Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
LAY-OUT DEVICES FOR FABRICATING A MAGNETIC FIELD IN A
SLIDING MASS
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
I. Field of the Invention
[0001] The invention relates to the field of landslide monitoring, and
particularly
to devices for laying out prefabricated magnetic field in a sliding mass and
methods of detecting internal deformation of the sliding mass.
2. Description of Related Art
[0002] Landslide monitoring plays an important role in the prevention of
landslide
disaster. Landslide deformation in depth is an important object of the
landslide
monitoring, and it is also an important basis for establishing the
relationship
between internal failure characteristics and the deformation of landslides,
recognizing landslide evolution stages, and preventing and controlling
landslides.
[0003] There are many monitoring methods for the landslide deformation in
depth,
mainly including optical fiber sensing technology, TDR, Gayle displacement
meter and inclinometer technology. Optical fiber sensing technology, such as
pure
fiber BOTDR and fiber Bragg grating (FBG), is widely used in experiments at
present. However, there are still some problems, such as poor anti-
interference
and small measurement range. TDR has the advantages of short monitoring time,
remote sensing, high safety and high efficiency, but it is very easy to be cut
and its
reliability is low. The Gayle displacement meter has many advantages, but it's
insensitive due to the limitation of setting modes and hypothesis models. The
inclinometer technology is widely recognized and most widely used in the
landslide deformation monitoring method for its high accuracy and good
reliability. In addition, China Three Gorges University has proposed several
monitoring methods of landslide deformation in depth based on magnetic
positioning, which lack the consideration that the underground environment
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would affect the power supply of the magnetic positioning sensor after the
deformation of landslides.
[0004] The monitoring results of the displacement in depth in practical
engineering are unsatisfactory, mainly reflecting in two aspects. Firstly,
there is a
difference in the stiffness between the engineering implant structure and the
sliding mass. A large error would have been generated while the slope
displacement is transferred to the measuring instrument, which reduces the
accuracy of the deep displacement monitoring results. Secondly, after the
sliding
mass deforms greatly, the engineering implant structure is often damaged in
advance, which results in the failure of time-sharing measurement instruments
to
be put in the borehole or the damage of the probe of the fixed monitoring
instrument. It cannot guarantee the continuity in monitoring the multi-staged
evolution of landslides. The deformation coupling between the sliding mass and
the monitoring structure of engineering implantation is a key problem that
needs
to be solved urgently in the current monitoring of displacement in depth.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a lay-out device for
fabricating a magnetic field in a sliding mass, including a traction
mechanism,
which is set outside a borehole, configured to lift or lay down a layout probe
to
one or more preset positions in the borehole; the layout probe, which is set
in the
borehole, configured to lay out one or more monitoring points, the layout
probe
including at least one magnetic sphere, a pressing mechanism configured to
push
outward the magnetic sphere, a motor configured to move the pressing
mechanism,
a reverse pressing mechanism configured to keep balance with the pressing
mechanism and a reverse motor configured to move the reverse pressing
mechanism, the pressing mechanism including at least one tube configured to
hold
the magnetic sphere, wherein an electromagnet at an end of the tube is
configured
to attract the magnetic sphere; and a control mechanism, which is set outside
the
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borehole, configured to control the motor, the reverse motor and the
electromagnet.
[0006] In some embodiments, the traction mechanism is an electric winch, which
is electrically connected with the control mechanism.
[0007] In some embodiments, the layout probe includes a shell and a
counterweight part configured to keep the layout probe in a stable state while
working, wherein the counterweight part is fixed at bottom of the shell.
[0008] In some embodiments, wherein there is at least one entrance hole at top
of
the shell, the magnetic sphere is put in the layout probe through the entrance
hole
and the entrance hole is sealed by a bolt.
[0009] In some embodiments, wherein a holding tube configured to hold the
magnetic sphere is connected with entrance hole and the holding tube enwinds
in
a way of a double helix in the shell.
[0010] In some embodiments, wherein a hole is at an end of the holding tube
and
the magnetic sphere reaches the hole through the holding tube, wherein there
is a
peimanent-magnet under the hole, and the magnetic sphere moves downward to
the hole by the permanent-magnet and gravity.
[0011] In some embodiments, wherein at least one export hole is set on a side
wall
of the shell, and the tube is through the export hole.
