Concrete goes high-tech
17 November 2023
A successful trial of a digital measuring system for concrete has led to a roll-out across multiple HS2 sites, cutting carbon and driving efficiencies on the construction project.
Verifi technology enables real-time monitoring, measurement and management of fresh concrete properties during transportation utilising on-truck sensors linked to proprietary patented algorithms.
It is said to be the first digital solution to replace manual consistence (slump) and temperature testing of fresh concrete, meaning that the concrete truck-mixer tracks itself to the point of delivery, tests itself prior to discharge and auto-generates pour records for quality assurance purposes.
Over the last two years, HS2’s main works contractor Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV) has worked with supply chain partners Saint Gobain Construction Chemicals who developed Verifi, and their concrete supply partners Tarmac and Aggregate Industries to test and validate the system.
A key benefit is the elimination of concrete waste which would have been produced from manual sampling and testing. Safety is also improved due to less plant-person interface and manual handling on site.
