Ground Penetrating Radar in Dam Monitoring: The Test Case of Acerenza (Southern Italy)
| Autor: | Antonio Loperte, Vincenzo Lapenna, M. Bavusi, G. Cerverizzo, Francesco Soldovieri |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Geotechnical investigation
Article Subject lcsh:QC801-809 0211 other engineering and technologies 02 engineering and technology 010502 geochemistry & geophysics 01 natural sciences lcsh:Geophysics. Cosmic physics Geophysics Ground-penetrating radar Geotechnical engineering Subsoil Geology 021101 geological & geomatics engineering 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Water Science and Technology |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Geophysics, Vol 2011 (2011) International Journal of Geophysics 2011 (2011): Art. N 654194. doi:10.1155/2011/654194 info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Loperte A., Bavusi M., Cerverizzo G., Lapenna V., Soldovieri F./titolo:Ground Penetrating Radar in dam monitoring: the test case of Acerenza (Southern Italy)/doi:10.1155%2F2011%2F654194/rivista:International Journal of Geophysics (Print)/anno:2011/pagina_da:Art. N 654194/pagina_a:/intervallo_pagine:Art. N 654194/volume:2011 |
| ISSN: | 1687-8868 1687-885X |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2011/654194 |
| Popis: | Nowadays, dam safety management is gaining great importance since it affects in a crucial way the monitoring and improvement of risky reservoirs, but this topic is very challenging since the dam safety requires long-term and time-continuous monitoring. In this framework, the exploitation of conventional geotechnical investigation methods often requires invasive actions in the inner of the structure to be investigated (destructiveness) and only provides punctual information for small volumes. On the contrary, the application of noninvasive sensing techniques makes it possible to investigate higher volumes without affecting the structure. In this paper we describe the application of GPR for the monitoring and diagnostics of one of the largest dams in the Basilicata region (Southern Italy). The investigation aims at detecting and localizing underground sandstone banks that are potential ways of flow of water below the dam. The manageability and the noninvasiveness of GPR have resulted in particularly suitable for this kind of application because the versatility of this geophysical method allows to investigate large areas with a good spatial resolution giving the possibility to detect the presence of inhomogeneities in the subsoil below the dam. |
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