Besides the loss of water for public supply treatment, amenity or power-generating potential, water leakage is often a precursor of structural failure and therefore has very serious potential safety and efficiency implications. Recent advances in technology aim to improve the ability to assess stability conditions by better detection and understanding of the implication of embankment leakage.
Working collaboratively with Queen’s University Belfast, the British Geological Survey, Canal & River Trust and the Environment Agency, we XXXXX Funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), the project explores the application of geophysical techniques to identify the source, extent and effects on a water retaining embankment leak and in the case of this site improve reservoir safety management at various sites in Northern Ireland and England.
Combining the latest academic research with industry experience, we harnessed the potential of geophysical surveys, which, used in conjunction, or calibrated, with relevant geotechnical properties, can be valuable tools for assessing geotechnical infrastructure condition. XX