Research Article

Bending Capacity of Concrete-Encased Underground Electrical Duct Banks under Monotonic Loading: An Experimental Study

Table 3

Monitoring system.

Monitoring devicesMonitoring objectPrecision

Strain gaugesLength change≤1.0% FS
Soil pressure cellsSoil pressure in soil stratum≤1.0% FS
Force sensorApplied force≤0.5% FS
Displacement gaugesDisplacement of specimens≤0.5% FS
Conduit diameter-change measuring deviceDiameter change≤0.5% FS