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    The present invention relates to a measurement of soil compaction, in particular for the monitoring of a geo-material structure such as pipeline, dike, dam, tunnel, railway, etc. It proposes for this purpose the steps: - to arrange a plurality of cables at respective depths under the structure (STR), and, to determine a soil settlement under the structure: - to measure a deformation on each of the cables (C1, Ci, CN) and deduce a signature of the settlement in each cable, - determine, by correlation between the signatures, a settlement model giving a signature as a function of the depth and involving a depth of an origin (O) of the settlement (TAS - use the model for each cable depth to determine an average estimate of the depth of the settlement origin, which characterizes the settlement itself.
    公开号:FR3024772A1
    申请号:FR1457690
    申请日:2014-08-07
    公开日:2016-02-12
    发明作者:Edouard Buchoud；Urso Guy D；Sylvain Blairon；Jerome Mars
    申请人:Electricite de France SA；
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    专利说明:

    [0001] The present invention relates to a measurement of soil compaction, in particular for the monitoring of a geo-material structure such as a pipeline, a dike, a dam, and a method for determining the depth of the origin of a soil settlement. , tunnel, railway, or other. The maintenance of large geo-materials works is an important issue for their owners. Their monitoring is essential to assess their stability. Several indicators can be used to characterize the various pathological defects: settlements, collapses, etc.
    [0002] Usually, several types of point sensors are used to measure the displacement at a specific point in the structure. Nevertheless, for a work of large dimensions, hundreds of point sensors are used. An innovative way to optimize monitoring is the use of fiber optic sensors. They make it possible to measure in a distributed way the deformation within the structure at a given depth, over several kilometers. The objective is to quantify the displacement of the structure from the deformation measurements of the optical fiber. More specifically, the optical fiber sensors are composed of a monochromatic light source for injecting a light signal into the fiber, an optical fiber (which is the sensitive element of the sensor), and a detector for analyzing a light. return light signal, that the fiber returns by retro-reflection. The fiber is placed for example in the structure to be monitored. The returned light is sensitive to the deformation of the optical fiber in situ. A practical embodiment has been illustrated by way of example in FIG. 1 commented in detail later. The optical fiber is buried substantially horizontally. The term "substantially horizontally" means that it materializes a line parallel to the ground, or strictly speaking forms an angle of, for example, between -40 ° and + 40 ° relative to the ground (to take account of possible reliefs, in particular ). The objective is to quantify the displacement of the structure from measurements of deformations of the fiber along the vertical direction. For this purpose, a light signal is injected into the fiber and a return signal is collected. In particular, the displacement of a photon-phonon interaction line (expected at a given spectral position), such as a Brillouin line in particular, is observed. The offset between the expected position and the measured position of this line characterizes deformation of the fiber, and hence a displacement of the structure due to soil compaction. Details of such a technique are described for example in: Klar, A., Linker, R., (2010), "Feasibility study of automated detection of tunneling by Brillouin optical time domain reflectometry", Tunneling and Underground Space Technology, Vol. 25, pp. 575-586. This article deals with the use of optical fiber for the detection of deformations by linking, in particular, measurements by fiber optic sensors to displacements in the ground.
    [0003] In the field of ground motion monitoring, the application of fiber optic sensors provides a real advantage: a measurement of deformation over several kilometers, with a precision of a step of about ten centimeters.
    [0004] In the field of tunneling monitoring, a known method for relating the structure displacement to the strain data measured by the fiber optic sensors is described in: Klar, A. Dromy, I., Linker, R. (2014), "Monitoring tunneling induced ground displacements using distributed fiber-optics sensing", in Tuning and Underground Space Technology, pp 141-150. This article proposes the use of a single optical fiber to capture its deformation 10 and thus estimate the displacement of the ground. Nevertheless, the problem to solve is different since the authors of this article know the depth of the tunnel and therefore do not need to determine a depth of the origin of a settlement. Several models linking displacement and deformation are exposed. In one example, a relationship is established between the strain in the optical fiber and the vertical displacement model I. As follows: (1) where: x is the curvilinear abscissa of the optical fiber; N is an estimable coefficient according to the materials constituting the soil studied and the type of optical fiber used; - Az = - zf is the depth between the optical fiber zf and the origin of the settlement; is the maximum vertical displacement to estimate (Figure 1); 25 is the model of the vertical displacement of the soil and follows a given mathematical law.
