A Guide to Field Instrumentation in Geotechnics
Principles, Installation and Reading
1st Edition
Published on 16. December 2011
232 pages
978-1-136-67410-5 (ISBN)
Description
Geotechnical instrumentation is used for installation, monitoring and assessment on any sizeable project, particularly in urban areas, and is used for recording, controlled remedial work, and safety. This unique and up-to-date book deals with the conceptual philosophy behind the use of instruments, and then systematically covers their practical use
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
258 schwarz-weiße Zeichnungen
ISBN-13
978-1-136-67410-5 (9781136674105)
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Person
Richard Bassett is former head of Geotechnics at University College, London. He has extensive industry experience as lead consultant to the itmsoil group.
Content
Introduction. Geotechnical Instrumentation, the Philosophy of Why, Where and How. A Basic Introduction to Soil Behaviour and Some Engineering Applications. General Concepts of Instrumentation. Horizontal and Vertical Displacement Measurement. Vertical Displacement Measurement. Vibrating Wire Instruments. Interpreting other Vibrating Wire Instruments, Load Cells and Crackmeters. Optical Systems. Data Logging, Recovery and Presentation. Tunnelling Instrumentation. The Bassett Convergence System (BCS). The Source of all Displacements: The Tunnel. Conclusions.
