(Proceedings of Conference on Large Dams and Hydropower Development, 26–28 May 2004, New Delhi, pp. VI/12–23).
Instrumentation, which is essentially a technology of measurements helps in monitoring and evaluating the performance of dams during their construction as well as during their operation. It facilitates in locating distress areas and providing remedial measures. Instrumentation greatly helps in checking the theories used in design and in validating them. Such a comparison between prediction and performance become in-valu-able for indicating the directions in which design principles can be improved and erroneous concepts discarded. The behaviour of Tehri dam during construction and operation is being and shall be monitored through well-planned scheme of instrumentation. This paper deliberates upon the instrumentation and monitoring systems including seismic instrumentation and interpretation of integrated observations being adopted for Tehri dam project.
Instrumentation, Technology, Measurements, Monitoring, Evaluating, Performance, Distress, Remedial measures, Erroneous concepts, Seismic
