Vibrating
wire piezometer is a handy instrument for measuring pore water pressure and ground water
level in construction projects. They can serve the construction industry at
many levels.
Embankments are generally created
during construction projects such as building of dams to consolidate the ground
below. In this process, the pore water is removed to make sure the ground on
which the construction is to be done will not settle after the construction is
completed. Band drains are used to create a route through which water can
escape faster....
Tuesday, 1 December 2015
Friday, 20 November 2015
Achieving Accurate Reading And Analysis With The Best Vibrating Wire Piezometer
A
vibrating wire piezometer is the
most universally used type of piezometer as it is suitable for a broad range of
applications associated with the field of geo-technology. The system consists
of a signal cable and of course a vibrating wire pressure transducer.
The
vibrating wire piezometer is a flexible instrument as it can be placed in a
borehole or suspended in a standpipe or even embedded in fill. A handy readout
or a data logger attached to the piezometer provides the reading. The
piezometer is capable of converting water pressure into...
Thursday, 5 November 2015
The Broad Range Of Applications Of a Heavy Duty Vibrating Wire Piezometer
Vibrating
Wire Piezometer is an advanced engineering
device designed to measure pore water pressures in fully or partially saturated
soil and rock with the highest degree of accuracy. The equipment is heavy duty
and consists of a filter component that’s porous and a vibrating wire pressure
transducer designed on the lines of a diaphragm. A cable is used to complete the connection
between the transducer, read out and the data logger.
Why
Engineers Prefer Piezometer For Project Management
Vibratingwire Piezometer has many applications....
Tuesday, 27 October 2015
Vibrating Wire Piezometers Are Becoming Increasingly Common Instrument In Construction Projects
Vibrating
Wire Piezometers are available in a variety of designs but they are typically
used for measuring pore-water pressures or pressure of fluids in various
construction activities and applications. These instruments are installed in
boreholes in in-situ soils, foundations, earth and rock fills, and rocks. They
are also used in hydraulic systems to determine fluid pressure and levels with
a sharp degree of accuracy.
The
vibrating wire piezometers are highly effective in monitoring studies in the
geotechnical aspects of major civil engineering...
Sunday, 18 October 2015
The Importance Of Vibrating Wire Piezometer In Geotechnical Projects
Vibratingwire piezometer is a device
used in geotechnical engineering for various critical tasks like measurement of
ground water elevation and pore water pressure. It is also deployed for
carrying out pump tests and for measuring uplift pressures in dam foundations.
The extreme water pressures that build up behind tunnel linings can also be
measured effectively using this device.
How It Works
The best quality vibrating wire load cell comes with a tough stainless steel
body and offers consistent surge protection. It is designed...
Thursday, 8 October 2015
The Role Of Vibrating Wire Piezometer In Measurement Of Pore Water Pressure
When
it comes to highly technical and complicated engineering application of
measuring pore water pressure or pressure of any fluid, engineers trust VibratingWire Piezometer to do the job with the highest degree of accuracy. The process
of measuring fluid levels or pressures with a piezometer is simple. They just
have to be installed in bore holes in in-situ soils, rock fills, foundations
etc to get the readings you want.
How Does Vibrating Wire Piezometer Work?
The
device employs a simple mechanism. A diaphragm, a taut steel wire and an
electromagnetic...
Monday, 28 September 2015
Role Of a Vibrating Wire Peizometer In Projects
Vibrating
wire piezometer is a highly useful device designed to measure soil pore
pressure. The device has a vibrating transducer and signal cable driven by wire
pressure. It is used by either installing it in a borehole or embedding in a
fill or suspending in a standpipe. A portable readout provides the readings
which are very accurate and error-free when done rightly. A data logger can
also be used for the purpose.
The
instrument responds amazingly well to changes in pore pressure and can be used
in all typed of soils. The measurement is...
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
Applications of Vibrating Wire Piezometer
A VibratingWire Piezometer measures water level for excavation walls, checks slope
stability, measures pore pressure in embankments and soft ground, checks and
monitors flow and leak of underground water in dams and banks.
The instrument comes with a high tensile
steel wire that is attached to a diaphragm in contact with water pressure at
one end and a fixed anchor on the other end. The wire is plucked electrically with
resonant frequency of vibration at a proportion to tension in the wire. This frequency leads to an alternate current
in...
Friday, 11 September 2015
Uses of Vibrating Wire Crackmeter in Concrete Structures
Monitoring and measuring of movements across surface cracks and joints
in concrete structures or rock is done by the Vibrating Wire crackmeter. Monitoring applications include brick and stone buildings, bridges and dams,
construction joints, pipelines and joints in concrete and rocks. Made of high
quality steel, the sensor provides accurate and reliable readings for long term
monitoring.
It is fully waterproof and is ideal for both manual and remote
monitoring. The sensor is fitted across a joint or crack and keeps a track...
Tuesday, 1 September 2015
Examine Strain Movements with Vibrating Wire Strain Gauge

Instruments used to check the short and long term strains on tunnel linings, arches, piles, struts, dams, rock surfaces and many other such structures are called vibrating wire strain gauge. The device comes with a tensioned steel wire enclosed in a stainless steel tube. The steel wire is supported by two blocks at the two ends. Electromagnetic coils located close to the wire when excited induce the wire to swerve at high speed.
The...
Sunday, 23 August 2015
Essentials of vibrating wire load cell
Load cells are instruments
that monitor and measure the load in
structural members of geotechnical projects. Load cells come in different types
based on measurement technology and range.Vibrating wire load cellis one such instrument to measure force using a wire that vibrates
at high frequency. The external force that is applied transforms the tension on
the wire which results in frequency change.
It is a high strength steel cylinder with 3 to 6 transducers. The load
cells are mainly used to measure loads in rock boats, cable...
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
Dynamics of a Vibrating Wire Load Cell in Strata Measurement
As the name
suggests, a vibrating wire load cell
is an instrument that uses high frequency wire mechanism for measuring
load-bearing force. When the load bearing force weighs down on the instrument
the resulting impact causes tension on the wire which in turn, results in a
change in its frequency. This change in frequency is the indicator of the load
being measured; the measurement is usually accomplished with the help of a
sensor that is integrated into the instrument.
A vibrating
wire convergence meter is a vital
instrument for detecting...
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