[0012] In some embodiments, wherein the motor is connected with the pressing
mechanism via an upper shaft and the reverse motor is connected with the
reverse
pressing mechanism via an under shaft.
[0013] In some embodiments, wherein the upper shaft and under shaft are
located
at a central axis of the layout probe.
[0014] In some embodiments, wherein the control mechanism includes a power
supply.
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[0015] In some embodiments, wherein the power supply is electrically connected
with the traction mechanism through a control cable to provide power to the
traction mechanism and the power supply is electrically connected with the
layout
probe through the control cable to provide power to the layout probe.
[0016] In some embodiments, wherein the traction mechanism connects with the
layout probe via a traction cable and there are a number of plastic rings
which are
evenly spaced on the traction cable.
[0017] In some embodiments, wherein a controller is installed in the shell,
the
controller is electrically connected with the motor, the reverse motor and the
electromagnet.
[0018] In some embodiments, wherein the controller performs operations
including driving the motor to move the pressing mechanism, which makes the
tube extend outward, so that the magnetic sphere is pushed out of the layout
probe
and is pressed into the soil around the borehole; charging the electromagnet;
and
driving the reverse motor to move the reverse pressing mechanism.
[0019] Another aspect of the present disclosure relates to a method for
detecting
state of a sliding mass in a prefabricated magnetic field, including: step Si:
drilling a borehole from surface of landslides until the slip zone, which is
located
above a stabilized stratum of the landslides, is achieved, and laying down a
layout
probe in the borehole until the layout probe is located on the slip zone, and
confirming a position of the slip zone; step S2: placing a magnetic sphere
stored
in the layout probe into the soil around the borehole, and confirming the
magnetic
sphere in the soil around the borehole as a monitoring point; step S3: lifting
the
layout probe and repeating the step S2 several times until all preset
monitoring
points have been implanted; step S4: numbering all of monitoring points in the
soil around the borehole after all of the preset monitoring points have been
implanted; and step S5: confirming spatial position of each magnetic sphere
and
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change of the spatial position of each preset monitoring point by detecting
magnetic signals of all of magnetic spheres in the soil around the borehole.
[0020] In some embodiments, the step S4 further including: if the magnetic
spheres in the layout probe are used up, lifting the layout probe out of the
borehole, and placing some magnetic spheres in the layout probe, and laying
down the layout probe to the same position before it was lifted.
[0021] In some embodiments, the step S5 further including: placing an
inclinometer pipe in the borehole, and filling materials similar to ground
around
the inclinometer pipe to keep environment of the borehole stable.
[0022] In some embodiments, the inclinometer pipe includes a magnetic
positioning sensor located therein and the magnetic positioning sensor slides
freely in the inclinometer pipe.
[0023] In some embodiments, the magnetic positioning sensor is connected with
processor and a signal projector through a control cable, the processor and
the
signal projector are outside the borehole, the magnetic signals of the
magnetic
spheres at the preset monitoring points are detected by the magnetic
positioning
sensor, and wherein the magnetic signals of the magnetic spheres are
transformed
into digital signals by the data processor.
[0024] In some embodiments, the digital signals are transmitted to the
terminal by
the signal projector, the spatial position of each magnetic sphere is
confirmed by a
terminal, and the change of the spatial position of each preset monitoring
point
may be confirmed based on the change of the spatial position of each magnetic
sphere.
[0025] Additional features will be set forth in part in the description which
follows, and in part will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon
examination of the following and the accompanying drawings or may be learned
by production or operation of the examples. The features of the present
disclosure
may be realized and attained by practice or use of various aspects of the
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methodologies, instrumentalities and combinations set forth in the detailed
examples discussed below.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0026] In order to more clearly illustrate technical solutions of embodiments
of
the invention or the prior art, drawings will be used in the description of
embodiments or the prior art will be given a brief description below.
Apparently,
the drawings in the following description only are some of embodiments of the
invention, the ordinary skill in the art can obtain other drawings according
to these
illustrated drawings without creative effort.
[0027] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary lay-out device for
fabricating magnetic field in a sliding mass according to some embodiments of
the
present disclosure.
