Data from BIONICS research embankment

The BIONICS embankment, located in Northumberland (UK), is 6 m high, 90 m long and orientated approximately east-west with a 1:2 slope, representative of typical UK infrastructure. The embankment comprises four panels with the central panels constructed to Highways England specifications (termed ‘well-compacted’) and two outermost sections built with reduced compaction to represent poorly constructed/heterogeneous rail embankments.<br>These dataset forms a complete repository of all data collected at BIONICS embankment. The historical hydrological data was recorded from November 2008 to January 2018. And the new data was recorded from August 2021, with ongoing monitoring and recording. Datafiles are provided for both hydrological data and also weather station data. Please see the readme files for each dataset details.

位于英国诺森伯兰郡的BIONICS路堤（BIONICS embankment）高6米、长90米，走向大致为东西向，边坡坡度为1:2，是典型英国基础设施的代表。该路堤共分为四个区段，其中中央区段按照英国高速公路局（Highways England）的规范施工，被称为"压实良好"区段；而最外侧的两个区段则采用降低压实度的方式建造，用以模拟施工质量欠佳或均质度较差的铁路路堤。
本数据集完整收纳了BIONICS路堤的全部采集数据。历史水文监测数据的采集时段为2008年11月至2018年1月，新增监测数据自2021年8月起开始采集，目前仍在持续监测并记录。数据集同时提供水文数据与气象站监测数据文件。各数据集的详细说明请参见对应的README文件。