The device is currently being tested in a 6-metre-tall artificial clay embankment in Newcastle2,UK.Early results suggest it should provide fewer false positives than existing systems.Once it has been carefully and thoroughly tested,the device could be used to create a complete early-warning system for dangerous slopes.
Locations with a significant risk of landslides could definitely benefit from a machine like this, says Adam Poulter,an expert at the British Red Cross.As long as it doesnt cost too much. But,Poulter adds that an early-warning system may not be enough on its own.You need to have the human communication, he says.Making systems that get warnings to those who need them can be difficult.
词汇:
landslide/5lAndslaId/n.山崩;地滑;塌方 imminent/5iminEnt/adj.即将发生的
vibration/vai5breiFEn/n.振动 sensor/5sensE/ n.传感器
evacuate/i5vAkjueit/v.疏散,撒走 borehole/5bC:hEul/n.钻孔,井眼
rainfall/5reinfC:l /n.降雨,降雨量 gravel/5^rAvEl/n.砾,沙砾,砾石
erosion/i5rEuVEn/n.腐蚀,侵蚀 embankment/Im5bANkmEnt/n.堤岸
注释:
1. Loughborough University:拉夫堡大学。该大学地处英格兰东部的拉夫堡市,始建于1909年的拉夫堡学院,1966年获得皇家特许正式成为综合大学。
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