Geotechnical Instrumentation for Monitoring Field Performance
Published on 1. April 1988
Book
Hardback
600 pages
978-0-471-09614-6 (ISBN)
Description
This complete book on the use of geotechnical instrumentation for the monitoring of civil engineering projects has been written by a practitioner for other practitioners. It offers detailed guidance on when to monitor safety and performance, and how to do it well. The planning of monitoring programs and the writing of construction specifications are described; and there is an evaluation of monitoring methods, selection of instruments, instrument calibration, installation, and maintenance, and the collection, processing, and interpretation of instrumental data. The author explains the role of geotechnical instrumentation in the construction and operation phases of various civil engineering projects: braced excavations, embankments on soft ground, embankment dams, excavated and natural slopes, underground excavations, driven piles, and drilled shafts.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
appendices, references, index
Dimensions
Height: 290 mm
Width: 220 mm
Weight
1729 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-09614-6 (9780471096146)
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John Dunnicliff
Geotechnical Instrumentation for Monitoring Field Performance
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02/1994
1st Edition
Wiley
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Content
Geotechnical Instrumentation: An Overview; Behavior of Soil and Rock; Benefits of Using Geotechnical Instrumentation; Systematic Approach to Planning Monitoring Programs Using Geotechnical Instrumentation; Specifications for Procurement of Instruments; Contractual Arrangements for Field Instrumentation Services; Measurement Uncertainty; Instrumentation Transducers and Data Acquisition Systems; Measurement of Groundwater Pressure; Measurement of Total Stress in Soil; Measurement of Stress Change in Rock; Measurement of Deformation; Measurement of Load and Strain in Structural Members; Measurement of Temperature; A Recipe for Reliability of Performance Monitoring; Calibration and Maintenance of Instruments; Installation of Instruments; Collection, Processing, Presentation, Interpretation, and Reporting of Instrumentation Data; Braced Excavations; Embankments on Soft Ground; Embankment Dams; Excavated and Natural Slopes; Underground Excavations; Driven Piles; Drilled Shafts; The Key to Success; The Chain with 25 Links.