    [0005] 3024772 4 In this application, the parameters iûz and n are known. Vertical displacement is therefore estimable for a given fiber. However, in the monitoring applications of geomaterials, surface, such as dikes, or other constructions, the problem is more complex since the origin of the settlement is neither known nor localized, unlike the construction of tunnels. The invention improves this situation.
    [0006] It then proposes a method making it possible to estimate the depth of the origin of the settlement, to quantify possibly this settlement afterwards. It aims for this purpose a method of monitoring a structure in geomaterials, comprising the steps of: - arranging a plurality of cables at respective depths under said structure, and, to determine a soil settlement under the structure: - measuring a deformation on each of said cables and deducing a signature 20 of the settlement in each cable, - determining, by correlation between the signatures, a settlement model giving a signature as a function of the depth and involving a depth of an origin of the settlement, - use the model for each cable depth to determine an average estimate of said depth of settlement origin. The estimated depth of the settlement origin then characterizes the settlement and makes it possible to obtain a lot of prediction information on the continuation of the holding of the settlement structure. As indicated above, the previously known works 3024772 5 made it possible to characterize the settlement but the data of depth of the origin of the settlement was known since it was a question of characterizing the settlement over a constructed structure such as 'a tunnel. The invention then proposes to determine this origin under conditions where the settlement was created at an unknown depth, for example in a layer of loose soil at depth. It finds an advantageous application for monitoring structures in geo-materials that are not necessarily tunnels, such as dikes, hydraulic dams or others.
    [0007] In an advantageous but still optional embodiment, the measurements made are obtained from optical fibers and the aforementioned cables each comprise at least one optical fiber. The deformation of each cable is then obtained by measuring an optical signal conveyed by the optical fiber.
    [0008] In a more particular embodiment, the measurement of the optical signal comprises the detection of a wavelength shift of an emission line related to a light-matter interaction. For example, it may be a photon-phonon interaction in the fiber, observing a shift of a Brillouin line (in cm-1) when the fiber is deformed underground by the effect of compaction.
    [0009] In such an embodiment, the measured optical signal is for example a feedback signal that the fiber returns, following the injection of a monochromatic light signal into the fiber.
    [0010] Referring to FIG. 1, or FIG. 4, discussed below, the cables are buried horizontally (generally parallel to the ground). Thus, in case of soil compaction (usually in a vertical direction), they undergo transverse deformation, with a shape that can be modeled by a cone, or a parabola or a hyperbola, for example. These models can then be parameterized by a width at half-height of settlement. Thus, in a general embodiment, a strain width (along the x direction in the example of FIG. 1) is deduced from the deformation measurement on a cable, quantifying a settlement signature. , and the above-mentioned settlement model gives an estimate of the width at half-height of the settlement as a function of the depth of the cable and the depth of the origin of the settlement.
    [0011] In the case of a linear model (characterizing for example a conical shape of the settlement), the model may comprise at least two parameters to be determined, by correlation between the signatures obtained for at least two cable depths. It can then be deduced from these parameters and the cable depths, a root depth of settlement value, for each cable depth. We can then estimate an initial depth of settlement value, averaged over said at least two depths. Of course, the more buried cables are available at different depths, the more the estimate of this average is fine.
    [0012] The present invention is also directed to a computer program comprising instructions for carrying out the method according to the invention, when executed by a processor. For example, Figure 3 commented further can correspond to a flow chart of the general algorithm of such a program.
    [0013] The invention also relates to the storage medium (particularly non-transitory) of such a program. The invention also relates to a device for monitoring a structure in geomaterials, comprising a unit of measurements relating to respective deformations of cables 3024772 7 disposed at respective depths below the structure, and a processing unit of these measurements for the implementation of the method according to the invention. A schematic illustration of this device is shown in Figure 4 discussed below.
    [0014] Other advantages and characteristics of the invention will appear on reading the detailed description given below and showing a number of nonlimiting exemplary embodiments, as well as the appended drawings in which: FIG. 1 illustrates vertical settlements of the soil detected by several optical fibers in the sense of the invention, FIG. 2 illustrates the evolution of the shape of the signatures of a same settlement as a function of the depth of the optical fibers, in the sense of the invention. FIG. main steps of a method in the sense of the invention, for estimating the depth of the origin of the settlement, and Figure 4 schematically illustrates a device for carrying out the method within the meaning of the invention. During a soil compaction, a sensor using several optical fibers measures a particular signature of the event. Indeed, it can be used a model for connecting the strain measured on each fiber to the displacements in the structure. Such a model can be linear, as proposed for example in the document: Mair, R.J., Taylor, R.N. & Bracegirdle, A., (1993), "Subsurface settlement profiles above tunnels in clays", in Geotechnics, Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 315-320.
