Instrumentation is applicable to all of the following areas:

Initial site investigations
Checking design assumptions
Quality control
Performance
Safety

Instruments are used in all phases of a project, from initial investigations, where factors such as soil permeability, pore-water pressure and slope stability need to be considered, to the construction process itself, and finally to monitor the performance and safety of the finished structure.

Geotechnical Instrumentation in use

The appropriate use of geotechnical instruments is crucial to ensuring the safety and success of a major engineering project like a dam or tunnel. It is important to be aware of the kind of behaviour that needs to be monitored, what the best instruments are to do the monitoring, and the best ways to position them on the site.

The Product and Application pages give a brief explanation of the uses of each class of product and the different applications in which they might be used.

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