Slope Monitoring - The Usefulness

The word “slope monitoring” is used to check the slopes of the surface mines. This helps in the protection of life and equipments and it doesn’t even affect the rate of production. The prime importance of slope monitoring is that it reduces the unnecessary loss of mines. Slope monitoring is little risky and hence it needs to be done carefully. A proper monitoring system should be devised so that the system gives warning in advance in case of any issues. There are exceptional slope monitoring systems and also requirements from various aspects like the geotechnical points and the survey points.

To carry on the work of slope monitoring effectively there are various instruments and equipment available. For years people have been carrying out this task, but the way it used to be performed has undergone many changes. New technology has been introduced to perform this task effectively and efficiently.

Inclinometer Casing – How Does It Work?

The inclinometers are installed on the surface mines for geotechnical slope monitoring which are designed to measure different angles of slope or tilt of any surface. Several other names by which Inclinometer casing is popularly known as include tilt indicator, clinometers and slope alert. The casing included in these inclinometers is always used during geotechnical monitoring.

What is Inclinometer Casing?

Inclinometer casing is a specialized pipe that is used during its permanent installation in a borehole. These casings can also be attached to structures, embedded in fills and buried in trench. Few things that needs to be taken care of while determining the casing include its strength, the diameter of casing, groove dimensions, coupling mechanism and its straightness.

One another important aspect of Inclinometer casing is that they can be both horizontal as well as vertical. Both have different applications. The vertical inclinometers helps in monitoring the movement of the ground, landslides etc. Whereas, the horizontal inclinometers enables in checking the deformation of the concrete face of a dam.