InSAR-based investigation of ground subsidence due to excavation: a case study of Incheon City, South Korea

Abstract Ground subsidence is one of geohazards, particularly in urban environment due to its negative impact to nearby buildings and civil infrastructures. This study investigates the amount and spatial distribution of ground subsidence in Incheon City, South Korea, where ground excavation was made...

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Main Authors: Kyungwon Park, Yong Je Kim, Jiannan Chen, Boo Hyun Nam
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Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2024-12-01
Series:International Journal of Geo-Engineering
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40703-024-00230-4
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description Abstract Ground subsidence is one of geohazards, particularly in urban environment due to its negative impact to nearby buildings and civil infrastructures. This study investigates the amount and spatial distribution of ground subsidence in Incheon City, South Korea, where ground excavation was made. Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) was used to monitor surface deformation around the excavation site. The study analyzed subsidence during an excavation project using Sentinel-1b satellite data, and the InSAR results were compared with traditional leveling methods and field measurements. Notable subsidence during the early construction phase was identified, which demonstrates the effectiveness of InSAR in urban environment. The research contributes to understanding of the excavation-inducing ground subsidence due to the reclamation layer.
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spelling doaj-art-149ef8ade1684b34aa3da30be82dfe792025-08-20T01:59:44ZengSpringerOpenInternational Journal of Geo-Engineering2198-27832024-12-0115111010.1186/s40703-024-00230-4InSAR-based investigation of ground subsidence due to excavation: a case study of Incheon City, South KoreaKyungwon Park0Yong Je Kim1Jiannan Chen2Boo Hyun Nam3Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Kyung Hee UniversityDepartment of Civil Engineering, Lamar UniversityDepartment of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, University of Central FloridaDepartment of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Kyung Hee UniversityAbstract Ground subsidence is one of geohazards, particularly in urban environment due to its negative impact to nearby buildings and civil infrastructures. This study investigates the amount and spatial distribution of ground subsidence in Incheon City, South Korea, where ground excavation was made. Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) was used to monitor surface deformation around the excavation site. The study analyzed subsidence during an excavation project using Sentinel-1b satellite data, and the InSAR results were compared with traditional leveling methods and field measurements. Notable subsidence during the early construction phase was identified, which demonstrates the effectiveness of InSAR in urban environment. The research contributes to understanding of the excavation-inducing ground subsidence due to the reclamation layer.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40703-024-00230-4Synthetic Aperture RadarPSInSARGround subsidenceExcavation
spellingShingle Kyungwon Park
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InSAR-based investigation of ground subsidence due to excavation: a case study of Incheon City, South Korea
International Journal of Geo-Engineering
Synthetic Aperture Radar
PSInSAR
Ground subsidence
Excavation
title InSAR-based investigation of ground subsidence due to excavation: a case study of Incheon City, South Korea
title_full InSAR-based investigation of ground subsidence due to excavation: a case study of Incheon City, South Korea
title_fullStr InSAR-based investigation of ground subsidence due to excavation: a case study of Incheon City, South Korea
title_full_unstemmed InSAR-based investigation of ground subsidence due to excavation: a case study of Incheon City, South Korea
title_short InSAR-based investigation of ground subsidence due to excavation: a case study of Incheon City, South Korea
title_sort insar based investigation of ground subsidence due to excavation a case study of incheon city south korea
topic Synthetic Aperture Radar
PSInSAR
Ground subsidence
Excavation
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s40703-024-00230-4
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