[0028] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary layout probe in FIG. 1
according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;
[0029] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary layout probe in FIG. 1
and
FIG. 2 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;
[0030] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary layout probe in FIG. 1,
FIG.
2 and FIG. 3 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;
[0031] FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary layout probe in FIG. 1,
FIG.
2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;
[0032] FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary layout probe in FIG. 1,
FIG.
2, FIG. 3, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 according to some embodiments of the present
disclosure;
[0033] FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the pressing mechanism according to
some embodiments of the present disclosure;
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[0034] FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary device of detecting the
state of the sliding mass in the prefabricated magnetic field according to
some
embodiments of the present disclosure;
[0035] FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an exemplary process for monitoring
deformation state of the sliding mass in the prefabricated magnetic field
according
to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
[0036] Wherein: 1-control cable, 2-traction mechanism, 3-power supply,
4contro1
mechanism, 5-layout probe, 6-plastic ring, 7-traction cable, 8-magnetic
sphere,
9-shell, 10-counterweight part, 11-entrance hole, 12-bolt, 13-tube,
14-electromagnet, 15-holding tube, 16-pressing mechanism, 17-upper shaft, 1
8-hole, 19-export hole, 20-permanent-magnet, 21-controller, 22-motor, 23-
reverse
pressing mechanism, 24-reverse motor, 25-under shaft, 26-sliding mass, 27-
slip
zone, 28stabi1ized stratum, 29-magnetic positioning sensor, 30-inclinometer
pipe,
31-detection mechanism, 32-data processor, 33-signal projector, 34-terminal,
35-borehole, 36-aperture.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0037] In accordance with various implementations, as described in more detail
below, mechanisms, which can include devices for laying out prefabricated
magnetic field in a sliding mass and methods of detecting deformation state of
the
sliding mass are provided.
[0038] In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are
set
forth by way of examples in order to provide a thorough understanding of the
relevant disclosure. However, it should be apparent to those skilled in the
art that
the present disclosure may be practiced without such details. In other
instances,
well known methods, procedures, systems, components, and/or circuitry have
been described at a relatively high-level, without detail, in order to avoid
unnecessarily obscuring aspects of the present disclosure.
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[0039] Various modifications to the disclosed embodiments will be readily
apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined
herein may
be applied to other embodiments and applications without departing from the
spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Thus, the present disclosure is
not
limited to the embodiments shown, but to be accorded the widest scope
consistent
with the claims.
[0040] It will be understood that the term "system," "unit," "sub-unit"
"module,"
and/or "block" used herein are one method to distinguish different components,
elements, parts, section or assembly of different level in ascending order.
However, the terms may be displaced by other expression if they may achieve
the
same purpose.
[0041] It will be understood that when a unit, module or block is referred to
as
being "on," "connected to" or "coupled to" another unit, module, or block, it
may
be directly on, connected or coupled to the other unit, module, or block, or
intervening unit, module, or block may be present, unless the context clearly
indicates otherwise. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all
combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
[0042] The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular
example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein,
the
singular forms "a," "an" and "the" may be intended to include the plural forms
as
well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further
understood
that the terms "comprise," "comprises," and/or "comprising," "include,"
"includes," and/or "including," when used in this specification, specify the
presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or
components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other
features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups
thereof.
[0043] These and other features, and characteristics of the present
disclosure, as
well as the methods of operation and functions of the related elements of
structure
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and the combination of parts and economies of manufacture, may become more
apparent upon consideration of the following description with reference to the
accompanying drawing(s), all of which form a part of this specification. It is
to be
expressly understood, however, that the drawing(s) are for the purpose of
illustration and description only and are not intended to limit the scope of
the
present disclosure.
[0044] The flowcharts used in the present disclosure illustrate operations
that
systems implement according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. It
is
to be expressly understood, the operations of the flowchart may be implemented
not in order. Conversely, the operations may be implemented in inverted order,
or
simultaneously. Moreover, one or more other operations may be added to the
flowcharts. One or more operations may be removed from the flowcharts.
[0045] The present disclosure relates to the field of landslide monitoring.
Specially, the present disclosure relates to devices for laying out a
prefabricated
magnetic field in a sliding mass and methods of detecting deformation state of
the
sliding mass.
