This research project will focus on a comparison of several in-situ methods and two remote sensing technologies, GBInSAR and InSAR. Geo-monuments and extensometers were used to measure the changes in surface movements (i.e., tension cracks) over…
Ground displacement along pipeline corridors has the potential to compromise pipeline integrity. The Appalachian Mountain region is almost entirely classed as high landslide susceptibility by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and crossed by…
Increasingly, pipelines in unstable terrain are being monitored as a supplement to design stage integrity measures. The quantities monitored most often are strains and displacements. This report reviews an ongoing development program of a distributed…
Located on the west side of the Appalachian Mountains, a 14-inch diameter pipeline runs from Kenova to Columbus carrying gasoline and distillates and a 24-inch diameter pipeline runs from Owensboro to Catlettsburg carrying crude products. In 2014,…
LiDAR is an extremely capable technology. These datasets are large and have historically required significant manpower to analyze. The technology is also complex and operators have questions on how to effectively deploy it. New technologies including…
The work described herein is to show the engineering requirements for long term, continuous monitoring of ground movement with satellite radar over a region with natural growth and large variations in ground water. The project provided monitoring of…