The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for monitoring a structural foundation in a ground for a structure, wherein ground parameters are determined for the ground, based on the determined ground parameters a preliminary ground model is calculated by means of a computer unit, on which a design of the structural foundation is laid out taking into consideration specification data of the structure to be erected, during and/or after the production of the structural foundation measured values relating to settlements, distortions and/or forces on the structural foundation or the structure are recorded by means of measuring means, the measured values are forwarded to the computer unit which checks if the measured values are consistent with the preliminary ground model, and if the measured values are not consistent with the preliminary ground model, a subsequent ground model, in which the measured values are consistent with the new ground model, is calculated by the computer unit.

The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for monitoring a structural foundation in a ground for a structure, wherein ground parameters are determined for the ground, based on the determined ground parameters a preliminary ground model is calculated by means of a computer unit, on which a design of the structural foundation is laid out taking into consideration specification data of the structure to be erected, during and/or after the production of the structural foundation measured values relating to settlements, distortions and/or forces on the structural foundation or the structure are recorded by means of measuring means, the measured values are forwarded to the computer unit which checks if the measured values are consistent with the preliminary ground model, and if the measured values are not consistent with the preliminary ground model, a subsequent ground model, in which the measured values are consistent with the new ground model, is calculated by the computer unit.

A system includes a conduit, a sensor system and a controller. The conduit may be associated with a structure, having a portion thereof disposed on a surface, and being disposed in a direction normal to the surface. The controller is in communication with the sensor component. When the sensor system is operable to detect when sediment on the surface and surrounding the structure is removed from an area around the structure, an initial length, l.sub.i, of the conduit is disposed below the surface of the sediment on the surface and surrounding the structure at an initial time. When the sensor system is operable to detect when sediment is deposited around the structure, the initial length, l.sub.i, of the conduit is disposed above the surface at the initial time.

A system includes a conduit, a sensor system and a controller. The conduit may be associated with a structure, having a portion thereof disposed on a surface, and being disposed in a direction normal to the surface. The controller is in communication with the sensor component. When the sensor system is operable to detect when sediment on the surface and surrounding the structure is removed from an area around the structure, an initial length, l.sub.i, of the conduit is disposed below the surface of the sediment on the surface and surrounding the structure at an initial time. When the sensor system is operable to detect when sediment is deposited around the structure, the initial length, l.sub.i, of the conduit is disposed above the surface at the initial time.

There is disclosed a device for use in evaluating the integrity of soil behind a wall of an infrastructure. The device generally has a frame having a plurality of rests adapted to be received onto the wall during use; a hammer assembly having an actuator fixedly mounted to the frame and a hammer element having a head movably mounted to the frame, the actuator being actuatable to move the head to strike the wall while the plurality of rests hold the frame in a fixed position relative to the wall; and a sensor configured and adapted to sense vibrations of a portion of the wall resulting from the strike and to generate a vibration signal indicative thereof.

A soil stabilization system for a structure can include a stem wall and floor slab disposed within a perimeter of the stem wall. An aggregate base course (ABC) layer can be disposed within a perimeter of the stem wall and below the floor slab. A ventilation opening can extend to the ABC layer, and an air exhaust system can extend between the ABC layer and an exterior of the structure. A method of soil stabilization for a structure can include measuring a moisture content of an expansive soil below a structure, drawing dry air through the ABC layer and over a surface of an expansive soil. Moisture can be removed from the expansive soil into the dry air by evaporation to create moist air, and moist air can be evacuated at an exterior of the structure.

A soil stabilization system for a structure can include a stem wall and floor slab disposed within a perimeter of the stem wall. An aggregate base course (ABC) layer can be disposed within a perimeter of the stem wall and below the floor slab. A ventilation opening can extend to the ABC layer, and an air exhaust system can extend between the ABC layer and an exterior of the structure. A method of soil stabilization for a structure can include measuring a moisture content of an expansive soil below a structure, drawing dry air through the ABC layer and over a surface of an expansive soil. Moisture can be removed from the expansive soil into the dry air by evaporation to create moist air, and moist air can be evacuated at an exterior of the structure.

The present application provides a quantitative assessment method, apparatus and device for global stability of surrounding rocks of underground caverns, which are configured to provide a concrete, practical and effective quantitative assessment solution for a global stability state of the surrounding rocks of the underground caverns. The quantitative assessment method for global stability of surrounding rocks of underground caverns includes: extracting, after determining an assessment task for the global stability of the surrounding rock of a target underground cavern, initial data of the target underground cavern; dividing, according to the initial data, the target underground cavern into different independent cavern units or cavern sections; and rating, according to a preset stability assessment strategy, the eight factors influencing the stability of surrounding rocks of cavern units or the cavern sections are rated respectively, as a global stability assessment result of the target underground cavern.

A device and method for monitoring freezing-thawing damage of an underwater concrete member in situ. A main structure includes an upper link, concrete member, transverse sealed box, longitudinal sealed box, movable guide rod, probe launching box, multichannel data collector, frequency modulation transmitter, computer, auxiliary wheels, lower link, and a wireless temperature sensor. A process includes four steps: launching of a probe, collection of data, calculation of an elastic modulus, and evaluation of freezing-thawing damage. The device is simply structured, easy to operate, and can be reused, and provides power for launching the probe by non-contact force transmission by using high-strength magnets of the same pole, resolving the sealing problem, and calculates the elastic modulus of the concrete member by using acceleration data obtained by a probe, so as to obtain a loss amount of the elastic modulus, thereby performing real-time in-situ monitoring for freezing-thawing damage of an underwater concrete member.

A device and method for monitoring freezing-thawing damage of an underwater concrete member in situ. A main structure includes an upper link, concrete member, transverse sealed box, longitudinal sealed box, movable guide rod, probe launching box, multichannel data collector, frequency modulation transmitter, computer, auxiliary wheels, lower link, and a wireless temperature sensor. A process includes four steps: launching of a probe, collection of data, calculation of an elastic modulus, and evaluation of freezing-thawing damage. The device is simply structured, easy to operate, and can be reused, and provides power for launching the probe by non-contact force transmission by using high-strength magnets of the same pole, resolving the sealing problem, and calculates the elastic modulus of the concrete member by using acceleration data obtained by a probe, so as to obtain a loss amount of the elastic modulus, thereby performing real-time in-situ monitoring for freezing-thawing damage of an underwater concrete member.