Know More About Piezometer – Pros And Cons!



Piezometer is an instrument used to measure the pressure of fluids or ground water at a specific point. Vibrating Wire piezometers use a gland and a vibrating wire sensors to measure this pore pressure.

The primary use of a piezometer is to determine the pressure of ground water at a particular point or any other fluids such as, for instance, in a digging well of an extraction plant. Since the equipment gives the instant pressure and allows the data to be logged over time, it is helpful in monitoring the fluid pressure in many applications.



Piezometer are used extensively in the geotechnical industry in determining the level of ground water. This is very helpful when monitoring the ground conditions around construction or infrastructure such as tunnels.

Other applications include the use of piezometer on construction sites, for gauging the ground water pressure before digging up the ground for erecting a structure.  The instrument is highly efficient in determining the site conditions, and thereby ascertaining the safety of a wall or a pillar to be constructed.

Piezometers are extremely useful in determining the effectiveness of a drainage system too. The pressure of water in the drains, and the way it can affect the lateral walls are some of the safety considerations that one cannot forgo. Piezometer is thus one of the most efficient and useful tools for such measurements.

Piezometers generally have a pressure rating.  Over this pressure it is not possible to take a reading. Care must be taken in selecting the correct Piezometer for the correct application.  There are variants of Piezometers that include drive-in piezometers which can be pushed directly into the ground.

The device is small and portable, and thus, can be a handy sensorto be used in any number of construction applications.

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