Structural monitoring for buildings, bridges and infrastructure

Remote cameras and time-lapse create a clear, time-stamped record of works around important structures. As part of Survey Solutions, we can add sensor-based structural monitoring, accurate to sub-millimetre movement, with real-time alerts by text or email.

  • Records over months or years
  • Fully managed cameras
  • 4G or solar power
  • Secure online portal
  • Part of the Survey Solutions Group

Building monitoring image

Structures we monitor

From new builds to historic and heritage landmarks, monitoring is useful for:

  • Buildings
  • Bridges
  • Retaining walls
  • Viaducts
  • Tunnels
  • Temporary works
  • Historic and listed buildings
  • Demolition projects
  • High-rise developments
  • Adjacent construction works
  • Facade and envelope works

Visual records and measured data

Remote cameras and time-lapse

Fixed cameras on key elevations, work areas or access points, with time-stamped images, downloadable footage, edited films and long-term archive records.

Best for: progress reporting, quality records and evidence of what happened on site.

HD video and live streaming

SiteStream adds continuous HD video and live viewing, searchable by date and time. More about SiteStream.

Best for: busy work areas and access points.

Structural monitoring

Survey Solutions measures movement and deformation, with manual or automated schemes, real-time data and alerts. See below.

Best for: excavation, piling, demolition and works next to sensitive assets.

When is structural monitoring needed?

Usually when construction activity could affect nearby buildings, infrastructure or sensitive assets, for example:

  • Excavation close to existing structures
  • Demolition near retained assets
  • Bridge repairs or strengthening
  • Works near railway or highway infrastructure
  • Refurbishment of historic buildings
  • Basement construction
  • Piling and groundworks
  • Heavy plant activity
  • Temporary works verification
  • Long-term asset monitoring

Structural monitoring step by step

How our cameras work

  1. Map pin icon, for the site survey1

    Site survey

    We look at the structure, the risk and access, and agree what needs to be recorded.

  2. Camera icon, for installation2

    Installation

    Our engineers install the cameras, alongside Survey Solutions instruments where needed.

  3. Webcam icon, for remote viewing3

    Remote viewing

    Your team reviews images, footage and data online from desktop or mobile.

  4. Cloud icon, for records and reporting4

    Records and reporting

    Time-stamped records and long-term archives, so you can see what happened and how the structure responded.

Structural monitoring from Survey Solutions

Site Eye is part of Survey Solutions, the UK’s largest engineering surveying group. Its monitoring surveys record and measure the movement or deformation of buildings and structures, from new build developments to historic and heritage landmarks, so problems can be found and a remediation plan agreed before they develop.

Schemes work to project specifications for movement as precise as sub-millimetre, with real-time data and alerts by text message or email when pre-set tolerance levels are breached.

Monitoring services

  • Movement monitoring
  • Deformation monitoring
  • Precise levelling
  • Crack monitoring
  • Vibration monitoring
  • Ground water monitoring
  • Coastal erosion monitoring
  • Environmental monitoring

Manual monitoring

Set up quickly, with surveyors visiting site at a frequency you specify, which can change with site activity. Data is usually supplied as spreadsheets, with 3D digital models available.

Automated monitoring

Monitoring technology installed on site measures fixed points 24/7, with cloud-based hosting and reporting shared through secure online portals, and alerts if tolerances are breached.

What a monitoring programme gives you

  1. Early detection of structural issues, so interventions happen in time.
  2. Better safety and risk management, by watching the structure’s health continuously.
  3. Optimised maintenance, avoiding unnecessary repairs and extending the life of the structure.

Project example: ExCeL London. Survey Solutions delivered remote structural monitoring for ExCeL London’s expansion, tracking brace movement 24/7 to protect foundations during excavation. Read the project

Project example: Lake Windermere. Remote structural monitoring protected a historic boathouse during piling works for Van Elle’s slipway rebuild. Read the project

More about Survey Solutions structural monitoring

Why choose Site Eye for structural monitoring

  • Specialist construction cameras. Long-term visual records of structural works, in high quality.
  • Fully managed. Installation and maintenance taken care of for the whole project.
  • Secure online access. Every authorised stakeholder sees the same record.
  • Visual and measured together. Cameras from Site Eye, instrumentation and survey from Survey Solutions.

Related services

Frequently asked questions

How precise is structural monitoring?

Survey Solutions works to project specifications for movement as precise as sub-millimetre, with real-time alerts by text or email when tolerances are breached.

Why combine cameras with instruments?

Instruments show how a structure responded. Cameras show what was happening on site at the time. Together they give the complete picture.

Manual or automated monitoring: which do we need?

Manual monitoring takes readings at agreed stages and suits planned, lower-frequency checks. Automated monitoring takes frequent or continuous readings and sends alerts when agreed trigger levels are reached, for higher-risk or time-sensitive works. Survey Solutions recommends the right approach for the risk.

How long can a structure be monitored?

From a single phase of works to several months or years, with long-term archive records.

Do the cameras need power or a site network?

No site network is needed. Every camera has built-in 4G, and solar-powered systems are available for remote locations without a power supply.

Discuss your structure

Tell us about the structure, the works planned nearby and what you need to record or measure. We will suggest the right mix of cameras and monitoring.

Or call 020 3154 8353

Email info@site-eye.co.uk