Dam Safety and Monitoring Instrumentation
Dam Safety and Monitoring Instrumentation
Dam Safety and Monitoring Instrumentation
and Monitoring
Instrumentation
APPLICATION NOTE
Types of Measurement
Dam Foundations
The following are the main points to verify:
Foundation Hydraulics
Relative impermeability between the foundations and
reservoir perimeter
- Cutoff structure efficiency
- Efficiency of the downstream drainage networks
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Piezometers
Flow meters
Foundation Deformation
Settlement and horizontal deformation behavior can be evaluated
once measurements are complete. Particular attention must be paid
to zones where significant differential settlement could lead to
fissuring in the structure.
Instruments used:
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Borehole extensometers
Settlement gauges
Inclinometers
Foundation Stability
Instruments used for monitoring potential shear zones:
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Jointmeters
In-place inclinometers
Tailing Dams
Tailing dams constructed with hydraulic fill are built near the equi
librium limit and require close monitoring.
The main measurements required for dam stability analysis and slide
prevention are pore pressure, settlement and lateral deformation.
Instruments used:
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Piezometers
Settlement gauges
Inclinometer probes and in-place inclinometers
Older Dams
Data acquisition centers are easily user-configured through a highlevel soft instrument control language.
This poses a problem mainly for concrete dams with fissuring prob
lems. The instruments used include the following:
Measured Parameters
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Stress
Temperature
Deformation
Fissuring
Uplift
Seepage flow
Objectives
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Measured Parameters
Pore pressure within the core and core permeability
Impermeability of core/foundation or membrane/
foundation interface
- Total and differential dam deformation, including risk
of fissuring within the core
- Filter zone efficiency
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Strain gauge
Direct pendulum
Temperature sensor
Inverted pendulum
Measured Parameters
Piezometer
Seepage weir
Borehole extensometer
Level meter
Fill extensometer
Jointmeter
Inclinometer
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Fissuring
Temperature
Deformation
Uplift
Displacement
Seepage flow
Borehole Extensometer
BOR-EX
Inclinometer Probe
RT-20
Datalogger
SENSLOG 1000X
Project References
Alicura Argentina
Butgenbach Belgium (picture 2)
Albian Sands Canada
Daniel-Johnson Dam Canada
La Grande/James Bay Complex Canada
Peribonka Canada
R.H. Saunders G.S. Canada
Toulnustouc Canada
Las Condes Chile (picture 6)
Ertan China (picture 3)
Sichuan China (picture 4)
San Carlos Colombia
De Bimont France
De la Bultire France
Marchand France
Chamera India
Idduki India
Shahid Rajee Iran
Andekaleka Madagascar
Ait Hammou Morocco (picture 5)
Dumbea New Caledonia
Tarbela Pakistan
Warsak Pakistan
La Fortuna Panama
17th April Dam Syria
Bath County Pumped Storage USA
Beaver Dam USA
Chief Joseph USA
Clarence Cannon Dam USA
Howard Hanson USA (picture 1)
Lock & Dam 26 (Melvin Price) USA
Ridges Basin USA
Soft Maple Dam USA
Guri Venezuela
La Vueltosa Venezuela
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