Gage Technique - Geotechnical & Structural Instrumentation

Tech Notes

Instrumentation

Purpose of Instrumentation

Choosing Geotechnical Instruments

Inclinometers

Grout Mixes for Inclinometers

Good Practices for Inclinometer Users

Inclinometer Accuracy

Piezometers

Grouting in Piezometers

Surface-Mount Strain Gauges

Welding to Steel Structures

Welding to Rebar

Bolting to Plates on Concrete and Masonry

Bonding to Steel and Concrete

Embedment Strain Gauges

Installing in Cast-InSitu Concrete Piles

Installing in Reinforced Concrete Structures

Strain Gauge Applications

Bridge Applications

Pile Applications

Prop Applications

Tunnel Applications

Strain Gauge Theory

Theory of Operation

Conversion Tables - Period to Strain

Length and Gauge Factors

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