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Contents
Section 1 :
1.01
1.02
1.03
1.04
1.05
1.06
1.07
General Information ................................................................................................................. 4
Description ...................................................................................................................................... 4
Bishop Piezometer Tip .................................................................................................................. 4
Bull Nosed Piezometer Tip ........................................................................................................... 4
Cylindrical Piezometer Tip ........................................................................................................... 4
Push In Piezometer Tip................................................................................................................. 4
Disc Piezometer Tip ....................................................................................................................... 4
Mini Piezometer Tip ....................................................................................................................... 5
Section 2 :
Operating Principle ................................................................................................................... 6
Section 3 :
Performance................................................................................................................................. 7
Section 4 :
Pre Installation Preparation and Tube Connections ................................................... 8
Section 5 :
Borehole Installations.............................................................................................................. 9
5.01
5.02
5.03
5.04
5.05
5.06
Section 6 :
6.01
6.02
6.03
6.04
Section 7 :
7.01
7.02
7.03
Borehole Installation Incorporating a Sand Filter................................................................... 9
"Push In" Borehole Installation ................................................................................................ 10
Up Hole Installations ................................................................................................................... 10
Small Diameter Drillholes .......................................................................................................... 11
Installation in Shallow Soil Foundations and Fill Material .................................................. 11
Concrete Structures, Joints and Interfaces ............................................................................ 11
Installation and Termination of Tubing .......................................................................... 12
General .......................................................................................................................................... 12
Installation of Tubing in Trenches ........................................................................................... 12
Installation of Tubes in Conduits and Cast into Concrete ................................................... 12
Entry into Instrument House..................................................................................................... 13
Termination of Tubes ............................................................................................................. 14
Manometer Panels ....................................................................................................................... 14
Bourdon Gauge Panels ............................................................................................................... 14
Transducer Panels ....................................................................................................................... 14
Section 8 :
Readout Equipment ................................................................................................................. 15
Section 9 :
The Manometer Recording Panels ..................................................................................... 16
9.01
9.02
9.03
9.04
9.05
9.05.1
9.05.1.1
9.05.1.2
9.05.1.3
9.05.1.4
9.05.1.5
9.05.1.6
9.05.2
9.05.2.1
9.05.3
9.05.4
9.05.5
9.05.6
9.05.7
General .......................................................................................................................................... 16
Operating Principle ...................................................................................................................... 17
Installation and Filling of the Panels ....................................................................................... 18
De Airing Piezometers ................................................................................................................ 19
Maintenance.................................................................................................................................. 19
The Bourdon Gauge Recording Panel ............................................................................................ 19
General .......................................................................................................................................... 19
Installation .................................................................................................................................... 20
Filling the Panel ........................................................................................................................... 20
De Airing Piezometers ................................................................................................................ 20
Reading Piezometers .................................................................................................................. 21
Maintenance and Calibration ..................................................................................................... 21
The Electrical Transducer System with Digital Readout ................................................................. 21
General .......................................................................................................................................... 21
Installation ....................................................................................................................................... 21
Filling the Panels ............................................................................................................................. 22
De Airing Piezometers ..................................................................................................................... 22
Transducer Panel ............................................................................................................................ 22
Digital Readout Unit ........................................................................................................................ 22
Section 10 : Front Panel Display and Controls ...................................................................................... 24
10.01
10.02
10.03
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Reading Piezometers .................................................................................................................. 24
Maintenance and Calibration ..................................................................................................... 24
Charging the Digital Readout Unit ........................................................................................... 25
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