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 OSMOS News 16 - 08/2008 (952 KB)   Download PDF

 OSMOS expertise available throughout Canada

 Safety

  • Henri Bourassa Bridge, Montréal:
    Closed for safety reasons? – No, open and safe!
  • Stukely Bridge:
    No detours, thanks to OSMOS
  • Bridge N° 07191, Coaticook:
    Where traditional evaluation has its limits
  • Frontenac Bridge, Sherbrooke:
    To be, rather than to appear … safe
   
 Surveillance engineering:

  • Odellach Bridge, New Brunswick:
    Reliable data, even in extreme temperatures
  • Five Fingers Bridge, New Brunswick:
    A structural health record for long-lasting protection
  • William sewer, Montréal:
    How long can it be blamed?
   
 Johnson Commission report:
 What are the lessons?
   
 OSMOS Canada:
 A team up to the challenge
   
 Testimonials:


   
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 OSMOS News 15 - 12/2007 (3151 KB)   Download PDF

 Thanks to OSMOS, no structure will surprise!

  • No more unexpected collapses
    OSMOS has the solution
  • The Tappan Zee bridge, USA
    In the prime of life … thanks to OSMOS
  • Champlain bridge, Canada
    A clearer horizon to ensure more efficient maintenance
  • Bridge at Compton, Canada
    Nothing is too small for OSMOS
  • Preventive work on the Wipkinger Tunnel, Switzerland
    We can foresee the unforeseen
  • Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Malines, Belgium
    There are no insensitive structures, just insensitive instruments
  • Saint Petersburg, Russia
    Connection with the past reestablished
  • 3 schools in Marne-la-Vallée, France
    It is always better to be prepared …
  • Olten, Switzerland
    Be wary of appearances
  • Kitakyushu monorail, Japan
    In service for a long time
  • The Shi Li He Bridge in Peking, China
    Biometrics for structures exists … OSMOS invented it
  • Gruga Stadium, Germany
    Safety on record
  • Wiser after the event …
    La Canebière, Marseilles, France
    Elmo, Mantes la Ville, France
    Berm, Mantes la Ville, France
  • New!
    OSMOS-Webcam
  • Canada QIT bridge crane, Canada
    New partners in Canada
 Our customers have their say …

 New Partner in Spain

  • EUROCONSULT SA, Spain
  • EUROCONSULT-OSMOS, a common goal in surveillance engineering
  • M40, Madrid, Spain
    EUROCONSULT's 1st project

   
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 OSMOS News 14 - 11/2006 (3151 KB)   Download PDF

 OSMOS still the leader!

  • OSMOS in Canada
    Champlain Bridge
  • Reinforced concrete + Osmos: The essential is invisible to the eye
    Tavanasa Bridge, Switzerland
    Viaduct near Tokyo, Japan
  • Metal structures + OSMOS: A longer service lifetime
    Swing Bridge at Bremerhaven, Germany
    Bridge at Hyogo, Japan
  • Osmos-bridges: a problem structure? - I haven't encountered one!
    • Who is the intended client of OSMOS-BRIDGES?
    • When is OSMOS-BRIDGES required?
    • What does OSMOS-BRIDGES include?
    Bridge in Aurich, Germany
    Schwarzenbek Bridge, Germany
  • Tunnels: check out Osmos first
    Broadway-Nassau Subway Station, New York City, USA
    Zimmerberg Tunnel, Switzerland
  • Railway infrastructure
    St Jacob Park, Basel, Switzerland
    Track section in Mühlau, Switzerland
  • Rail transport remains the safest
    SNCF Track Section in Gourdon, Lot, France
    Track section in Reussinsel, Lucerne, Switzerland
  • Historic Monuments
    De Haar Castle, the Netherlands
    The Column of the Trinity at Krems, Austria
    Notre-Dame de Bruges Church, Belgium
    Hôtel-Dieu in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada
  • 2006 Osmos Convention
    Paris, May 2006

    Our customers have their say … Testimonials
  • Monitoring + Insurance:
    A first step towards the systematic monitoring
    New OSMOS Affiliates GEOSCAN
  • New OSMOS Affiliates
    GEOSCAN



   
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 OSMOS News 13 - 10/2005 (863 KB)   Download PDF

 Equal opportunity for all bridges!

  • Via the Gulf of Mexico to Manhattan
    OSMOS monitors the 3rd Avenue Bridge
  • Leominster Bridge, Massachusetts, USA
    Examination prior to diagnostic work
  • Paerdegat Basin Bridge, New York
    Intensive monitoring of a patient in danger
  • Reuss Bridge, Switzerland
    Heavyweights… come and be weighed!
  • Konrad Adenauer Bridge, Mülheim, Germany
    Identifying causes from effects
  • Heusden, Vlassenbroek, and Stasegem Bridges, Belgium
    First-aid kit even for healthy structures
  • Schindgraben Bridge, Germany
    Regular heartbeat despite explosions close by
  • Schiffmühle Bridge, Germany
    Useful life extended
  • Megurogawa railway bridge, Japan
    Adjacent work under close surveillance
  • Honmoku interchange, Japan
    Status survey before enlargement of the bridge
  • Saint-Gervais Bridge, France
    A wooden structure on the road network
  • Five overpasses on the A4 Highway, France
    Equal opportunity for all bridges - even in sleeping mode!
  • Oberhausen Bridge, Germany
    Resting comfortably on its two beam spans
  • Bridge in Hokkaïdo, Japan
    OSMOS eligible for preventive maintenance of large structures
  • Structure number 8 at Orly Airport, France
    Under OSMOS monitoring right from birth
  • Onboard Monitoring:
    an idea that gains ground


  What our customers say…

New OSMOS Affiliates:

  • Teknika HBA
  • OFI

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     OSMOS News 12 - 12/2004 (235 KB)   Download PDF

       OSMOS, the 2004 Winner for Customer Value Enhancement

     And the Winner is OSMOS... Seven reasons why this award been given to OSMOS-Group
    • Reality, Not speculation
    • Affordable price
    • High perfomance
    • Universal... ... & Internet-based
    • Renting, Not selling
    • Client Interview Reports
    • Fostering Customer Partnerships


     What customers think...

