Overview

The construction industry encompasses various activities involved in creating, altering, and maintaining structures and infrastructure, ranging from residential buildings, commercial properties, roads, bridges, and more. It involves planning, designing, financing, building, and managing projects, often involving collaboration among architects, engineers, contractors, suppliers, and other professionals. This industry plays a pivotal role in shaping the physical environment and economy of a region or country.

Depending on specific features and functions, GAO Tek’s Vibration Meters are sometimes referred to as vibrometers, seismometers, accelerometers, vibration sensos, vibration gauges, vibration analyzers, vibration detectors, vibration monitors, vibration recorders, seismographs, vibrating element sensors, vibration measurement devices, verbascose, and vibration analysis tools.

Furthermore, GAO Tek’s vibration meters are further grouped into:

Handheld Vibration Meters,High Frequency Vibration Meters,High Precision Vibration Meters,Industrial Vibration Meters,Low Frequency Vibration Meters,Velocity Vibration Meters,Vibration Meters with Accelerometer,Vibration Meters with Data Logging and Wireless Vibration Meters.

GAO Tek’s Vibration Meters have the following applications in the construction industry:

  • Structural Health Monitoring: GAO Tek’s vibration meters help assess the structural integrity of buildings, bridges, and other constructions by measuring vibrations, enabling engineers to detect potential structural issues or damages.
  • Foundation Evaluation: GAO Tek’s vibration meters assist in evaluating the stability of the ground and the impact of construction activities on nearby structures by monitoring ground vibrations during various construction processes like pile driving, drilling, or excavation.
  • Equipment Maintenance: GAO vibration meters are employed to monitor construction machinery and equipment for excessive vibrations, which can indicate potential mechanical problems, allowing for timely maintenance or repair.
  • Compliance And Safety Monitoring: GAO Tek’s vibration meters aid in ensuring that construction activities comply with safety regulations by measuring and maintaining vibrations within acceptable limits, safeguarding workers’ safety and preventing damage to adjacent structures.
  • Tunneling And Underground Construction: GAO’s vibration meters are used during tunneling, drilling, or blasting operations to monitor ground vibrations and prevent adverse impacts on surrounding structures or inhabitants.
  • Environmental Impact Assessment: GAO’s vibration meters help in evaluating the environmental impact of construction activities by monitoring vibrations that might affect nearby residents, wildlife, or sensitive structures.
  • Safety Measures: Utilizing GAO Tek’s vibration meters to maintain safe working conditions, ensuring vibrations remain within acceptable limits to protect workers.
  • Quality Control: Using GAO’s vibration meters in verifying compliance with prescribed vibration standards to maintain construction quality and prevent potential damage to structures or equipment.

More information on vibration meters and their applications in other industries can be found on

Vibration Meters

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Structural Testers

GAO Tek’s targeted markets are North America, particularly the U.S. and Canada.

Complying With Construction Industry Standards

GAO Tek’s vibration meters comply or help our customers comply with the construction industry standards such as:

  • ISO 4866:2010
  • ISO 8041:2017
  • ISO 5349-1:2001
  • ASTM E1014-18
  • DIN 4150-3:1999-07
  • BS 7385-2:2015
  • ACI 207.2R-07
  • JIS A 4652:2010
  • ISO 2631-1:1997

Complying With Government Regulations

GAO Tek’s vibration meters comply or help our customers comply with the U.S. government regulations such as:

  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations
  • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Regulations
  • Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulations
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regulations
  • American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standards
  • State and Local Building Codes
  • Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Standards
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Regulations

GAO Tek’s vibration meters comply or help our clients comply with the Canadian regulations such as:

  • Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) Guidelines
  • Workplace Safety and Health Regulations
  • Transport Canada Regulations
  • Environment and Climate Change Canada Guidelines
  • CSA Group Standards
  • Building Codes and Municipal Bylaws
  • Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) Standards
  • Infrastructure Canada Guidelines

Case Studies of Vibration Meters in The Construction Industry

Vibration meters are sometimes called as vibrometers, seismometers, accelerometers, vibration sensors, vibration gauges, vibration analyzers, vibration detectors, vibrographs, seismographs, vibration monitors, vibration recorders, vibroscopes, vibration transducers, vibration measurement devices, vibration analysis tools, and vibrating element sensors.

Here are some practical examples of using vibration meters in the construction industry:

A case study focusing on the use of vibration meters during the construction of a high-rise building in New York City to ensure that nearby structures remained undamaged during the construction process.

Highlighting the application of vibration meters during the construction of a major bridge in Massachusetts to monitor and mitigate vibrations that could potentially affect the structural integrity of the bridge or nearby infrastructure.

A case study focusing on the application of vibration meters during the construction of a major highway in Illinois to monitor ground vibrations caused by heavy machinery and construction activities, ensuring that nearby structures and residences remained unaffected.

