GPS & Structural Monitoring: Deformation Studies of Koyna Dam

摘要

The safety of large engineering structures demands monitoring of the deformation patterns of these structures and their surroundings, Over the past four years, a team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay has used GPS to monitor the Koyna dam in Western India for structural and crustal deformation. This article describes the GPS network, the methodology followed, and some significant results from this research project.