Geotechnical Instrumentation
Installed the geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring system for the project
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The Challenge
- Constructing a new dam, reservoir, WTP, pump stations, and 20 miles of pipeline for sustainable water supply
- Paulding County’s population set to double in 25 years and need to provide a sustainable water source for that size
At 2,700 feet long and 160 feet high, the Richland Creek Dam is the largest earthen dam in the southeast region of the U.S. The water supply dam was built for Paulding County where the population is projected to double in the next 25 years.
The project included a new dam, a reservoir, a water treatment plant (WTP), two major pump stations, 20 miles of pipeline, and other distribution system improvements constructed to secure an independent, sustainable water supply source for Paulding County.
The Solution
Geocomp installed the geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring system for the project which included 64 open well piezometers, 5 inclinometers, 14 surface monitoring control points, 12 vibrating wire piezometers and 21 liquid level foundation settlement monitoring systems installed within and around the dam. Geocomp worked closely with the contractor performing several rounds of instrument installation over the course of the multi-year construction project.
Geocomp also obtained regular manual readings, provided technical support and on-site training on the use and maintenance of the instrumentation system to the contractor and the project engineering team. Our instrumentation and monitoring work was completed on-time and within the project budget.