Highlighting the use of vibration meters during an urban redevelopment project in Ohio to measure and manage vibrations resulting from demolition, excavation, and construction work to prevent damage to adjacent buildings and infrastructure.

Highlighting the use of vibration meters in developing a Louisiana port, managing vibrations from dredging and construction to ensure nearby infrastructure and operations’ safety.

A case study demonstrating the implementation of vibration meters during a residential development construction in Florida monitored excavation and foundation work to protect nearby homes and structures.

A case study focusing on the application of vibration meters during a California skyscraper’s construction monitored and controlled vibrations from heavy machinery and construction activities, prioritizing nearby buildings and infrastructure safety.

A case study demonstrating the implementation of vibration meters during an Oregon wind farm’s construction monitored ground vibrations from drilling and installations, mitigating potential impacts on nearby ecosystems and structures.

Highlighting the use of vibration meters during the construction of a British Columbia hydroelectric dam measured and regulated vibrations from blasting and heavy machinery to prevent damage to the dam infrastructure and surrounding environment.

A case study demonstrating the implementation of vibration meters during oil and gas pipeline installation in Alberta monitored ground vibrations from trenching and laying, preserving environmental integrity and pipeline system reliability.

GAO RFID Inc. RFID Hardware, a sister company of GAO Tek Inc., is ranked as the top 10 RFID suppliers in the world. Its RFID, BLE, and IoT products have also been widely used in the construction industry. Articles about related industries are given below:

RFID, BLE, IoT & Drones for Utility Construction Industry

RFID, BLE, IoT & Drones for Highway Street And Bridge Construction Industry

Use of Vibration Meters With Leading Software And Cloud Services in The Construction Industry

GAO Tek has used or has facilitated its customers to use GAO’s vibration meters with some of the leading software and cloud services in their applications. Examples of such leading software and cloud services include:

  • Orion Software
  • B&K Pulse
  • m+p Analyzer
  • MATLAB
  • LabVIEW
  • SAPPHIRE Structure
  • SIWave
  • Noise2Do
  • ANSYS
  • Data Physics
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • IBM Cloud
  • Oracle Cloud
  • Salesforce Platform
  • Tableau Online
  • Snowflake
  • Alibaba Cloud
  • Teradata Vantage

GAO Tek’s vibration meters and their applications in other industries are listed on

Vibration Meters

Other related products can be found on this category page

Structural Testers

Meeting Customers’ Demands

Large Choice of Products

To satisfy the diversified needs of their corporate customers, GAO Tek Inc. and its sister company GAO RFID Inc. together offer a wide choice of testing and measurement devices, network products, RFID, BLE, IoT, and drones.

Fast Delivery

To shorten the delivery to our customers, GAO has maintained a large stock of its products and is able to ship overnight within the continental U.S. and Canada from the nearest warehouse.

Local to Our Customers

We are located in both the U.S. and Canada. We travel to customers’ premises if necessary. Hence, we provide very strong local support to our customers in North America, particularly the U.S., and Canada.

Furthermore, we have built partnerships with some integrators, consulting firms and other service providers in different cities to further strengthen our services. Here are some of the service providers in construction industry we have worked with to serve our joint customers:

  • Procore Technologies
  • Autodesk Construction Cloud
  • Trimble
  • Bluebeam
  • Bentley Systems
  • Cognizant
  • Capgemini
  • Ernst & Young (EY)
  • Booz Allen Hamilton
  • Gartner
  • Hilti Canada
  • Sage Construction and Real Estate
  • Jonas Construction Software
  • eSUB Construction Software
  • Buildertrend Canada

GAO Has Many Customers in The Construction Industry

The products from both GAO Tek Inc. and GAO RFID Inc. have been widely used in the construction industry by many customers, including some leading companies. Here is more information on applications of GAO RFID Inc.’s products in the construction industry. Articles about related industries are given below:

RFID, BLE, IoT & Drones for Utility Construction Industry

RFID, BLE, IoT & Drones for Highway Street and Bridge Construction Industry

Here are some of GAO’s customers in the construction industry:

  • Turner Construction Company
  • Gilbane Building Company
  • Suffolk Construction
  • Mortenson Construction
  • Pepper Construction Group
  • McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
  • Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC
  • The Haskell Company
  • Balfour Beatty US
  • Clark Construction Group
  • Hensel Phelps
  • Webcor
  • PCL Construction
  • EllisDon Corporation
  • Ledcor Group
  • Clark Builders
  • Mattamy Homes

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For your convenience, here are GAO Tek’s Vibration Meters and they are further organized by feature:

Handheld Vibration Meters,High Frequency Vibration Meters,High Precision Vibration Meters,Industrial Vibration Meters,Low Frequency Vibration Meters,Velocity Vibration Meters,Vibration Meters with Accelerometer,Vibration Meters with Data Logging and Wireless Vibration Meters.

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