[0046] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary lay-out device for
fabricating the prefabricated magnetic field in the sliding mass 26 according
to
some embodiments of the present disclosure. As illustrated, the lay-out device
may include a traction mechanism 2 which may be set outside a borehole 35, a
control mechanism 4 which may be set outside the borehole 35, a layout probe 5
which may be set in the borehole 35, and/or any other suitable component for
laying out prefabricated magnetic field in accordance with various embodiments
of the disclosure.
[0047] The traction mechanism 2 may be configured to lift or lay down the
layout
probe 5 to one or more preset positions in the borehole 35. In some
embodiments,
the traction mechanism 2 may be an electric winch. The traction mechanism 2
may be electrically connected with the control mechanism 4. The traction
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mechanism 2 may include a traction cable 7. In some embodiments, the traction
cable 7 may connected with the layout probe 5. In some embodiments, there may
be a number of plastic rings 6 which are evenly spaced on the traction cable
7. In
some embodiments, the plastic ring 6 may include a digital sequence mark. The
plastic ring 6 may be regarded as a tick mark of the traction cable 7. In some
embodiments, a distance of two adjacent plastic rings 6 is 0.5 meter. Each
plastic
ring 6 may ring the traction cable 7.
[0048] The control mechanism 4 may include a power supply 3. In some
embodiments, the power supply 3 may be electrically connected with the
traction
mechanism 2 through a control cable 1 to provide power to the traction
mechanism 2. In some embodiments, the power supply 3 may be electrically
connected with the layout probe 5 through the control cable 1 to provide power
to
the layout probe 5. The control mechanism 4 may lift or lay down the layout
probe 5 to one or more preset positions in the borehole 35 by controlling the
traction mechanism 2.
[0049] The layout probe 5 may be configured to lay out one or more monitoring
points in the borehole 35. The layout probe 5 may be connected to the traction
mechanism 2.
[0050] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary layout probe 5 in FIG. 1
according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. The layout probe 5
may
include a shell 9 and a counterweight part 10. The counterweight part 10 may
be
configured to keep the layout probe 5 in a stable state while working. In some
embodiments, the counterweight part 10 may be fixed at bottom of the shell 9.
[0051] There may be at least one entrance hole 11 at top of the shell 9. At
least
one magnetic sphere 8 may be put in the layout probe 5 through the entrance
hole
11. The entrance hole 11 may be sealed by a bolt 12. In some embodiments,
there
may be two entrance holes 11 and two bolts 12.
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[0052] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary layout probe in FIG. 1
and
FIG. 2 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. There may be a
pressing mechanism 16 configured to push outward the magnetic sphere 8 and a
reverse pressing mechanism 23 configured to keep balance with the pressing
mechanism 16 in the layout probe 5. The reverse pressing mechanism 23 may be
set under the pressing mechanism 16. The pressing mechanism 16 may include at
least one tube 13. The reverse pressing mechanism 23 may include at least one
tube 13. The tube 13 may be configured to hold the magnetic sphere 8. In some
embodiments, the tube 13 may be a steel threaded tube.
[0053] The tube 13 may be set through the shell 9 through an export hole 19.
The
export hole 19 may be set on a side wall of the shell 9. In some embodiments,
there may be four tubes 13 and four export holes 19. There may be an
electromagnet 14 at an end of the tube 13. The electromagnet 14 may attract
the
magnetic sphere 8 while the electromagnet 14 is electrically charged. There
may
be an aperture 36 at top of the shell 9 and the control cable 1 may pass
through the
aperture 36.
[0054] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary layout probe 5 in FIG. 1,
FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. The
entrance hole 11 may be connected with a holding tube 15. The holding tube 15
may be configured to hold the magnetic sphere 8. In some embodiments, the
holding tube 15 may enwind in a way of a double helix in the shell 9. A hole
18
may be at an end of the holding tube 15. The magnetic sphere 8 may reach the
hole 18 through the holding tube 15.
[0055] A permanent-magnet 20 may be installed between the pressing mechanism
16 and the reverse pressing mechanism 23. The permanent-magnet 20 may be
under the hole 18. In some embodiments, the magnetic sphere 8 in the holding
tube 15 may move downward to the hole 18 by the permanent-magnet 20 and
gravity. There may be a permanent-magnet 20 under the hole 18.
