Short Course on Inclinometers at CBDB on May 26, 2021
Pierre Choquet
Technical Advisor at Terra Insights and VP Market Development at RST Instruments Ltd.
As part of the 60 years celebration of CBDB (COMITê BRASILEIRO DE BARRAGENS), 12 Short Courses on various topics related to Dam design and Dam Safety are presented throughout the year 2021 (https://bit.ly/2QmjXFA). All course are in Portuguese or English with simultaneous translation in the other language. I'll be glad to present the Short course on Inclinometers on May 26, 2021 which will cover the following topics (https://bit.ly/3tNppiv):
1. When should I install an inclinometer?
2. Description of the instrument
3. Installation in boreholes
4. Inclinometer readings
5. Data Reduction
6. Inclinometer Accuracy
7. Inclinometer Graphs: cumulative and incremental displacement, absolute position and checksums
8. Errors and their correction (Bias-Shift Error, Rotation Error, Depth Error)
9. Inclinometers installed horizontally for settlement measurement
10. Inclinometers installed on the inclined concrete face of CFRD dams
11. Automated inclinometer measurements: In-Place Inclinometers
12. Deformation capture using Shape Arrays