Slope Monitoring Techniques

There are many options for slope monitoring ranging from the several short-term, inexpensive solutions to more costly and long term programs. The inaccessible setting of many unsteady slopes has resulted in the need for the development of systems that can be remotely accessed and provided fast and efficient warnings in case of a failure. With the advancements in technology, it is now possible to employ slope monitoring economically and accurately.

Slope monitoring techniques requires selecting some definite parameters and observing changes in them over a period of time. The most important parameters that are normally taken into consideration are displacement and ground water levels. Slope dislocation is characterized by the direction, rate, magnitude and depth of failure planes.  Conventional slope monitoring employed the usage of either a single method or a combination of several methods.

Information on Environmental Monitoring

Environmental Monitoring involves the activities undergone in order to monitor and characterize the quality of the environment.  The process is employed in the preparation of the environmental impact evaluation and in many circumstances where human activities can cause a harmful degradation of the natural environment.  

All the programs and strategies employed during the monitoring process have valid rationalizations and the results are carefully reviewed, statistically analyzed and then published.  Before undertaking any environmental monitoring task it is of utmost importance to be clear about the objectives and reasons for which the process is being carried out.  Most of the monitoring project tasks are derived from the goals and the high level objectives of the organization. A poorly studied and planned monitoring task may cause more harm than good to the environment.