RTH 301-80 USE OF INCLINOMETERS FOR ROCK MASS MONITORING 1. Scope 1.1 This method describes the use of inclinometers for rock mass monitoring, lists some available instruments, outlines operating tech niques and maintenance requirements, and presents data reduction methods. 2. Apparatus 2.1 An inclinometer is a device for measuring the deviation from the vertical of a flexible casing installed in a borehole. Deviations can be converted to displacements by trigonometric functions. Succes- sive measurements enable the determination of the depth, magnitude, and rate of lateral movenent. Fig. 1 shows a typical inclinometer installation. °°! 2.2 Many types of inclinometers are comercially available (Tables 1 and 2); however, the most commonly used is the probe type. This type consists of a control box and a probe which is lowered into the casing on a cable. In some probes a cantilevered pendulum with resistance strain gages, vibrating wire, or inductive transducers is Other probes use the used to measure cantilever deflection. Wheatstone bridge principle (Slope Inclinometer Model 200 B), the servo accelerometer principle (Slope Indicator Digitilt), or a differ ential transformer (Danes and Moore, EDR). The probe generally requires a special flexible casing as indicated in Table 2. The electrical output from the probe is measured at the control box and converted to visual display, punched tape, or graphic form. 3. Procedure 3.1 Installation - Inclinometer casing should be installed in a near-vertical hole that intersects the zone of suspected movement.* The hole should extend beyond the zone of expected movement and at least * Measurements in nonvertical holes can be made with some inclinometers; however, before planning such holes manufacturers’ specifications should be checked to determine the limitations of the particular instrument being used.RTH 301-80 CROSS SECTION, QF PLASTIC CASING [a-a) COUPLING SLEEVE: [> seavo ACCELEROMETER TRANSMITTER choss see: TRANSMITTER, Feoeuatic 601 PLASTIC CASING. car seater. ‘Soeins-c0%060 Rocce’ ‘AxED ROLLER ~oy Penouum ——| saretr~ aster RESISTANCE ELEUEWT- fix ROLLER SPRIMG-LOKDED ROLLER. ROSS SECTION OF TRANSMITTER (sentmaric 0.2) Fig. 1. Typical inclinometer installation (Leach, 1976).RTH 301-80 ‘Ao waussour sounswenay uu 95-2 wonsa)9p 254s ‘w99 398281 30 9¢ sdure se0yg. F101 1000-0500 .0F ze saw LOS F00-0-St00 als saw HUE COZ — 7000-100 poninbou sy 18 SON (paroysew pounbon se 2€10u) afeAeg 9921 09 Ors snipes ww oy ——snonunues J58301 20 sy a8ned ding soppmens, 9 00 oF 6 uF POUR ION —— GOI s2}au010929 (pases) yeys/s0reo1pt ‘susonpsuesy To WOO se OF PoUIWAeIRP ON —SPI-B1F_uoHreWojep yeia1e]—_sp03 Jo wIEN> pasoysUY. os wu su wun sioyoue jo (wu) od puv ‘weu 9pesy, ae 195 suey ‘ON wnUKeYy “(E61 ‘uogueg pur uf[YueIg) SAI >WOUTTOUT UOTITSeg-PaxTa “1 STqPL