NCLii2

iNCL
USER’S GUIDE

Realese 5.0 – July 2011

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INDEX

1. SECTION ONE: INSTALLATION ............................................................... 4

2. SECTION TWO: CONVENTIONS ............................................................... 5

2.1 Axes and Groove conventions: .................................................................... 5

2.2. Readings convention ................................................................................... 6

2.3. Constants: ................................................................................................... 8

2.4. Spiral ........................................................................................................... 8

3. SECTION THREE: HOW TO USE THE PROGRAM: ................................. 9

3.1. Start up ....................................................................................................... 9

3.2. Vertical inclinometer .................................................................................. 10

3.3 Site Manager ............................................................................................. 12

3.4 Meaurements Manager ............................................................................. 19

3.5. Tools ......................................................................................................... 22

3.6. Data processing ........................................................................................ 24

3.7. Print out................................................................................................... 390

4. SECTION FOR: HORIZONTAL INCLINOMETERS: ................................. 34

Copyright by FIELD S.r.l Content subject to change without notice. Copying is not
allowed without written permission by FIELD S.r.l.

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iNCLi2 is a software for processing, presentation and archiving

of inclinometric measurements.

iNCLi2 works on PC with S.O. Windows95, Windows98, Windows2000,

WindowsME, WindowsNT, WindowsXP, Windows Vista and
Windows7

Note: for help contact:

FIELD S.r.l. via Provinciale, 44, 24040 LALLIO (BG) – Italy

Tel: +39-035 203 471; fax +39- 035 203 448; e-mail info@[Link]

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1. SECTION ONE: INSTALLATION

To install the INCLI2 on the hard disk follow the instructions below.

a) Insert the CD of iNCLi2 in the CD-Rom driver

b) Open

c) Select

d) Start

The program will automatically create the directory C:/Programm/INCLI2 in

which all the INCLI2 programs will be installed.

Once the installation is completed, insert the hardware (USB key) in the laptop
and wait for windows to install the drivers.

At this stage is possible to activate the inclinometer program. It will be running

with a video resolution of 1024 x 768.

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2. SECTION TWO: CONVENTIONS

2.1 Axes and Grooves conventions:

INCLI2 uses the following conventions:

1) Axes orientation:

Measurements and relevant processed data are referred to a Cartesian system

(X-Y) as follows:

Axis “Y” NORTH geographic

Axis “X” EAST geographic

2) Grooves Orientation

The Azimuth of the reference groove (groove nr. 1) is defined as shown in the
followiing sketches:

1 1
+α -α

4 2 4 2

3 3

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The Azimuth is the angle between North and the reference groove. The sign
convention for the Azimuth is defined as follows.

- if North is between grooves 1 and 2, the angle is positive (positive=counter

clockwise direction)

- if North is between grooves nr. 1 and groove nr. 4, the angle is negative
(negative=clockwise direction).

The Azimuth angle will always be <= 45° since the r eference grove is the one
closest to the North direction.
However, special site conditions, for example site specific reference axes, may
require that another groove has to be defined as the reference;

Azimuth angle may become greater the 45°. However t he sign convention given
above must be maintained to insure that the measurement data is processed and
interpreted correctly.

Assuming the reference groove as per point 2, the grooves are defined as
follows:
- Groove 1: the reference groove
- Groove 2: 90° clockwise from groove 1
- Groove 3: groove at 180° from groove 1
- Groove 4: groove at 180° from groove 2

3) Reference wheel

Each inclinometric probe has a reference wheel which is specified by the

manufacturer. The reference wheel is used to insure that the probe is correctly
orientated in the casing during measurements. This is essential for correct
processing and interpretation of the measurement data.

2.2. Readings convention

1) Readings

Readings have a label that indicates the position of the reference wheel relative to the
respective grooves in the casing when the measurements are taken. The terminology is as
follows:

- Reading taken with the reference wheel in groove 1: reading A1 e B1

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- Reading taken with the reference wheel in groove 2: reading A2 e B2

- Reading taken with the reference wheel in groove 3: reading A3 e B3

- Reading taken with the reference wheel in groove 4: reading A4 e B4

1
B4 A1

A4 B1
4 2
B3 A2

A3 B2
3
2) Reading counter

All the readings taken inside a casing at different depths are numbered consecutively
starting from ground level even when measurements are taken in the “bottom-to-top” mode.
3) Reading sign convention

The measurement sign is according to the probe convention. INCLI2 enables to change the
convention according to the used probe.