    [0015] It should be noted that the authors of this document presented here a model of the displacement of the soil during the creation of a tunnel (whose depth was then known).
    [0016] Nevertheless, relying on the relation of the evolution of the shape of the signature as a function of the depth established by these authors (in the laboratory and for a type of soil given in this document Mair et al), it is proposed below a generalization for any type of soil, in the form: 5 (2) with:, the width at half height, counted along the horizontal axis x, from the signature of the settlement to the depth zf to which is buried the optical fiber (the depth zf being counted along the vertical axis z), 10 - z ', the depth of the origin of the settlement (as a cavity for example, in that illustrated in Figure 1 ), counted along the vertical axis z, - the pair of parameters (a, p) remaining to be determined. It appears then that the model depends on two main parameters to be determined: the depth z, the origin of the settlement and the vertical displacement. At first, several optical fibers (the optical fibers f1, f2 for example) are buried at different depths (substantially horizontally, as illustrated in FIG. 1). The term "substantially horizontally" means that the fibers are buried at a general angle with the ground between -40 ° and + 40 ° for example. With the aid of several optical fibers buried at several depths, it is possible to measure several signatures of the same compaction (the optical fibers Si, S2 for example). By connecting the shape of the signatures with the distance between the depth of the observations and the origin of the settlement, the indeterminacy is lifted on the aforementioned pair of parameters (a / 3). We can then deduce the depth zc. the origin of the settlement (for example of the cavity shown in Figure 1). This then makes it possible to quantify the vertical displacement of the ground of the order of a millimeter, according to the tests carried out.
    [0017] More specifically, by placing several optical fibers at several depths (typically Nf optical fibers, Nf being a natural integer), the optical fiber sensor provides N signatures of the settlement (Figure 2) with a measurement step of some 5 centimeters. The width at half height of the settlement signature is referenced ix in FIG. 2. It is equivalent to the width at half height of the settlement itself (presumed to be conical in shape according to the linear model chosen. by drawing the line representing the variation of ix as a function of the depth zf 10 (FIG. 2), the parameters f3 and a are identifiable as being respectively the slope of the line and the origin at the ordinate. In a first step, then, for a depth of the optical fiber, it is possible to estimate the depth Zee of the cavity thanks to the relation: (3) By averaging this value ZL on the N fibers placed at N depths Given the data, it is possible to estimate the depth z, E of the cavity relative to the surface.
    [0018] This process is summarized in FIG. 3. N optical fibers are buried at N respective depths in step S 1, for example before designing a geo-material structure such as a dike, or the like. Then, MES deformation measurements of each fiber are carried out in step S2. The dashed boxes in Figure 3 indicate that the step is performed N times. One deduces (by CAL calculations in particular) from each measurement a signature of the settlement i, at the step S3.
    [0019] Since the depth zf of each fiber is known, it is possible to determine (DET function) the parameters of the model used a and (3, in step S4, once the parameters of the model have been determined, at step S5. it then becomes possible to calculate the value of the depth z, of the settlement origin for each strain measurement obtained on each fiber, and in step S6 an average M of these depth values of the origin of the settlement for the N fibers, to finally obtain the estimate of the depth z, of the origin of the settlement.
    [0020] Thus, thanks to the use of optical fiber sensors and in particular the distributed strain measurement, it is possible to accurately measure the signature parameter ix for each depth. Such a method improves the accuracy of the depth estimation and thus makes it possible to better characterize the settlement.
    [0021] Optical fiber sensors are very sensitive and can measure displacements of the order of a millimeter. The invention finds advantageous applications in the operation of works such as dikes, dams, wind turbines or others, and especially for the monitoring of such works. FIG. 4 shows a device for monitoring a STR structure in geomaterials resting on the SOL ground (in hard lines). We seek to identify a settlement of the soil under the structure STR and, if necessary, to characterize it. For this purpose, there are, in the sense of the invention, several optical fiber cables C1, Ci, CN, buried under the STR structure and arranged horizontally. Possibly, the cables can be buried even before the construction of the structure (for a dike, dam or other).
