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ESCUELA DE POSGRADO
GEOTECNIA DE PRESAS
Embankment:
•Locate shear zone and help identify whether shear is planner or circular
•Measure the movement at the shear zone. Determine whether the
movement is constant, accelerating or slowing.
Inclinometer must be founded into solid foundation
Inclinometer
Instalation
5- Tilt meter: Monitor changes in the tilt of the structure. Activities such as
dewatering, tunnelling, excavation causes settlement or lateral
deformation. Placement of surcharge and pressure may cause heaves.
Dam impounding, excavation beyond diaphragm wall etc.
Dewatering
6- Settlement cell: Pneumatic settlement provide a single point
measurement of settlement. They can be read from central location and
arte particularly useful where asses is difficult. Monitor consolidation
during construction and long term settlement in the foundation of
the fill.
Embankment:
SM: Strong motion accelerograph ( for monitoring earth tremors) TS: temperature
sensor EX: Extensometer( Identify movement of dam base and ground at base) PZ:
piezometers PC: Pressure cell W: V-Notch weir SC: settlement cell WL: water level
meter
Earthfill dam
SM: Strong motion accelerograph ( for monitoring earth tremors) TS: temperature
sensor EX: Extensometer( Identify movement of dam base and ground at base) PZ:
piezometers PC: Pressure cell W: V-Notch weir SC: settlement cell WL: water level
meter
Key Components for Design of
Instrumentation
Put in redundancy
Instruments will get lost due to construction activities
Equipment will stop working
Protect equipment from contractors
Put in safe areas
Mark equipment
Protect it during installation and post installation
Spend money so can remotely monitor and
collect data
Consider data analysis cost
Key References
Geotechnical Instrumentation for Monitoring Field
Performance by John Dunnicliff 1993 Wiley & Sons