Technical Resources

Developments occurring in electronics and instrumentation promise to lower the cost and improve the reliability of electronic systems to monitor geotechnical instrumentation.

Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers (MRCE) and Geocomp Consulting are providing professional engineering services to the Design Build Joint Venture between Schiavone Construction Co., Inc. and Granite Halmar Construction, Inc. (SGH-JV), designing excavation support walls and tunnel underpinning, and providing monitoring of adjacent structures along 1,600 linear feet of the new #1 subway tunnel.

Effective emergency action plans depend on early and accurate information about an impending failure.

TVA is responsible for the operation and safety of 22 waste stacks associated with its 11 coal-fired power plants located in 3 states.

This paper presents the development of the substructure instrumentation system that was installed at a selected pier (M19 East-bound) of the new 1-10 Twin Span Bridge for short-term and long-term health monitoring of the bridge, and its use to monitor the behavior of the pier during a lateral load test.

Automated collection of data from instrumentation to monitor the performance of constructed facilities and the effects of construction on neighboring facilities is experiencing increasing use.