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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TC4 - Measurement of Electrical Quantities

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