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5.3 Environmental Factors
Since the purpose of the displacement transducer installation is to monitor site conditions,
factors, which may affect these conditions, should always be observed and recorded. Seemingly
minor effects can have a real influence on the behavior of the situation being monitored and may
give an early indication of potential problems. Some of these factors include, but are not limited
to: blasting, rainfall, tidal levels, excavation and fill levels and sequences, traffic, temperature
and barometric changes, changes in personnel, nearby construction activities, seasonal changes,
etc.