| Story |
Project Type |
Instruments |
Guayaquil Tunnels,
Ecuador |
Extensometers and other instruments were used to monitor tunnel
construction. |
Rod extensometers, inclinometers, pressure cells. |
| Hoover Dam ByPass |
Goodman jack is used to investigate potential footings for a bridge. |
Goodman Jack |
| High Speed Railway, Taiwan |
Track monitoring system verifies that track bed is safe, stable,
and operational during excavations for piers on either side of
the railway. |
EL beam sensors, dataloggger |
New Victoria Dam,
Australia
|
An extensive transient protection system was implemented at this dam. |
VW piezometers, strain gauges, data loggers, lightning protection. |
Potomac Yard
Storm Sewer Tunnel
USA |
Alignment for new storm sewer requires tunneling under a railroad
embankment. |
EL beam sensors, datalogger, MultiMon software. |
| Hope Valley Reservoir Southern
Australia |
Real-time monitoring used during remedial work carried out on century-old
dam. |
Inclinometers, piezometers, datalogger, Multimon software |
Pipeline Monitoring,
Douglas Pass,
Colorado, USA |
Instrumentation provides data that helps pipeline engineers avoid
ruptures due to geologic hazards. |
Inclinometers, piezometers, VW spotweldable strain gauges, extensometers. |
| Deep Tunnel Sewerage System, Singapore |
Instrumentation monitors railway and secant pile walls during tunnel
construction. |
EL tiltmeters, VW spot-weldable strain gauges, datalogger, Multimon
software |
San Roque Dam
Phillipines |
Instrumentation monitors construction and performance of large rockfill
dam. |
Rod extensometers, VW and pneumatic piezometers, data loggers |
| Brig, Switzerland |
Swiss Rail tracks are monitored as work proceeds on highway tunnel
under the tracks. |
EL beam sensors, dataloggers. |
| Portcullis House, UK |
Real-time monitoring plays a significant role in the construction
of UK's new parliamentary building. |
EL beam sensors, tiltmeters, liquid level, rod extensometer, data
loggers, MultiMon. |
| Sun-Yat-Sen University, Taiwan |
Landslide monitoring and warning system help protect a university. |
Inclinometers, piezometers, tiltmeters, data loggers. |
| Huckleberry Mine, BC, Canada |
Tailings dam employs grouted-in piezometers and a comprehensive
lighting protection system. |
VW piezometers, inclinometers |
| Louisiana Transportation Research
Center |
Instrumentation monitors a reinforced soil embankment built on a
soft clay foundation. |
Horizontal and vertical inclinometers |
| Deep Excavation in Lisbon, Portugal |
Deep excavation for underground shopping center and parking in central
Lisbon |
Inclinometers, tiltmeters, VW piezometers, tape extensometers. |
| New York Subway, 53rd Street Fan
Plant |
Instrumentation of subway tunnel and construction of fan plant shaft.
|
VW strain gauges, EL beam sensors, Bassett Convergence systems. |
| Deutsche Post Headquarters |
Instrumentation of piles used for foundation of building. |
Pressure cells, VW strain gauges |
Upper Huia Dam,
New Zealand |
Concrete gravity dam retrofit with piezometers to monitor uplift
pressures. |
VW piezometers, 4-20mA interface |
| Globe Theatre, London, England |
Real-time monitoring during construction at Globe Theatre in London. |
EL beam sensors, data loggers, software |
| Underground Processing Plant, Helsinki,
Finland |
Real-time monitoring warns of any damage to a tunnel as drilling
and blasting takes place near by. |
Bassett Convergence System, MultiMon Software |
| Boddington Gold Mine, Australia |
Engineers determine that pit walls can be steepened, but preserve
margin of safety with tiltmeters and an alarm system. |
EL tiltmeters, data loggers. |
| Track Monitoring in Canada
|
Track monitoring system replaces a full-time manned watch over a
section of track near Hamilton, Ontario. |
Track sensors, EL beam sensors, data loggers, Argus web-based monitoring system |
| Deep Excavation in Sydney, Australia |
Highly-stressed rock and six brick-lined rail tunnels near by complicated
a deep excavation in Sydney's central business core. |
Inclinometers, tape extensometer, load cells, survey points |
| Monitoring Light Rail Tunnels in Kuala
Lumpur |
Real-time monitoring of two light rail transit tunnels provides
safety for commuters while major road construction takes place just
a few meters overhead. |
Bassett Convergence System, EL beam sensors, MultiMon software |
| Monitoring near Brekky
Creek, Australia |
Before a tunnel is built, engineers study how ground water levels
in the area respond to tides and other factors. |
VW piezometers, MiniLoggers |
| Snake River Canyon, USA |
Highway improvement requires soil nail wall and MSE structure. |
Inclinometers, strain gauges |
| Grouting-in Piezometers |
Lab tests measure response time of VW piezometers embedded directly
in bentonite grout. |
VW piezometers |
| Track Monitoring, England |
Track monitoring system warns of embankment failure |
EL beam sensors, data logger, MultiMon software |
| Ialy Dam, Vietnam |
Clay-core rockfill dam increases Vietnam's power generating capacity. |
VW piezometers, pressure cells, strainmeters, inclinometers, data
loggers |
| Environmental Dredging, Netherlands |
Industrial pollutants are dredged from the floor of the Ketelmeer,
cleaned, and stored safely inside a man-made island. |
VW push-in piezometers, pressure cells, data loggers |
| Point Marion Lock, USA |
Instrumentation program and carefully sequenced construction allows
economical replacement of a lock with minimal disruption of river
traffic. |
Inclinometers, piezometers |
| Church Street Bridge, Australia |
Instrumentation monitors bridge geometry as bridge supports are
replaced. |
EL tiltmeters, displacement sensors, data loggers |
| Second Manapouri Tunnel, New Zealand |
Instrumentation monitors construction of tailrace tunnel. |
Inclinometers, piezometers, crackmeters, rod extensometers, tape
extensometers |
| Petronas Twin Towers, Malaysia |
VW pressure cells installed in foundation of the worlds tallest
office building. |
VW pressure cells |
| Ennepetal Dam, Germany |
Dam rehabilitation |
Inclinometers, piezometers, pendulum system |
| Bieudron Power House, Switzerland |
Instrumentation monitors
performance of concrete surrounding feeder ring of turbine. |
VW embedment strain gauges |
| Sonic Drilling, USA |
Sonic drill rig used to install inclinometer casing. |
QC inclinometer casing |
