JOHN DUNNICLIFF is a geotechnical instrumentation specialist who has served as a consulting engineer on numerous projects both in the U.S. and overseas. He received master's degrees in soil mechanics and foundation engineering from Oxford and Harvard Universities, respectively.
Partial table of contents:
Behavior of Soil and Rock.
PLANNING MONITORING PROGRAMS.
Systematic Approach to Planning Monitoring Programs UsingGeotechnical
Instrumentation.
MONITORING METHODS.
Instrumentation Transducers and Data Acquisition Systems.
Measurement of Deformation.
GENERAL GUIDELINES ON THE EXECUTION OF MONITORING PROGRAMS.
Calibration and Maintenance of Instruments.
Collection, Processing, Presentation, Interpretation, and Reportingof
Instrumentation Data.
EXAMPLES OF INSTRUMENTATION APPLICATIONS.
Embankments on Soft Ground.
Excavated and Natural Slopes.
THE KEY TO SUCCESS.
The Key to Success: The Chain with 25 Links.
Appendices.
References.
Index.