The use of optical fibres for early prediction of slope failure

Luciano Picarelli, Emilia Damiano, Aldo Minardo, Lucio Olivares, Luigi Zeni
Abstract:
Landsliding is the macroscopic effect of the slope failure; however, it is only the final stage of an often long-lasting process of soil deformation. In many cases, slope movement remains extremely slow and undetected for a very long time; in other cases, failure is abrupt, preceded by only small deformations and followed by fast and destructive movements. The detection and interpretation of pre-failure deformations and the precise definition of the unstable area are of paramount importance for risk mitigation. To this aim, optical fibres can represent a new and efficient tool.
Keywords:
Fast Landslides, Risk Mitigation, Early Warning, Monitoring, Optical Fibre
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Event details
IMEKO TC:
TC4
Event name:
TC4 International Workshop on Metrology for Geotechnics 2016
Title:

1st IMEKO TC4 International Workshop on Metrology for Geotechnics

Place:
Benevento, ITALY
Time:
17 March 2016 - 18 March 2016