Rockfill dam monitoring through ground-based and remote sensing techniques

Matteo Albano, Giuseppe Modoni, Giacomo Russo, Paolo Croce, Marco Polcari, Michele Saroli, Christian Bignami, Marco Moro, Salvatore Stramondo

Abstract

The paper describes the preliminary results of ground-based and remote sensing techniques applied to monitor the displacements and seepage flow of a bituminous faced rockfill dam located on the Aspromonte mountain in southern Italy (Menta Dam). The analysis and interpretation of the seepage flow highlighted the overall good performance of the dam during the first impoundment. Moreover, the application of Differential Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar technique for measuring the dam’s displacements produced fairly good results, highlighting the effectiveness of remote sensing techniques for geotechnical infrastructures.

Keywords

Rockfill Dam, InSAR, Displacement, Seepage, Performance

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TC4 - Measurement of Electrical Quantities

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