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TUNNEL MONITORING
Instrumentation for measuring and monitoring
geotechnical and geomechanical parameters in tunnels,
caverns and underground works.
SISGEO design and manufacture a comprehensive range of
equipment to suit specific applications and engineering requirements.
SISGEO will be pleased to assist and provide further information to select equipment.
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Application
1 Concrete stress cell
Measurement of concrete
stress changes

3 Measuring anchor
4
3 Stress distribution of anchors

4 Pressure cell
14 Measurements of rock
1 pressure on lining
7
5 Convergence tape extensometer
1 Movements of tunnel lining

5 6 Increx mobile extensometer

4 6
Strains and deformations
14 around tunnel

7 Anchor load cell

4
Monitoring of anchor loads
1
8 Piezo-settlement column
Water level and settlement control

14 Smach accelerograph
8 Vibration monitoring during
excavation

Instrumentation
Application
2
2 Borehole extensometer
Rock movements around tunnel

4 Pressure cell
Pressure measurement
in tunnel linings

5 Convergence tape extensometer

Movements of tunnel lining 4 14 9 2
6 Increx mobile extensometer 7
Strains and deformations
around tunnel 10 9
7 Anchor load cell
Monitoring of anchor loads 55 44
14
9 Embedment strain-gauge
Concrete strain measurements
(shotcrete) 4
9
10 Electrical piezometer
Control of pore-water pressure
10
14 Smach accelerograph
Vibration measurement during
excavation 6
 TUNNEL MONITORING INSTRUMENTATION

Well-planned Monitoring Program Planning a performance monitoring programme

Developing Stage in an essential component of succesfull tunnel
Determine the purpose of instrumentation construction. Tunnel monitoring is reccomended to
Select the parameters to monitor determine the behaviour of the surrounding soil
Define factors which influence measurements during excavation, to ensure the stability and the
Prepare budget
safety of the structure.
Select instruments and their locations
Prepare specifications and instrument procurements
Plan instrument installation and maintenance
Plan data management and reporting
Criteria of instrument selection:
Execution Stage Reliability of measurements
Procure and install instruments
Maintain instruments and readouts
(resolution,accuracy and repeatability)
Collect measurements and manage data Long-term stability and instrument longevity
Compare data with design values Easy of automation for real time monitoring
Interpret data
Plan a corrective instrument implementation
Efficient data management

Convergence tape extensometer Concrete hydraulic stress cells Borehole extensometer

Electrical piezometers Anchor load cells Vibrating wire strain-gauges

Pressure cells Inclinometer probe and readout Smach strong motion accelerograph
 Starin-gauges on steel lining

Pressure cell and convergence bolt

D422M level gauge

Instrumentation
Application
12 Borehole extensometer
2
Rock movements
14 around tunnel

5 Convergence tape extensometer

Movements of tunnel lining

6 Increx mobile extensometer

11
11 Strains and deformations
around tunnel
14
8 Piezo-settlement column
Water level and settlement
control
88 Settlement system
11
2 Monitoring of ground
settlement
13 6
12 Surface clinometer
22 Structural inclination
movement

13 Settlement column
6 Soil settlement above tunnel

14 Smach accelerograph
5 55
Dynamic measurements
during excavation
 AUTOMATIC MONITORING SYSTEM

The performance offered by the Automatic Data Acquisition System is:

On-line management of a network of several hundred instruments
Collection of a large quantity of data
Checking of the design hypotheses
Operating support during the tunnel construction
Data analysis and evaluation of the tunnel safety

REMOTE DATA CENTER

off-line monitoring

PERSONAL
COMPUTER
Data Management Software

PHONE RECORDING
PLOTTER
MODEM CARTDRIDGE

Data Bank
Special processing
Data validation
Graph presentation

ADK-10 DATALOGGER MONITORING

Operating Software SYSTEM

Data acquisition

PERSONAL Self diagnosis

COMPUTER Processing on-line
Data Management Software Data recording
Alarms
PHONE PRINTER
MODEM PLOTTER
Display
Printing

Sisgeos ADK-10 is a powerful and versatile multi

function datalogger which allows to manage a
large instrument network.
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PROJECT REFERENCE
TORINO - BARDONECCHIA Motorway - Italy
MOTTARONE Motorway Tunnel - Italy
CELS Motorway Tunnel - Italy
M.T.R. - Metro Naples - Italy
VILLETTA - Motorway Tunnel - Italy
TORINO - SAVONA Motorway - Italy
ELMALIK Motorway Tunnel - Turkey
GILO - Motorway Tunnel - Israel
AOSTA - S. BERNARDO Motorway - Italy
EL SALAAM SYPHON UNDER SUEZ CANAL - Egypth
S. CROCE Railway Tunnel - Italy
FREJUS Motorway Tunnel - Italy
M.R.T. - Metro Rome - Italy
TAIPEI M.R.T. - Taiwan
UNDERGROUND PARKING in Milan - Italy
COZZO della GUARDIA Hydraulic Reservoir - Italy
PORCE II HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT - Colombia
T.A.V. Rome-Naples - Colli Albani Railways tunnel - Italy
PORT FOUAD PROJECT - Egypth
MATEFER Railway Tunnel - Italy
Highway Zagreb - Rejka - Gorsky Kotar Tunnel - Croazia
TUNN - REV. 06 - 06/99
UNDERGROUND RAILWAYS CROSSING of Genova - Italy
KARUN III - Diversion Tunnel - Iran
O.S.E. Railway Tunnel Ano Liossia - Greece
TEMBI RAILWAY TUNNEL - Greece
T.A.V. MILANO - GENOVA - Italy
UNDERGROUND RAILWAYS Seoul - Korea
ANCONA - BARI - S. Vito Railways Tunnel - Italy
S. PELLEGRINO TERME - Motorway Tunnel - Italy
GIUSTINO - Hydraulic Reservoir - Italy
PETRALIA - Underground mine - Italy
CASECNAN PROJECT - Philippine
REALMONTE - Underground mine - Italy
KALI GANDAKI H.P. - Nepal
MRTA BANGKOK - Thailand
CONTUY MEDIO - Venezuela