Measurand’s ShapeArray

“This is not just an instrument. This is the opportunity to make risk-informed decisions based on real-time, high-quality data.”
—Andrew Ridley, Geotechnical Observations

Measurand designs and manufactures ShapeArray, which is used to monitor deformation of soil and structures like dams, tunnels, walls, and buildings. ShapeArray is an automated shape-measuring, inclinometer-style instrument on a reel, which has set a new standard for ease of installation. ShapeArray data are available in real-time, enabling engineers and designers to reduce risk and save money by making smarter, faster decisions.

Shape the future

Mining & Tailings Ponds

Complete monitoring solutions for all mining operations from extraction to mine waste containment. Falling commodity prices mean mining projects must increase in scale and scope to remain profitable and...
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Urban Construction

When cities build upward, ShapeArray measures the movement underneath. People want to live downtown but existing infrastructure makes new construction challenging. Cities must deal with the competing...
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Tunnels

ShapeArray makes real-time convergence monitoring fast and unintrusive. Tunnel boring operations are an essential part of nearly every major public transportation project. Construction firms around the...
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Geohazards

Protect critical infrastructure located in high risk areas. Tens of thousands of landslides occur throughout the world, posing a significant threat to infrastructure and public safety. In Canada alone,...
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Dams & Levees

Risk mitigation through real-time dam and levee deformation monitoring. There are over 100,000 dams and levees worldwide. Many dams are approaching or even past their expected service lifetimes. The...
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Measurand’s ShapeArray

Provincial Trunk Highway

Settlement Analysis on Highway Interchange

Petrokimia Gresik

Underwater settlement monitoring

Fjordbyen

Seabed subsidence monitoring

Edmonton LRT Valley Line

Tunnel Boring Machine Ground Deformation Monitoring

Oroville Dam

Spillway reconstruction monitoring

Samarco Dam Monitoring

Automated slope stability monitoring

Oil Sands Tailings Dam Projects

Inclinometer Casing Retrofitting

Yeager Airport

Backfill deflection monitoring

Romaine-2

Rockfill dam settlement monitoring

Diavik Diamond Mine

Monitoring in Harsh Environmental Conditions

LA Metro Regional Connector Transit Project

ShapeArray reduces uncertainty in soft ground tunnelling

Bayou Corne Sinkhole

When Massive Sinkhole Threatens Roadway, Authorities Monitor with ShapeArray

US Route 2 Landslide

Traffic diverted before catastrophic failure

Żelazny Most

Europe’s largest tailings pond demanded deep ShapeArray monitoring

Mactaquac Dam

Monitoring deformation behaviour caused by Alkali-aggregate reaction

Ranelagh Sewer

Effective convergence and settlement monitoring in confined, hazardous space

Construction of The New Western Ticket Hall

ShapeArray measured retaining wall deflection, reduced construction time and costs

Shape the future

Mining & Tailings Ponds

Complete monitoring solutions for all mining operations from extraction to mine waste containment. Falling commodity prices mean mining projects must increase in scale and scope to remain profitable and...

Urban Construction

When cities build upward, ShapeArray measures the movement underneath. People want to live downtown but existing infrastructure makes new construction challenging. Cities must deal with the competing...

Tunnels

ShapeArray makes real-time convergence monitoring fast and unintrusive. Tunnel boring operations are an essential part of nearly every major public transportation project. Construction firms around the...

Geohazards

Protect critical infrastructure located in high risk areas. Tens of thousands of landslides occur throughout the world, posing a significant threat to infrastructure and public safety. In Canada alone,...

Dams & Levees

Risk mitigation through real-time dam and levee deformation monitoring. There are over 100,000 dams and levees worldwide. Many dams are approaching or even past their expected service lifetimes. The...

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How did engineers use the observational method during the construction of a new highway interchange?

The Beginning

Measurand is established in Fredericton, New Brunswick

Bend sensor development

Measurand develops and patents fiber optic bend and position sensors for the medical and automotive sectors

Canadian Space Agency

Receives funding from the CSA to develop sensor technology that ultimately leads to invention of ShapeTape

Patent on fiber optic sensor

Measurand receives patent for "Fiber Optic Bending and Positioning Sensor" issued June 29, 1999

ShapeTape & ShapeHand debut

Measurand designs and develops innovative motion capture technology

Measurand Attends the ICPMG

First contact with the geotechnical sector at the International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (ICPMG)

ShapeArray

Design patent application sent about a new product designed to meet the specific needs of the geotechnical industry

ShapeWrap

Measurand debuts ShapeWrap motion capture technology for the film and animation industry

Malibu installation

ShapeAccelArray installed for ground monitoring for the first time​ in Malibu, CA

ShapeMRI

Suite of instrumentation developed for motion capture within Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines

SAAScan launched

Built for rapid deployment and repeated use

SAAX launched

Purpose-built for heavy-duty horizontal installation

ShapeAccelArray installed for ground monitoring for the first time in Malibu, CA