INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEMS FOR SELBORNE CUTTING STABILITY EXPERIMENT

A full-scale cutting slope failure experiment has been carried out at Selborne, Hampshire, England. The experiment used an extensive instrumentation system comprising inclinometer tubes, string inclinometers, piezometers, and surface wire extensometers. A high proportion of the instruments were connected to an electronic data gathering system that incorporated alarm-level outputs. Slope failure was successfully induced by pore-pressure recharge. The rationale of instrument selection and the performance of all the instrumentation systems in capturing comprehensive data are described.

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  • English

Media Info

  • Features: Figures; References; Tables;
  • Pagination: p. 79-86
  • Monograph Title: Rockfall prediction and control and landslide case histories
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  • Accession Number: 00625158
  • Record Type: Publication
  • ISBN: 0309052068
  • Files: TRIS, TRB
  • Created Date: Oct 21 1993 12:00AM