Abstract
A description is given of a remote sensing, multiple-point, mercury-filled settlement gage designed for measuring in-place settlements. The gage consists of settlement units positioned at locations where settlement measurements are desired and a monitoring unit located outside of construction limits. Settlement readings are observed on a mercury manometer located at the monitoring site and are· equal to the differences in initial and subsequent pressure head readings. Comparisons of measurements obtained at a highway construction site from mercury gage settlement units and conventional settlement platforms are presented and show very good agreement. With the mercury gage, a large amount of settlement information can. be obtained per installation, and the gage does not have many of the disadvantages associated with the settlement platform.
Report Date
12-1972
Report Number
No. 351
Digital Object Identifier
http://dx.doi.org/10.13023/KTC.RR.1972.351
Repository Citation
Hopkins, Tommy C. and Deen, Robert C., "Mercury-Filled Settlement Gage" (1972). Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report. 922.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ktc_researchreports/922
Notes
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