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A Guide to Field Instrumentation in Geotechnics: Principles, Installation and Reading book cover

1st Edition

A Guide to Field Instrumentation in Geotechnics Principles, Installation and Reading

By Richard Bassett Copyright 2012
232 Pages
by CRC Press

232 Pages
by CRC Press

232 Pages
by CRC Press
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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. It is divided into displacement dominated... Read more

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

Biography

Richard Bassett is former head of Geotechnics at University College, London. He has extensive industry experience as lead consultant to the itmsoil group.

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