SmartSand: Real-Time Quality Monitoring and Process Optimisation of Manufactured
Sand
Concrete needs sand, and good-quality natural sand is becoming harder to source. Manufactured sand, produced by crushing quarried rock, is a sustainable alternative, but its quality can vary during production and is currently checked only through periodic laboratory tests. SmartSand, a collaboration between Roadstone and TUS, will develop and demonstrate a camera- and laser-based system that continuously monitors key manufactured-sand quality characteristics on the conveyor at Roadstone’s Belgard Quarry and alerts operators to changes as they happen. The expected result is more consistent products, faster decisions, lower waste, and greater confidence in using manufactured sand in concrete.
Lead RPO: Technological University of the Shannon
Lead PI: Flaithri Neff
Industry Partners: Roadstone
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