Background

General description of SAA

Outline of how SAA works, including a section on rotational calculations.

Geometry of SAA

How the axes are defined.

Power and Lightning Protection

Brief notes on supplying power to field installations. Section on lightning protection.

Selected Papers/Presentations

General Description/Field examples

Fusion of SAA with geodetic sensors

Copyright 2008, FIG, Danisch, L., Chrzanowski, A., Bond, J., and Bazanowski, M., “Fusion of geodetic and MEMS sensors for integrated monitoring and analysis of deformations,” presented at 13th FIG International Symposium on Deformation Measurements and Analysis, Lisbon, Portugal, May 12-15, 2008.

Lateral load testing of piles

Copyright 2009, International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), Rollins, K., Gerber, T., and Cummins, C., “Monitoring displacement vs. Depth in lateral pile load tests with shape accelerometer arrays,”, presented at 17th International Conference on Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering, Alexandria, Egypt, Oct. 5-9, 2009.

Large-deformation landslide

Copyright 2010, University of Minnesota and originally published in:

Dasenbrock, D. “Automated Landslide and Instrumentation Programs on US Route 2,” Proceedings of the University of Minnesota 58th Annual Geotechnical Engineering Conference, St. Paul, 26 February 2010, pp. 165-185.