A tree-shaped sensing structure for the measurement of vertical soil movements in construction sites
Abstract
In this paper, a novel sensing structure to be used for real-time monitoring of soil movements in construction sites is proposed. The structure integrates an array of sensor nodes, to be deployed at different depths according to a tree-shaped structure. Each sensor node measures temperature, Volumetric Water Content (VWC) and soil movement, by exploiting the measurement of pressure variations exerted by a column of water on pressure sensors positioned in the soil. The structure manages the acquisition of data from each sensor node every 30 minutes and transmits it to a remote data management centre using the Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) protocol. A prototype of the structure was designed, developed and installed at a test site in Coburg. The results acquired across several months of experimentation demonstrate the accuracy of the measurements as well as the reliability of the overall sensing structure.
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| Titel | A tree-shaped sensing structure for the measurement of vertical soil movements in construction sites |
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| Medien | Sensors and Actuators A: Physical |
| ISSN | 0924-4247 |
| Verfasser | Gabriele di Renzone, Prof. Dr. Klaus Stefan Drese, Prof. Dr. Almut Lottmann-Löer, Prof. Dr. Marco Mugnaini, Alessandro Pozzebon |
| Seiten | 117503 |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum | 19.01.2026 |
| Zitation | di Renzone, Gabriele; Drese, Klaus Stefan; Lottmann-Löer, Almut C.; Mugnaini, Marco; Pozzebon, Alessandro (2026): A tree-shaped sensing structure for the measurement of vertical soil movements in construction sites . Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 117503. DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2026.117503 |