In The Field: Instrumenting the Red Rock Hydroelectric Project

Red Rock Hydroelectric

Braun Intertec engineers Robert Lee and Ben Butler stand atop an anchored secant pile wall, as excavation progresses below to permit construction of the powerhouse for the future Red Rock Hydroelectric Dam. In the foreground lies one of the many In-Place Inclinometer arrays Braun Intertec has installed on the project. These particular instruments are installed vertically in specialized casing embedded in the secant wall and extended into bedrock following drilling and coring operations, in order to monitor any horizontal displacement of the excavated wall face. The client is able to view the inclinometer data near real-time on the Braun Intertec website, and...

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