The default convention is as follows:

− The “A” Reading is positive (A+): when the bottom of the probe is considered fixed and
the top is inclined in the direction of the reference wheel; the reading is negative (A-)
when the top of the probe is inclined in the opposite direction;

− The “B” Reading positive (B+): when the bottom of the probe is considered fixed and the
top is inclined in a direction 90° clockwise from t he reference wheel; the reading is
negative (B-) when the top of the probe is inclined in the opposite direction.

Reference wheel A+
Top view of the probe
B+

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NOTE: SISGEO probes convention is opposite to the previous one.

2.3. Constants:
INCLI2 uses the following constants:

1) Probe sensitivity factor “K”

“K” is the sensitivity factor for the probe. It is a constant that multiplies the sine of the
inclination angle to obtain the instrument reading, i.e.

Instruments reading = K x sin α

Τhe default value ok K is equal to 20.000.

2.4. Spiral
INCLI2 accepts spiral data to correct inclinometric measurement for spiral twist at the
installed casing.

The sign of the spiral measurements must be introduced according to groove orientation.
The default orientation convention considers as positive a rotation of the grooves clockwise
from top to bottom.

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3. SECTION THREE: HOW TO USE THE PROGRAM:

3.1. Start up
To start the program proceed as follows:

a) Press

b) Select

c) Select INCLI2

d) The program will start by displaying the following opening window:

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e) After choosing the language, the following window appears:

3.2. Vertical inclinometer

The following instructions describe the functionality of the program for vertical inclinometers.
The same instructions will be referred to horizontal inclinometers.

a) To start click

b) The main window appears

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c) To begin a new set of measurements open a new site

3.3 Site Manager

This site manager enables the user to create a new set of measurements for a new site or
client.

Select

The drop down menu is displayed

To create a new site select

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Select the measurement unit: metric or english. The new site windows will appear. It’s
possible to configure all the tubes of the new site.

To quite select EXIT

To create the new site you must start filling the empty strings in the upper part of the
windows: it’s mandatory to fill the string with “*”.

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Input the site name and fill the other sections to complete the information about the site.

Then add the name of the tube and the date of reference measurement (dd/mm/yyyy).
Select “Add” for each tube of the site.

However if accidentally some errors occur during these operations select “delete” to cancel
the casing.

After entering site and casing data, press “Save Site” to confirm and save data. The new site
will be automatically saved; the program will show the path where data are stored.

To change the path, select another destination folder.

To confirm the new path click OK.

Furthermore, each new casing must be initialized by filling in the lower part of the main
window.

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“Place” and “azimuth 1-3” are compulsory, other information are optional. To insert the right
data, consult section 2.1

Before inserting data for each tube, select the name of the tube in the upper window.

Press

The following window will appear

After pressing “OK” the following window will appear. It is now possible to insert the
reference measurements

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It’s is possible to insert the reference measurement at a later stage; if the choice is YES the
following window will appear.

There are 3 different way to insert the “ZERO” measurement.

The first possibility is “Manual Input” and after “Field Report”.

Insert the serial number of the probe and the number of

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steps. Other data are by default and can be modified whenever it’s necessary. Next insert
the reading sequence following the sequence of the measurements made, afterward insert
the values of the measurements in the grid.

Select ”Save” to finish the procedure.

The second possibility enables to load Incli96 Excel type files.

INCLI2 can import all the “incli96” files.

By selecting “file incli96” the following window will appear.

To import data from an Excel files if is necessary to use the form file “[Link]” on the
installation CD. Using a different file INCLI2 doesn’t recognize the format and it is impossible
to import data.

The file “esempio file excel”, also contained in the program’s directory, allows the users to
check the correspondence between numbers and parameters embodied in the “esempio
file”.

The correct procedure is to open the form file, paste actual data on it and insert the name of
the probe, the date, the number of measurements and the measurements sequence groove
(1= A1-A3-B1-B3-A2-A4-B2-B4 instead 2= A1-A3-B1-B3) into the signed field. Select SAVE
and exit.

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The name indicated in the file excel must be the same of the file itself.

The third possibility enables to insert data files from different read-out units such a: SISGEO
(Nadir,C800U, Digilog and Archimede) DIGILOG and SINCO (Soil and Slope indicator).

When select DIGILOG, a further option will be presented; this will define the reading mode:
bottom-top/top-bottom.

When select SLOPE, there are 2 different type of file: .PRN e .RPP.