       
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     OSMOS News 11 - 10/2004 (318 KB)   Download PDF

     Notre-Dame de Louviers Church
    Preventive monitoring during restoration work
     St. John the Divine Cathedral, New York
     Hiroshima Peace Memorial
    OSMOS protects the monument from degradation
     Saint Laurent Church, Lübeck
    Old or recent damage? TÜV-OSMOS investigates
     Meissen Cathedral
    Optical strands: witnesses for the defense or the prosecution?
     La Roche-Guyon Château
    A fiber-optic shield for a tired fortress
     Saint Pierre Church, Chécy
    A vigilant guardian in the tower
     The 5 main OSMOS principles for monitoring historic monuments:
     OSMOS invited to the University of Columbia Symposium in New York

       
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     OSMOS News 10 - 07/2004 (744 KB)   Download PDF

     10 years on the Eiffel Tower
    A column of bolted iron and...smart vermicelli!
     Approaching the grand Lady…
    First installation in 1993: 12 optical strands
     … Embracing the grand Lady
    Installation in the year 2000: 63 optical strands
     To grow old gracefully is to have an enhanced future
     A monument writes its history
    At 115 years, its signature is still beautiful!
     Maintenance of all structure
    A shared concern
     When high technology meets art
    OSMOS contributes to the work of a great violin maker

       
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     OSMOS News 9 - 06/2004 (568 KB)   Download PDF

     OSMOS In Belgium
     Howard Hansen Dam
    OSMOS monitors blasting works
     The Viaduct of Millau
    OSMOS-licensed fiber optics on the largest cable-stayed bridge in the world
     Railway Viaduct at Serrières
    Optimized Safety and Maintenance
     Yurakucho
    JGC determines the structure's behaviour before repairs
     Deutsche Bahn - railway section of Lohsa
    TÜV-OSMOS will ensure safety through 2008
     Alerts via SMS
    An OSMOS exclusivity
     New OSMOS Affiliates
    STAMOTEC
    Visit the Affiliates Area

       
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     OSMOS News 8 - 03/2004 (385 KB)   Download PDF

     Specialists from Lucerne for OSMOS
     Takanosu Bridge
    Maximum results for a minimum investment
     Monaco
    Preventive monitoring of the cliff of the Exotic Garden
     Safety measures at the Philips plant in Caen following fire damage
    OSMOS ensures workers’ safety
     Essen - Underground car park of Bredeneyer Tor
    Rehabilitation will be based on continuous monitoring
     Paris - Cassiopée Car Park, Quai de Grenelle
    Dynamic measurements indicate reversible rotation of the slabs
     OSMOS monitoring via Internet
    A truly multitasking platform
     New OSMOS Affiliates
    ANDREAS STEIGER & PARTNER AG

       
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     OSMOS News 7 - 01/2004 (254 KB)   Download PDF

     OSMOS comes to Switzerland
     The Köhlbrand Bridge
     Hôtel Concorde Lafayette - maintenance gantry
    OSMOS offers a verification standard for gantry rail systems
     The Miura Kaigan slope
    OSMOS covers two risks with a single system
     The Dunkirk Port Authority
    Absolute and relative measures in the service of a complex operation
     Skovdiget Bridge
    OSMOS participation in the Brite Euram «Smart Structures» program
     All acquired monitoring data on a lone OSMOS monitoring-console
       
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     OSMOS News 6 - 11/2003 (586 KB)   Download PDF

     Manhattan Bridge
     MOMA joins OSMOS
     The year 2002 floods - One year later
     Railway Bridge Emden
     Early detection of sinkholes in railway tunnels <<OSMOS sinkhole watcher>> - Test on an actual site in the Paris Subway
     Kleber Car Park - OSMOS confirms repair solution
     Optical caterpillar - The multi-purpose solution for geotechnical structures and Subsurface engineering problems
       
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     OSMOS News 5 - 10/2003 (421 KB)   Download PDF

     Federal Hall National Memorial - Urbitran joins OSMOS
     Church of la Souterraine - OSMOS raises the alarm
     Miyagi Landslide - The monitoring is based on OSMOS technology
     Murrtalviadukt in Baden-Württemberg - TÜV-OSMOS increases the longevity of the structure
     Yokohama Giant TV Antenna - Costly repair works avoided thanks to OSMOS
     OSMOS WIMS - Capture moving loads on the road network
       
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     OSMOS News 4 - 06/2003 (562 KB)   Download PDF

     The Rondeau Pedestrian Bridge. Smart Structure with Technical Finesse
     X-Trigger: cost-effective and multi-functional – Groupe Scolaire Jean Jaurès,
     Kaiser Wilhelm Church in Bad Ems, The Meudon city wall
     World heritage site, Aachen Cathedral, monitored using OSMOS technology
     OSMOS technology provides security at a housing estate in Japan
     Remote Control by Mouse Click. User-friendly OSMOS monitoring impresses
       
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    “Floating Dyke” for the Expansion of the Harbour in Monaco
    No.3 - 09/2002 (421KB)

    OSMOS joins forces with TÜV, German leader in technical monitoring
    No.2 - 04/2002 (855KB)

    The Shizuoka water tunnel in Japan to be equipped with the Osmos system
    No.1 - 11/2001 (284KB)


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