Inclination meter, especially for geotechnical applications

摘要

The inclination meter measures inclination in two mutually perpendicular axes. It contains a measurement cell with two inclination components consisting of two electrodes for x-axis measurement, two electrodes for y-axis measurement and a central electrode. The electrodes are partly enclosed by a liquid of high dielectric constant and partly by a gas or other liquid with a high dielectric constant. The measurement cell capacitance is measured at programmed time intervals to indicate inclination. The average of several measurements is calculated after temperature compensation, digitized, stored and transmitted or read out as required. Power can be supplied by a battery or with cables.