Implementation of high output geophysical methods for the diagnosis of flood protection dikes

Abstract

This paper outlines the results of 4 years of research (French National Project CRITERRE) dealing with geophysical and geotechnical high output methods used for the diagnosis of flood protection dikes. The diagnosis of these embankments structures is difficult because there are very long and are not saturated under the service conditions. These results have been obtained from experimental measurement conducted in various contexts. A practical methodology is proposed and the suggested geophysical methods are presented.