Rockfall monitoring system for improving road safety

Z. Agioutantis, S. Mertikas, A. Daskalakis, A. Tripolitsiotis, G. Kritikakis, E. Apostolou, C. Steiakakis, G. Kaplanidis

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Abstract

Rockfall incidents that may lead to road closure, infrastructure damage and loss of human life are common in European highways and mountainous roads. The "ISTRIA" research project aims to establish a low-cost rock-fall monitoring and warning system based on a variety of multidisciplinary sensors and instruments. This paper presents the setup and preliminary results of several experiments conducted to evaluate the performance of geophones to capture low energy ground vibrations caused by small rock free fall. It was determined that geophones have the potential to be used as monitoring sensors for rock-fall identification. Moreover, the empirical equations that were utilized to optimize geophone spacing yielded promising results.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRock Engineering and Rock Mechanics
Subtitle of host publicationStructures in and on Rock Masses - Proceedings of EUROCK 2014, ISRM European Regional Symposium
Pages965-970
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event2014 ISRM European Regional Symposium on Rock Engineering and Rock Mechanics: Structures in and on Rock Masses, EUROCK 2014 - Vigo, Spain
Duration: May 26 2014May 28 2014

Publication series

NameRock Engineering and Rock Mechanics: Structures in and on Rock Masses - Proceedings of EUROCK 2014, ISRM European Regional Symposium

Conference

Conference2014 ISRM European Regional Symposium on Rock Engineering and Rock Mechanics: Structures in and on Rock Masses, EUROCK 2014
Country/TerritorySpain
CityVigo
Period5/26/145/28/14

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geochemistry and Petrology

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