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Total pressure cells measure the combined pressure of
effective stress and pore-water pressure. In general, pressure cells are
used to verify design assumptions and to warn of soil pressures in excess of
those a structure is designed to withstand. Typical applications include:
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Determining the distribution, magnitude, and directions
of total stresses in an embankment or in the clay core of a dam.
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Confirm that tailings material is densifying at design
rate.
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Estimate overburden pressure acting on foundation.
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Measure contact pressures in abutments and foundations.
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Measure stress fields in shotcrete.
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