Insert the reference measurement and exit. Now it’s possible to repeat the procedure to
insert the reference measurement of the other probe

To introduce spiral data, flag the relevant box to open the

spiral window; press “Insert” spiral button. The window will
display the casing name, the date of reference reading and a

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table for entering

spiral data. Data
may be introduced
manually or as file.

It is possible to insert SPI file.

If a measurements with step of 1 meter has been stored while the inclinometric
measurement has been taken with step of 0,5 meter, the program automatically interpolates
the missing data.

Press FILE and EXIT.

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3.4 Measurements Manager

From the menu “measurements manager” is possible to insert new measurement in an

existing site or to modify an existing measurement

Select “New Measurement on Site” . The program will ask to select the file of the site to
upgrade and next in the right window select the desired probe.

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Then the previous window will appear automatically. Repeat the procedure to insert other
new measurements.

To modify the existing measurement, select “Edit measurements in

site”.

Select the probe to modify as showed in the following window, and

select the reading.

it’s possible to modify the progressive number of the measurement, the date of the
measurement, the serial number of the probe, the constant of the probe, the sign convention
of channel A and B (Ch A-ChB), add or cancel the spiral file and, if the measurement has
been taken along all the 4 grooves it is possible to modify the sequence of the
measurements using the following plan.

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Select FILE and press SAVE.

3.5. Tools

Press “ Measurement correction” in the menu “Tools” to correct the measurement saved.

Press “File” and than “Select measurement” to select the

measurement to correct. The following window will appear.

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Select the “Correction mode”, the “Channels to be corrected” and the “Type of correction”.

The “Type of Correction” menu presents the choice “Global” for correcting the whole file of
data and “Depth intervals” which will open another windows to select the number of data
interval and depths.

As an example, by selecting 2 intervals it s possible to correct data between 5 and 12 m and

between 25 and 35 m, whilst all the other data remain as collected.

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Afterward it is necessary to select the channels which must be corrected, by selecting the
relevant labels. If the measurements has not been performed on the 4 grooves, only the
channels relevant to the used grooves will be active.

At the end the “type of correction” has to be selected.

Using the “Offset” correction, the value indicated into the relevant box will be added to the
original measurements, for the selected channels only and according to the “global” or
“interval” type of correction..

In the example below, a global correction of measurements in grooves A1 and A3 will be

applied. The amount of correction will be “-15” digits (i.e. to each original value a quantity
equal to -15 digits will be added).

By using the “percentage” option, original measurements will be modified by the percentage
indicated into the relevant box.

When the correction is completed it is necessary to save the activity by pressing the Icon.

A message confirming that data have been saved will be shown and a new folder with the
corrected measurements will be created into the relevant directory.

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3.6. Data Processing

The “Data Processing” menu enables measurements reduction and presentation according
to different output selections. Results can be shown on screen or printed out.

The “Plots” menu starts the graphical presentation mode, whilst the “Record on file” enables
numerical data export.

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The “plots” mode start with the selection of the type of processing:

The “Cumulative displacement” reduction shows current measurements with respect to the
reference one, by summing all the local displacements measured.

The “Incremental displacement” reduction shows displacement relevant to each single depth;
this type of plot is useful to identify depths where movements occur.

The “Absolute” reduction is used to determine the actual position of the casing with respect
to the vertical axis.

The “Displacement vs. time” reduction shows the trend of movement versus time at a
certain depth.

After selection the type of processing, it is requested to select the direction of calculation

By selecting the “From bottom” type, the bottom of the casing is considered to be fixed;
selecting the “From top” the top of the casing is considered to be fixed.

The “Lines layout” option enables to plot lines in different colors or symbols whilst the “Plot
area layout” and “Plots” make it possible to select which graphs to show and their
characteristics.

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Afterward it is necessary to import measurements to be processed. From the “File “ menu

the reference measurement as well as the measurements to processed have to be selected.

In case of “Absolute” choice the measurement to be processed has to be selected only.

When selecting the reference measurement or the one to be processed, the file selection
windows will open.

If the “Absolute” reduction is selected the software present the option “Polar convention 1 o
2” . Polar Convention 1 shows casing movement assuming the bottom of the casing as
reference and as origin of the movements. Polar Convention 2 shows casing movement
assuming the top of the casing as reference and origin of the movements.

The “Use corrected measures”, when active, enables to load

measurements which have been corrected (see Chap. 3.5 Tools)

When all the necessary settings have been completed, pressing “Plots”, the windows
containing the processed measurements will be shown.

