Abstract
The Global Positioning System (GPS) has been recognized as an effective tool for monitoring displacements in Geotechnical Engineering. The third author and his colleagues developed a GPS monitoring system that can automatically and continuously monitor three-dimensional displacements with mm accuracy. The system has been applied to hundreds of projects in Japan, i.e., landslides, slopes along highways, subsidence, dam operations, bridge construction, etc. In this paper, an overview of the existing GPS displacement monitoring system is described. A practical application of GPS to monitor an unstable steep slope along a national road in Japan is shown. The monitoring results could provide useful information for assessing the stability of the slope. In addition, the performance of a new GPS sensor is investigated to verify its applicability and reliability for displacement monitoring. It is found that the new sensor has the potential to be used in practical monitoring.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Iwasaki, T., Takechi, K., Takeishi, A., Masunari, T., Takechi, Y., and Shimizu, N. Web-based displacement monitoring system using GPS for the maintenance of roadside slopes. Proc 6th Intern Symp F Meas Geomech FMGM03, Oslo. 2003;137–43.
Nguyen Trung Kien, Nakashima, S., and Shimizu, N. Mechanism of Landslide Behavior at an Unstable Steep Slope Based on Field Measurements and a Numerical Analysis: A Case Study. In: 10th Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium. Singapore; 2018.
Kitagawa, G. Jikeiretsu Kaiseki Programming (Programming for Time series analysis), Iwanami Shoten. Tokyo; 1993.
Ma, F., Zhao, H., Zhang, Y., Guo, J., Wei, A., and Wu, Z et al. GPS monitoring and analysis of ground movement and deformation induced by transition from open-pit to underground mining. J Rock Mech Geotech Eng. 2012;4(1):82–7.
Masunari, T., Tanaka, K., Okubo, H., Oikawa, H., Takechi, K., Iwasaki, T et al. GPS-based continuous displacement monitoring system. Proc Int Symp F Meas Geomech (FMGM03), Oslo. 2003;537–43.
Nakashima, S., Furuyama, Y., Hayashi, Y., Nguyen, TK., Shimizu, N., and Hirokawa, S. Accuracy enhancement of GPS displacements measured on a large steep slope and results of long-term continuous monitoring. J Japan Landslide Soc. 2018;55(1):13–24.
Nakashima, S., Kawasaki, H., and Shimizu, N. Monitoring of fill dams using GPS-based displacement measurement system. In: International symposium on dams for a changing world. Kyoto; 2012. p. 5-7-5–12.
Shimizu, N., Masunari, T., and Iwasaki, T. GPS displacement monitoring system for the precise measuring of rock movements. In: Qian, Zhou, editors. Proceedings of 12th ISRM International Congress on Rock Mechanics. Beijing: Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-0-415-80444-8; 2011. p. 1117–20.
Shimizu, N., and Matsuda, H. Practical applications of the Global Positioning System for the assessment of slope stability based on the Displacement Monitoring Approach. Proc 3rd Korea-Japan Jt Symp Rock Eng ISRM Reg Symp Seoul. 2002;57–70.
Shimizu, N., Nakashima, S., and Masunari, T. ISRM suggested method for monitoring rock displacements using the global positioning system (GPS). Rock Mech Rock Eng. 2014;47:313–28.
Acknowledgements
This research was supported by JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant Number 16H03153. The authors wish to express their sincere appreciation to the Yamaguchi Office of Rivers and National Road, Chugoku Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure Transport and Tourism, for their cooperation with the field monitoring.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2020 Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
About this paper
Cite this paper
Kien, N.T., Nakashima, S., Shimizu, N. (2020). Displacement Monitoring Using GPS at an Unstable Steep Slope and the Performance of a New Low-Cost GPS Sensor. In: Duc Long, P., Dung, N. (eds) Geotechnics for Sustainable Infrastructure Development. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 62. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2184-3_157
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2184-3_157
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Singapore
Print ISBN: 978-981-15-2183-6
Online ISBN: 978-981-15-2184-3
eBook Packages: EngineeringEngineering (R0)