Fibra Dike Publications

What we published

  • Journal papers
  • Conference papers
  • Master Thesis
  • Patent application

Journal Paper 

A. Höttges, C. Rabaiotti, and M. Facchini, “A novel distributed fiber optic hydrostatic pressure sensor for dike safety monitoring,” IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 23, no. 23, pp. 28942-28953, 2023, doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2023.3315062.

Conference Paper

Rabaiotti, C., Höttges, A., & Bohren, I. (2021). Integrated Distributed Fiber Optical Monitoring System for Levees. 10. Geotechnik Fachtagung. Rapperswil (Switzerland)

Facchini, M., Höttges, A., & Rabaiotti, C. (2022). Un sistema a fibra ottica distribuito per il monitoraggio di filtrazione, erosione interna e esterna di argini e alvei fluviali. Sistemi innovativi di monitoraggio geotecnico mediante sensori in fibra ottica. Padova (Italy).

Höttges, A., Rabaiotti, C., Rosso, A., Bohren , I., Bassi, A., & Facchini, M. (2022). The FIBRA DIKE Project. EWG-IE: 28th Annual Meeting. Sheffield (United Kingdom).

C. Rabaiotti, A. Höttges, M. Facchini, and I. Bohren, “FIBRADIKE, a novel distributed fiber optic monitoring system for dikes and earth dams,” in IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2023, vol. 1195, no. 1: IOP Publishing, p. 012004.

Höttges, A., Fabbian, N., Halso, M., Rosso, A., Facchini, M., Boes, R., Rabaiotti, C.(2023). Toe erosion detection with a novel distributed fiber optic hydrostatic pressure sensor. EWG-IE: 29th Annual Meeting. Lyon (France).

Master Thesis

Geller, E. (2021). Development of an Optical FIbre Piezometer. Master Thesis (OST).

Züger, R. (2021). Auswirkungen instationärer Strömungen auf die Stabilität von Dämmen. Master Thesis (OST).

Kobler, F. (2022). Verteilter faseroptischer Porenwasserdruckgeber. Master Thesis (OST).

Smaadahl, M. (2023). Application of a new distributed fiber optic pressure sensor on hydraulic wave experiments. Projet Thesis (OST).

Patent Application

Rabaiotti, C., Höttges, A., Facchini, M., Schwendemann, D., & Walker, S. (2022). Rapperswil, CH Patent No. EE 15271 DE. (Pending)

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Project Overview

Short introduction of the project, objectives and methodology adopted

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New DFO pressure sensor

Design of a new DFO sensor for soil and pore water pressure measurements

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Small scale testing

Calibration of the new DFO sensor’s functionality at a reduced scale

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Full scale testing

Validation of the new DFO sensor in an experimental test field (full-scale model)

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Interpretation

Numerical and analytical interpretation of the measurement data

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Implementation

Implementation of the new DFO monitoring system in a real levee on the Rhône river.

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