Horizontal and Vertical scales can be modified by pressing the “Modify” button; the “Autom”
button select scales automatically.

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Some

examples are shown below.

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The “Reading sequence” option enables to select the groove sequence to be used in the
reduction process, after selecting the reference measurement and the ones to be processed.
Obviously this is only possible for measurements made along the 4 grooves.

It is possible to select one of the five proposed sequences or to set the sequence according
to the actual reading sequence. This option is useful, as an example, in case of casing
deformation when one couple of grooves can not be used or relevant measurements are not
reliable.

If the verticality of the casing has to be calculated, the “Absolute” reduction from the “Type of
processing” menu has to be selected as first; the measurement to be processed will be
selected afterward.

After the measurement to be processed and the type of reduction have been selected, it is
possible to select the type of graph. As default, all the three types are selected.

The “East-North” plot consists of two graphs with the East-West and North-South
components; the “Displacement-Azimuth” plot shows the resulting displacement modulus
and the azimuth; the “polar graph” shows the polar plot of the displacement.

Clicking on “parametri grafici” it will be opened a pull down menu where it will be possible to
select differents tipologies of graphic’s personalizations:

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For example, selecting “formato” it is possible to change the colour of the different curves
that compose the deformed displayed in the diagrams. Furthermore, it is possible to
choose the thickness, the mark’s style, and whether or not there are graphic indicators.

According to the underlying figure, the list of colours is very large, in fact, it is possible to
utilize about 30 different colourations

Selecting “titolo” it is possible to insert a personalized heading on the top of the graphic.

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While selecting “note” it is practical to insert up till 4 comments notes in the graphics.

In addition, selecting “logo TXT” it is possible to insert a textual logo of the company at
the bottom of the graphic.

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Whereas selecting “logo BMP” it is likely to insert the logo of the company in a graphic
format; to do it it’s necessary to create a file in a BMP format. The dimension of the logo
have to be of a maximum of 77x17 pixels. If the dimensions is bigger than that the logo
will appear warped or twisted.

Furthermore, passing with the mouse on the graphic’s curve it is possible to obtain
information about the reading’s date, the depth and about the degree of deformation in
existence.

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3.7. Print Out

The “Printout” menu enables to select different functions such as site data, row readings and
data check print out

It is always possible to select the “preview” or printing out directly curves by selecting the
printer.
®
If Acrobat Distiller or similar packages are available, it is possible to generate the .PDF files
which are useful to transmit data to those who do not have the Incli2 software.

By selecting “Site data” and the relevant site file (.SIT) it is possible to open, display or print
out all the information relevant to the site and the casings belonging to it.

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By selecting “Field Report” and the desired measurement file it is possible to open, display or
print out the row data of the selected measurement.

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By selecting the option “Spreads – Check” it is possible to obtain information regarding all
measurement of the data base.

It is also possible to obtain the table with the “Local and cumulative spread out – Reference”
which are the differences between the current measurement and the reference one.

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Local (East and North) and integral (East, North, Resultant and Azimuth) values are shown.

By selecting the “Local and cumulative ” option, the same type of output as before can be
obtained referred to the vertical line. This type of output is used to obtain the verticality of the
casing.

By means of the “Readings Check ” it is possible to display and print out the table containing
the check sum values of the performed measurements.

The Check sum is the value of the difference between measurements (in digits) taken at
different depth into different grooves, such as (A1 – A3) and (B1 – B3) and, in case of
measurement into the whole 4 grooves, (A2 – A4) and (B2 – B4) too.

The smaller these values (called Sc. A and Sc. B) the more accurate is the system and the
more reliable is the measurement. When a Sc. value overcomes a fixed threshold limit
(default value is 20 digits), a star is printed to point out that the value is greater than the limit
value.

When in a measurements a number of readings overcome the limit value, it has to be

considered as an index of possible problems related to the measuring chain (probe, cable
and read out unit) or to the casing (presence of dirt, opened couplings, ands so on).

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4. PART FOUR: HORIZONTAL INCLINOMETERS

Most of the procedures and information described for the vertical casings can be used for
horizontal casings too.

The sole differences are:

Inside the site management menu, the azimuth value must not be introduced

In case of one axis probe A1 and A3 values will be recorded whilst using a two axes
probe B1 and B3 values too will be presented.

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Graph of the horizontal casings have the length of the casing on the X axis and the
vertical movements (absolute or relative) on the Y axis.

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