Description
Book SynopsisAlthough most mining companies utilise systems for slope monitoring, experience indicates that mining operations continue to be surprised by the occurrence of adverse geotechnical events. A comprehensive and robust performance monitoring system is an essential component of slope management in an open pit mining operation. The development of such a system requires considerable expertise to ensure the monitoring system is effective and reliable.
Written by instrumentation experts and geotechnical practitioners, Guidelines for Slope Performance Monitoring is an initiative of the Large Open Pit (LOP) Project and the fifth book in the Guidelines for Open Pit Slope Design series. Its 10 chapters present the process of establishing and operating a slope monitoring system; the fundamentals of pit slope monitoring instrumentation and methods; monitoring system operation; data acquisition, management and analysis; and utilising and communicating monitoring results. The implicatio
Table of Contents
1. Scope and introduction; 2. Overview of slope monitoring; 3. Monitoring methods and instruments; 4. Monitoring requirements, limitations and applications; 5. System support and operation; 6. Data acquisition, transmittal, validation and management; 7. Data analysis and utilisation; 8. Data utilisation and communications; 9. Monitoring for small operations, tailings facilities, waste dumps and other infrastructure near open pits; 10. Monitoring system guidance, innovation and future applications