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[0056] A motor 22 may be fixed in upside of the layout probe 5 and a reverse
motor 24 may be fixed in bottom of the layout probe 5. The motor 22 may be
configured to move the pressing mechanism 16 and the reverse motor 24 may be
configured to move the reverse pressing mechanism 23. The motor 22 may be
connected with the pressing mechanism 16 via an upper shaft 17. In some
embodiments, the motor 22 may be connected with the pressing mechanism 16
via gears of the upper shaft 17. The reverse motor 24 may be connected with
the
reverse pressing mechanism 23 via an under shaft 25. In some embodiments, the
motor 22 may be an alternating current torque motor. The upper shaft 17 and
the
under shaft 25 may work independently. In some embodiments, the upper shaft 17
and the under shaft 25 may be located at a central axis of the layout probe 5.
The
reverse pressing mechanism 23 is configured to provide reaction force to
balance
the layout probe 5.
[0057] FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary layout probe in FIG. 1,
FIG.
2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
As
illustrated, a controller 21 may be installed in the shell 9. The controller
21 may
be connected with the control cable 1 and the motor 22. In some embodiments,
the
controller 21 may be fixed on top of the motor 22. The controller 21 may be
electrically connected with the motor 22 and the reverse motor 24. The
controller
21 may be electrically connected with the electromagnet 14 and may control the
electromagnet 14.
[0058] FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary layout probe in FIG. 1,
FIG.
2, FIG. 3, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 according to some embodiments of the present
disclosure. After the magnetic sphere 8 has reached the hole 18 by the
permanent-magnet 20 and gravity, the motor 22 may turn to drive the tube 13 of
the pressing mechanism 16, and the tube 13 of the pressing mechanism 16 may
extend outward to push the magnetic sphere 8 out of the export hole 19. The
electromagnet 14 may attract the magnetic sphere 8 after charging the
electromagnet 14. While the tube 13 extends outward, the magnetic sphere 8
held
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in the holding tube 15 may be blocked by upper part of the tube 13 and cannot
move downward anymore. The magnetic sphere 8 may move downward to the
hole 18 in case of the tube 13 shrinks back to its original position.
[0059] FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the pressing mechanism 16 according to
some embodiments of the present disclosure. The pressing mechanism 16 may be
connected with the gears of the upper shaft 17. While the motor 22 turns, the
upper shaft 17 may drive the pressing mechanism 16 to move through the gears
of
the upper shaft 17. The movement of the pressing mechanism 16 may make the
tube 13 push the magnetic sphere 8 out of the layout probe 5. The end of the
tube
13 may be rigid so that the tube 13 may not move downward while the tube 13
extends outward the export hole 19.
[0060] While laying out a monitoring point in the borehole 35, firstly, the
traction
mechanism 2 controlled by the control mechanism 4 may lift or lay down the
layout probe 5 to a default location of the borehole 35. Secondly, the
controller 21
controlled by the control mechanism 4 may control the motor 22 and reverse
motor 24 to turn and to charge the electromagnet 14, and the pressing
mechanism
16 and the reverse pressing mechanism 23 may be drove to move. Thirdly, the
tube 13 of the pressing mechanism 16 may extend outward to push the
electromagnet 14 of the export hole 19, which makes the magnetic sphere 8 be
pressed into the soil around the borehole 35. The magnetic sphere 8 in the
soil
around the borehole 35 may be regarded as the monitoring point. Fourthly, the
controller 21 may control to close the electromagnet 14 and to control the the
motor 22 and reverse motor 24 to contra rotation, which makes the tube 13
retract.
[0061] FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary device of detecting the
deformation state of the sliding mass 26 in the prefabricated magnetic field
according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. The device of
detecting
the state of the sliding mass 26 in the prefabricated magnetic field may
include the
layout device and a detection mechanism 31. The detection mechanism 31 may be
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configured to detecting a spatial position of the magnetic sphere 8. The
detection
mechanism 31 may include an inclinometer pipe 30 configured to store a
magnetic positioning sensor 29 therein, the magnetic positioning sensor 30
configured to detect magnetic signals of the magnetic sphere 8 at the preset
monitoring point, a data processor 32 configured to transform the magnetic
signals of the magnetic sphere 8 into digital signals, a signal projector 33
configured to transmit the digital signals to a terminal 34, and the terminal
34
configured to confirm the spatial position of each magnetic sphere 8. The
inclinometer pipe 30 may be fixed in the borehole 35, and materials similar to
ground may be filled around the inclinometer pipe 30 to keep environment of
the
borehole 35 stable. The magnetic positioning sensor 30 may slide freely in the
inclinometer pipe 30. The magnetic positioning sensor 30 may be connected with
one or more data processors 32 and signal projectors 33 through the control
cable
1. The data processor 32, the signal projector 33 and the terminal 34 may be
outside the borehole 35.
