Exploration of Drone and Remote Sensing Technologies in Highway Embankment Monitoring and Management (Phase I)

The objective of this Phase I study is to prove or disprove the concept of using remote sensing technologies to evaluate the risk of surface sliding in soil embankments so that a long term of monitoring and management system can be developed and operated in the future.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $50000
• Contract Numbers:

  18-1P

  1000216

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  5304 Flanders Drive, Suite A
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70808
• Managing Organizations:

  Louisiana Department of Transportation

  P.O. Box 94245
  1201 Capitol Access Road
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70804-9245

  Louisiana Transportation Research Center

  4101 Gourrier Avenue
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70808
• Project Managers:

  Zhang, Zhongjie

• Performing Organizations:

  Louisiana Transportation Research Center

  4101 Gourrier Avenue
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70808
• Principal Investigators:

  Zhang, Zhongjie

• Start Date: 20170901
• Expected Completion Date: 20230831
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drones; Embankments; Landslides; Remote sensing; Risk assessment
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Geotechnology; Highways; Pavements; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01643939
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Contract Numbers: 18-1P, 1000216
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 23 2017 9:44AM