Ground Truth:
Vibration and Noise Monitoring
2hrs of learning | Self-paced | certificate of completion
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Meet Our Instructors
Dimitri CHAMARD-BOUDET
Director Sigicom FranceAfter graduating a Master degree in Acoustics and Vibrations (University of Lyon - France) in 2010, he spent five years with an engineering consultancy specialized in those fields. During this time, he managed a wide range of projects, from acoustic impact assessments for industrial sites to vibration analysis on electrical turbines worldwide. He also led many environmental monitoring initiatives for construction sites.
In 2015, he joined Sigicom to establish and grow the French subsidiary of the group. Today, Dimitri applies his expertise to support clients in understanding complex challenges and implementing the most effective monitoring solutions. Committed to knowledge sharing since the start of his career, he also develops and delivers technical training programs for industry professionals.
Barth holds a Bachelor’s degree in Microtechnical Engineering and a Swiss Federal Diploma in Marketing. Since joining Syscom Instruments in 2014 as Head of Sales and Global Business Development, he has led strategic initiatives and acquired extensive experience in the civil engineering, nuclear safety, and metrology sectors in a wide range of applications and projects. Barth specializes in vibration monitoring for civil engineering, human comfort applications, and structural dynamics in relation to seismic strong motions.
Prior to his role at Syscom Instruments, Barth developed a strong foundation in B2B environments, focusing on precision instrumentation and length metrology. His expertise encompasses IoT/IIoT-related product development, sales and distribution management, business development, product line management, and marketing.
Brand Sales Director, Syscom InstrumentsBarth Jacquot
Six chapters, physics to site protocol.
Wave physics & structural hazards
Compression, shear, and surface waves — why surface waves do the damage
Effects on structures, people, sensitive equipment, and groundborne noise
Modal frequencies and resonance — why limits drop at low frequency
Measurements, readings & interpretation
Continuous steady-state versus impulse transient vibration
Seven source signatures: hammer shock, blast, train, roller compactor, pile driving, earthquake, HVAC
Spotting bad data — clipping, temperature drift, bad coupling, signal offset
Sensors & tools for signal analysis
Geophone versus MEMS, force-balance, and piezoelectric accelerometers
Response curves, measuring range, frequency range, self-noise, dynamic range
PPV, FFT, 1/3-octave bands, and when filtering misleads you
Case study: urban construction site
A constrained urban site in France: railway, medical centre, housing, offices
From initial inspection to a seven-geophone layout, with a limit per risk type
Two-stage alarms — orange at 80% of the limit, red at 100%
Standards & regulations
DIN 4150, BS 7385, French, US, Swedish, Swiss
Where the consensus holds: triaxial geophones, velocity criteria, 1–150 Hz
Human comfort under ISO 2631, and VC curves for sensitive equipment
Case study: mining
Four monitoring aims: blast optimisation, compliance, misfire detection, tailings
Scaled-distance prognosis — instantaneous charge, 50% and 95% lines, statistical bias
Permanent stations in Chile and Indonesia: coupling, solar power, 4G and Starlink telemetry
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