Luzzone Chamber

Published on February 7 2017

The tunnel is used as compensation chamber for the Luzzone hydropower plant. Due the dam raising it was necessary to enlarge this chamber.

The SOFO sensors from Smartec were installed radially on the Luzzone Chamber to measure the rock deformations during the different phases of construction.

Main results:
The recorded deformations were used to optimize the thickness of the shotcrete lining.

INSTALLATION PERIOD	TYPE OF SENSORS	NUMBER OF SENSORS
1997	SOFO	8

Sensor installation in the tunnel

Installation of the connection box.

Related Papers:

Verformungsmessungen mit optischen Glasfasersensoren, N. Casanova, Weiterbildungskurs ETH Zürich, Feldmessungen und Beobachtungsmethode in der Geotechnik, Switzerland – (p 1-10) – 1997
SOFO®: Tunnel monitoring with fiber optic sensors, D. Inaudi, N. Casanova, G. Steinmann, J-F. Mathier, G. Martinola, Reducing Risk in Tunnel Design and Construction, ITC publisher – (p 25-36) – 1998
SOFO®: Monitoraggio di opere del genio civile tramite sensori a fibre ottiche, G. Ballerini, D. Inaudi, S. Vurpillot, ARCHI, architettura e ingegneria, ed. Casagrande – (Nr. 1, p 74 -80) – 1998
Fibre Optic Methods for Structural Health Monitoring, Branko Glisic, and Daniele Inaudi, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd – 2007

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