Geotechnical Instrumentation for Monitoring Field Performance

The first book on the subject written by a practitioner for practitioners… Geotechnical Instrumentation for Monitoring Field Performance Geotechnical Instrumentation for Monitoring Field Performance goes far beyond a mere summary of the technical literature and manufacturers’ brochures: it guides readers through the entire geotechnical instrumentation process, showing them when to monitor safety and performance, and how to do it well. This comprehensive guide:Describes the critical steps of planning monitoring programs using geotechnical instrumentation, including what benefits can be achieved and how construction specifications should be writtenDescribes and evaluates monitoring methods and recommends instruments for monitoring groundwater pressure, deformations, total stress in soil, stress change in rock, temperature, and load and strain in structural membersOffers detailed practical guidelines on instrument calibrations, installation and maintenance, and on the collection, processing, and interpretation of instrumentation dataDescribes the role of geotechnical instrumentation during the construction and operation phases of civil engineering projects, including braced excavations, embankments on soft ground, embankment dams, excavated and natural slopes, underground excavations, driving piles, and drilled shaftsProvides guidelines throughout the book on the best practices

Spis treści:
Partial table of contents:
Behavior of Soil and Rock.
PLANNING MONITORING PROGRAMS.
Systematic Approach to Planning Monitoring Programs Using Geotechnical Instrumentation.
MONITORING METHODS.
Instrumentation Transducers and Data Acquisition Systems.
Measurement of Deformation.
GENERAL GUIDELINES ON THE EXECUTION OF MONITORING PROGRAMS.
Calibration and Maintenance of Instruments.
Collection, Processing, Presentation, Interpretation, and Reporting of Instrumentation Data.
EXAMPLES OF INSTRUMENT ATION APPLICATIONS.
Embankments on Soft Ground.
Excavated and Natural Slopes.
THE KEY TO SUCCESS.
The Key to Success: The Chain with 25 Links.
Appendices.
References.
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
JOHN DUNNICLIFF is a geotechnical instrumentation specialist who has served as a consulting engineer on numerous projects both in the U.S. and overseas. He received master′s degrees in soil mechanics and foundation engineering from Oxford and Harvard Universities, respectively.

Okładka tylna:
The first book on the subject written by a practitioner for practitioners… Geotechnical Instrumentation for Monitoring Field Performance Geotechnical Instrumentation for Monitoring Field Performance goes far beyond a mere summary of the technical literature and manufacturers’ brochures: it guides readers through the entire geotechnical instrumentation process, showing them when to monitor safety and performance, and how to do it well. This comprehensive guide:Describes the critical steps of planning monitoring programs using geotechnical instrumentation, including what benefits can be achieved and how construction specifications should be writtenDescribes and evaluates monitoring methods and recommends instruments for monitoring groundwater pressure, deformations, total stress in soil, stress change in rock, temperature, and load and strain in structural membersOffers detailed practical guidelines on instrument calibrations, installation and maintenance, and on the collection, processing, and interpretation of instrumentation dataDescribes the role of geotechnical instrumentation during the construction and operation phases of civil engineering projects, including braced excavations, embankments on soft ground, embankment dams, excavated and natural slopes, underground excavations, driving piles, and drilled shaftsProvides guidelines throughout the book on the best practices