    [0022] The device comprises a unit REC of measures relating to the deformations which the underground cables undergo. For this purpose, the measurement unit comprises a module for injecting a monochromatic light signal at a given wavelength k, for example from a solid laser source, made of a semiconductor material. In case of TAS settlement, the deformation of the cables induces a Brillouin line offset 15B with respect to an expected spectral position. A module for receiving the light reflected by the fibers (for example comprising a photomultiplier cell) or, alternatively, transmitted by the fibers, makes a spectral measurement of the received signal and makes it possible to determine this Brillouin line position offset. This offset increases with the width at half-height of the settlement. An ANA unit evaluates, based on this offset, a width value at half height (which need not be absolute, but simply relative to determine the depth of origin O of the TAS settlement). for each cable depth C1 to CN. The analysis unit ANA then carries out the modeling operations presented above with reference to FIG. 3 to finally estimate a depth of the origin O of the TAS settlement. It has for this purpose a processor P and a working memory M. Of course, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above by way of example; it extends to other variants.
    [0023] For example, a linear model has been described above in which it is assumed that the shape of the compaction is tapered (with a straight line of slope p in a sectional view). However, other models are possible. For example, a quadratic model can be provided in which the settlement takes a parabolic or hyperbolic form.
    [0024] In this case, the width at half height can be modeled as a function of the depth by a quadratic law involving more than two parameters (for example a, (3, y) which nevertheless remains possible to determine with measurements obtained. from fibers placed at at least as many depths zf The choice of a parabolic or linear model or other, may depend for example on the type of geomaterials, the depth of surveillance, etc. By way of example and with reference to FIG. 1, the detection of a cavity under the ground, of course, the method can be applied to other detections, in particular the detection of a risk of settlement. because of a softer layer than an upper layer below the ground, and a settlement pattern determination based on a Brillouin line offset measurement according to the Klar model has been described above. al (2014), however, other opti These are possible (for example, Raman or photoluminescence, especially in the case of constraints related to deformations on the mesh defined by the first Brillouin zone), while still using the optical deformation characteristics of the optical fibers.
    [0025] Finally, in general, the use of N fibers which can be buried at N depths has been described above. However, on the one hand, it is possible to bury more N fibers at N depths, and in particular to bury several fibers at the same depth to multiply the sources of measurements and, for example, mitigate the risks of deterioration of One of the fibers at this depth. On the other hand, it is possible to repeat several measurements on the same fiber in order to determine a finer average of the signature of the settlement at a given depth.
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    [0001]
    REVENDICATIONS1. A method of monitoring a geo-material structure, comprising the steps of: - arranging (S1) a plurality of cables at respective depths beneath said structure, and, to determine a soil settlement under the structure: - measuring a deformation ( S2) on each of said cables and deduce therefrom a signature of the settlement in each cable, - determining, by correlation between the signatures, a settlement model (S4) giving a signature as a function of the depth and involving a depth of an origin of settlement, - use the model for each depth of cable to determine a mean estimate (S6) of the depth of settlement origin.
    [0002]
    2. The method of claim 1, wherein the cables (C1, Ci, CN) each comprise at least one optical fiber and the deformation of each cable is obtained by measuring an optical signal carried by the optical fiber.
    [0003]
    The method of claim 2, wherein the measurement of the optical signal comprises detecting a wavelength shift (8B) of a transmission line related to light-matter interaction.
    [0004]
    4. The method of claim 3, wherein the measured optical signal is a feedback signal that the fiber returns, following the injection of a monochromatic light signal into the fiber. 3024772 14
    [0005]
    5. Method according to one of the preceding claims, wherein is derived from the measurement of deformation on a cable a width at half-height of settlement (ix), quantifying a signature of the settlement. 5
    [0006]
    The method according to claim 5, wherein the compaction model gives an estimate of the width at half-height of the settlement as a function of the depth of the cable and the depth of the settlement origin (0).
    [0007]
    7. Method according to claim 6, wherein the model is linear and comprises at least two parameters to be determined (S4), by correlation between the signatures obtained for at least two cable depths.
    [0008]
    The method of claim 7, wherein said depth parameters and cable depths are derived from an original tap depth value (z, ') for each cable depth.
    [0009]
    9. The method of claim 8, wherein estimating a root depth depth of settlement (z,), averaged over said at least two depths. 20
    [0010]
    10. Computer program, comprising instructions for implementing the method according to one of the preceding claims, when executed by a processor. 25
    [0011]
    11. A device for monitoring a geo-material structure, comprising a measurement unit (REC) relating to respective deformations of cables disposed at respective depths beneath said structure, and a processing unit (ANA) of said measurements for the implementation of the method according to one of claims 1 to 9.
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