Erosion processes in soils across scales

该项目旨在开发一种监测工具，用于根据创新的电磁观测方法预测大坝内部侵蚀的演变。内部侵蚀是一个潜伏的过程，发生在土壤孔隙系统的隐蔽处，直到其后果变得明显并威胁到大坝的稳定性。这些蓄水结构对于我们社会未来的水和能源供应至关重要，它们的失败可能是灾难性的。通过建立一个更好的了解内部侵蚀的各种规模的过程序列，从侵蚀的开始，直到结构的故障，该项目将澳大利亚在大坝安全评估的前沿。

This project aims to develop a monitoring tool for predicting the evolution of internal erosion in dams based on innovative electromagnetic observation methods. Internal erosion is an insidious process occurring in the obscurity of the soil’s pore system until its consequences become visible and threaten the stability of the dams. These water retaining structures are vital for the future water and energy supply for our society and their failure can be catastrophic. By establishing an improved understanding of internal erosion as a sequence of processes on various scales, from the onset of erosion until the failure of the structure, this project will place Australia at the forefront of dam safety assessment.