Articles & White Papers

Field notes from the structures we monitor

Each article walks through the scope, instrumentation and findings of a real Hone SHM engagement — the same depth of technical detail we bring to every client relationship.

Anji Khad cable-stayed railway bridge, Jammu
Cable-Stayed Bridges

Instrumenting India’s First Cable-Stayed Railway Bridge

Vibration-based tension identification across all 96 cables of the Anji Khad Bridge, validated against the analytical model.

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Sensor layout plan of the Global Vipassana Pagoda
Heritage & Monuments

Digital Twin Monitoring of the Global Vipassana Pagoda

A permanent, remote IoT-based SHM system for the world’s largest span pillarless stone masonry dome.

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Accelerometer on a crack in the Kasara stone masonry arch bridge
Heritage & Monuments

Reading a 160-Year-Old Arch Bridge’s Vital Signs

Crack-growth and vibration monitoring distinguishes dead cracks from live ones on a historic stone masonry arch.

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Hone SHM engineers with vibration monitoring equipment at the KTLR tunnel excavation site
Tunnels & Vibration

Keeping Buildings Safe During Tunnel Blasting

Vibration investigation during blasting and drilling for the Kharghar–Turbhe Linking Road (KTLR) tunnel project.

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Hone SHM engineer inspecting the Deopani Bridge
Bridge Load Testing

Proving Deopani Bridge Under Calibrated Live Load

Static and dynamic load testing to IRC SP 51 & SP 37, measuring vibration, strain, deflection and tilt together.

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Steel truss railway bridge on the Northeast Frontier Railway network in Manipur
Railway Bridges

Clearing Five Bridges for Higher Train Speeds in Manipur

Dynamic deflection testing at multiple test-loco speeds across five major NFR bridges, with IIT Guwahati.

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Hone SHM engineer installing a sensor beneath a jetty structure at night
Marine & Retrofit

Re-Opening a Jetty After Retrofit — Safely

Deflection and vibration monitoring under calibrated truck and cargo loads, validated against a finite element model.

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