[0062] FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an exemplary process/method for
detecting the deformation state of the sliding mass 26 in the prefabricated
magnetic field according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. The
process and/or method may be executed by the device for detecting the
deformation state of the sliding mass in the prefabricated magnetic field as
exemplified in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3, FIG. 4, FIG. 5, FIG. 6, FIG. 7 FIG. 8
and
the description thereof The operations of the illustrated process/method
presented
below are intended to be illustrative. In some embodiments, the process/method
may be accomplished with one or more additional operations not described,
and/or without one or more of the operations discussed. Additionally, the
order in
which the operations of the process/method as illustrated in FIG. 9 and
described
below is not intended to be limiting.
[0063] In step SI, drilling a borehole 35 from surface of the sliding mass 26
to the
slip zone 27 of the landslide, which is located above a stabilized stratum 28,
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achieved, and laying down the layout probe 5 in the borehole 35 by the
traction
mechanism 2 controlled by the control mechanism 4 until the layout probe 5 is
located on the slip zone 27, wherein a position of the slip zone 27 is
confirmed by
digital sequence mark of the plastic ring 6.
[0064] In step S2, placing the magnetic sphere 8 stored in the layout probe 5
into
the soil around the borehole 35 by the controller 21 controlled by the control
mechanism 4 as describe above to confirm a monitoring point.
[0065] In step S3, lifting the layout probe 5 and repeating the step S2
several
times until all preset monitoring points have been confirmed. The layout probe
5
may be lifted to a constant distance every time by the traction mechanism 2
which
is controlled by the control mechanism 4. In some embodiments, the layout
probe
may be lifted to 0.5 meter every time.
[0066] In step S4, numbering all of the monitoring points (the magnetic
spheres 8)
after all of the preset monitoring points has been confirmed. If the magnetic
spheres 8 in the layout probe 5 are used up, the layout probe 5 may be lifted
from
the borehole 35, and some magnetic spheres 8 may be placed in the layout probe
5,
and the layout probe 5 may be lay down to the same position before it was
lifted.
[0067] In step S5, placing the inclinometer pipe 30, which includes the
magnetic
positioning sensor 29 located therein, in the borehole 35, and filling
materials
similar to the ground around the inclinometer pipe 30 to keep environment of
the
borehole 35 stable, confirming the spatial position of each magnetic sphere 8
and
change of the spatial position of each magnetic sphere 8 by the magnetic
positioning sensor 29 detecting magnetic signals of all of magnetic spheres 8,
wherein the magnetic signals of the magnetic spheres 8 may be transformed into
digital signals by the data processor 32, the digital signals may be
transmitted to
the terminal 34 by the signal projector 33, and the spatial position of each
magnetic sphere 8 may be confirmed by the terminal 34. In some embodiments, a
magnetic localization algorithm may be used to confirm the spatial position of
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each magnetic sphere 8 by the terminal 34. The change of the spatial position
of
each preset monitoring point may be confirmed based on the change of the
spatial
position of each magnetic sphere 8.
[0068] It should be noted that the above description is merely provided for
the
purposes of illustration, and not intended to limit the scope of the present
disclosure. For persons having ordinary skills in the art, multiple variations
and
modifications may be made under the teachings of the present disclosure.
However, those variations and modifications do not depart from the scope of
the
present disclosure. For example, one or more other optional steps may be added
elsewhere in the exemplary process/method.
[0069] To implement various modules, units, and their functionalities
described in
the present disclosure, computer hardware platforms may be used as the
hardware
platform(s) for one or more of the elements described herein. A computer with
user interface elements may be used to implement a personal computer (PC) or
any other type of work station or terminal device. A computer may also act as
a
server if appropriately programmed.
