.

We also provide testing for situations where low-level vibration can cause problems with machinery, such as hospitals and laboratories.

In-situ testing

If vibration is a concern, we can test a structure in situ at the design stage, during the construction process, or in as-built conditions to help identify the issue.
Our dynamic testing can include ambient vibration testing, operational modal analysis, forced vibration testing with multi-shaker excitation or state-of-the-art wireless sensors, to evaluate a structure's vibration performance.

Bespoke solutions

If a problem is found, we can suggest and customise active or passive control strategies to create a bespoke vibration solution that works for you.

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Testing and monitoring an existing building or structure

Testing

With our dynamic testing capabilities, we can assess the condition of structures of any size, anywhere.
Our academic expertise in finite element analysis means we can check if a structure is currently within serviceability guidelines, and predict the likelihood of this changing in future.
If a potential vibration problem is found, we can suggest and customise active or passive control strategies to create a bespoke vibration solution that works for you.

Long-term, real-time monitoring

We can work with you to design a long-term monitoring system that provides the information you need.
We can set up operator-free, intelligent data processing systems to provide reporting according to your requirements e.g. automated emails, summary reports or online visualisation.