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Geotechnical Instrumentation and Monitoring – The Wonder Systems

by Robin Jackson Marketing Expert
Geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring plays a significant role in aiding engineers in each and every stage of the project. Here are a few examples of use of Geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring in construction process.

Site Investigation – During the commencement of the project, geotechnical instrumentation is used for investigating the site conditions with respect to slope stability, permeability of soil as well as pore pressure.  Geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring is highly useful at this initial stage. For example, when rational design of a tunnel has to be managed, for determining deformability and in-situ stress if necessary. Even for constructing mega scale projects, geotechnical instrumentation is used to find out the potential movements around the excavated region as well as defining the existing condition of surrounding structures which could be affected by the new construction in future.
 
Design Phase Proof Testing – When a geotechnical project is under construction, there could be a possibility of some inherent uncertainties in the design itself. So, one more proof test becomes necessary to check that out. Ideally, these tests are very important and have to be carried out at the design phase only.
 
Finding fact during Crisis – Whenever there is a crisis, geotechnical instrumentation is very useful in defining the characteristics of crisis as well as for suggesting preventive as well as safety measures for the same. A simple example of the same is geotechnical instrumentation measures the position of the water table, the failure depth and the fluctuations of a landslide and helps engineers take immediate safety measures for minimum damage and losses.
 
Very Useful in Construction – Geotechnical instrumentation is a boon to the construction industry. It is useful at every stage of construction from root to the fruit, you could say.  It works towards maintaining the time schedule of construction, helps in changing the existing design if there is some kind of problem with the design, safety of the project as well as minimizing the construction costs. 
 
Construction Control – When a project is under construction, there are quite a few uncertainties that could result in the project not going as per schedule. This would in turn result in wastage of funds. Geotechnical instrumentation is useful in construction control in a way that it keeps a check whether the construction process is going on as per schedule and if not then helps make necessary changes to bring it back on track. This way it helps in saving a lot of time and money too.
 
Safety – One of the most important aspects of construction of any project are its safety and security. Geotechnical instrumentation monitors the safety of the construction project consistently and alerts the engineers in advance in case of any kind of potential hazard so that necessary safety measures are taken to prevent the hazards or if not to ensure that minimum damage is done to the existing project as well as surrounding properties.
 
Enhancing Customer Care – When the potential customers come to know that the whole project is under surveillance, it actually gives them a feeling of security and urge to invest their funds in the project because of such high standards of design, construction and safety.
 
Geotechnical instrumentation also plays an important role in providing legal safety to the owners and many other phases during construction process. A very important tool, Geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring should be used in all construction projects for successful and timely construction of the same.

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