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Quizzed article | REF: C229 V1

Geotechnical monitoring

Authors: Laurent BRIANÇON, Benoit CAZEAUDUMEC, Bernard PINCENT

Publication date: January 10, 2016, Review date: July 21, 2021 | Lire en français

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    2. Auscultation equipment

    There are many different ways to carry out structural testing. In addition to the traditional approach of visual inspections, possibly accompanied by sampling, a wide variety of methods and non-destructive tests can be used to auscultate structures.

    Topometric monitoring is the measurement method historically used to monitor the behavior (displacement) of a structure and/or its surroundings. It is still widely used today, in the modern form of a network of targets and automated stations. This field of monitoring is covered in another article in Techniques de l'Ingénieur [C 5 010]...

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