Implementation of New Monitoring Approaches for Geohazard-Risk Management in Canada

包括公路、管道、输电线路和铁路在内的运输基础设施在国内提供了必要的互联互通，其充分发挥作用需要不断监测和维护。交通基础设施面临着与加拿大不同地区以及温度和降水的季节性天气波动有关的地质灾害。阿尔伯塔省的山区、大草原的软土地和陡峭的河谷构成了威胁交通走廊的各种地质灾害。地质灾害会导致基础设施过度变形、倒塌或堵塞，以及结构物负荷过重，从而造成不符合标准的状况，对使用者、环境和运输货物构成风险。拟议的研究将评估艾伯塔省交通走廊沿线的地质灾害监测技术，以制定实施监测计划的领先实践。

Transportation infrastructure, including roads, pipelines, transmission lines and railways, provide necessary interconnectivity within the country, and their adequate performance is a matter of continuous monitoring and maintenance. Transportation infrastructure is exposed to geohazards associated with the varied regions in Canada and the seasonal weather fluctuations in temperature and precipitation. Alberta's mountainous regions, soft ground in the Prairies and steep river valleys contribute to a wide range of geohazards threatening transportation corridors. Geohazards can lead to excessive deformation of infrastructure, collapse or blockage, and excessive loading on structures which may result in substandard conditions, posing risks to users, environment and transported goods. The proposed research will assess geohazard monitoring technologies along transportation corridors in Alberta to develop leading practices for implementing monitoring programs.