[0070] Having thus described the basic concepts, it may be rather apparent to
those skilled in the art after reading this detailed disclosure that the
foregoing
detailed disclosure is intended to be presented by way of example only and is
not
limiting. Various alterations, improvements, and modifications may occur and
are
intended to those skilled in the art, though not expressly stated herein.
These
alterations, improvements, and modifications are intended to be suggested by
this
disclosure, and are within the spirit and scope of the exemplary embodiments
of
this disclosure.
[0071] Moreover, certain teiminology has been used to describe embodiments of
the present disclosure. For example, the terms "one embodiment," "an
embodiment," and/or "some embodiments" mean that a particular feature,
structure or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is
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included in at least one embodiment of the present disclosure. Therefore, it
is
emphasized and should be appreciated that two or more references to "an
embodiment" or "one embodiment" or "an alternative embodiment" in various
portions of this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same
embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures or
characteristics
may be combined as suitable in one or more embodiments of the present
disclosure.
[0072] Further, it will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, aspects of
the
present disclosure may be illustrated and described herein in any of a number
of
patentable classes or context including any new and useful process, machine,
manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement
thereof. Accordingly, aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented
entirely hardware, entirely software (including firmware, resident software,
micro-code, etc.) or combining software and hardware implementation that may
all generally be referred to herein as a "unit", "module" or "system".
Furthermore,
aspects of the present disclosure may take the foim of a computer program
product embodied in one or more computer readable media having computer
readable program code embodied thereon.
[0073] A computer readable signal medium may include a propagated data signal
with computer readable program code embodied therein, for example, in baseband
or as part of a carrier wave. Such a propagated signal may take any of a
variety of
forms, including electro-magnetic, optical, or the like, or any suitable
combination
thereof A computer readable signal medium may be any computer readable
medium that is not a computer readable storage medium and that may
communicate, propagate, or transport a program for use by or in connection
with
an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. Program code embodied
on
a computer readable signal medium may be transmitted using any appropriate
medium, including wireless, wire line, optical fiber cable, RF, or the like,
or any
suitable combination of the foregoing. [0074] Computer program code for
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carrying out operations for aspects of the present disclosure may be written
in any
combination of one or more programming languages, including an object-oriented
programming language such as Java, Scala, Smalltalk, Eiffel, JADE, Emerald,
C++, C#, VB. NET, Python or the like, conventional procedural programming
languages, such as the "C" programming language, Visual Basic, Fortran 2003,
Per], COBOL 2002, PHP, ABAP, dynamic programming languages such as
Python, Ruby and Groovy, or other programming languages. The program code
may execute entirely on the user's computer, partly on the user's computer, as
a
stand-alone software package, partly on the user's computer and partly on a
remote computer or entirely on the remote computer or server. In the latter
scenario, the remote computer may be connected to the user's computer through
any type of network, including a local area network (LAN) or a wide area
network
(WAN), or the connection may be made to an external computer (for example,
through the Internet using an Internet Service Provider) or in a cloud
computing
environment or offered as a service such as a Software as a Service (SaaS).
[0075] Furthermore, the recited order of processing elements or sequences, or
the
use of numbers, letters, or other designations therefore, is not intended to
limit the
claimed processes and methods to any order except as may be specified in the
claims. Although the above disclosure discusses through various examples what
is
currently considered to be a variety of useful embodiments of the disclosure,
it is
to understood that such detail is solely for that purpose, and that the
appended
claims are not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, are
intended to cover modifications and equivalent arrangements that are within
the
spirit and scope of the disclosed embodiments. For example, although the
implementation of various components described above may be embodied in a
hardware device, it may also implemented as a software only solution, e.g., an
installation on an existing server or mobile device.
[0076] Similarly, it should be appreciated that in the foregoing description
embodiments of the present disclosure, various features are sometimes grouped
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together in a single embodiment, figure, or description thereof for the
purpose of
streamlining the disclosure aiding in the understanding of one or more of the
various embodiments. This method of disclosure, however, is not to be
interpreted
as reflecting an intention that the claimed subject matter requires more
features
than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, claimed subject matter may
lie in
less than all features of a single foregoing disclosed embodiment.
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