<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The laser scanning technology offers quite new possibilities in the field of the existing monitoring of engineering structures. The basic advantage of the laser scanning technology is huge amount of measuring observations and practically complete geometric and spectral information about the measured structures, which may be required within the short time. In the context of detection of threatens related to deformations and displacements of building structures, the surface - quasi-continuous distribution of measuring points is one of the most important factors. which ensure the possibility to perform correct evaluation of safety conditions of investigated structures. The proposed technological solution offers a series of new possibilities and the resulting methodology of determination of deformations and displacements of various structures, will considerably increase the scope of possible works and analyses. This will also create the new segment of data, which will result in delivery of additional information concerning conditions of the structure to experts from various fields, such as, among others, civil engineering, construction or geotechnique, who monitor the given structure.</p></abstract>

The laser scanning technology offers quite new possibilities in the field of the existing monitoring of engineering structures. The basic advantage of the laser scanning technology is huge amount of measuring observations and practically complete geometric and spectral information about the measured structures, which may be required within the short time. In the context of detection of threatens related to deformations and displacements of building structures, the surface - quasi-continuous distribution of measuring points is one of the most important factors. which ensure the possibility to perform correct evaluation of safety conditions of investigated structures. The proposed technological solution offers a series of new possibilities and the resulting methodology of determination of deformations and displacements of various structures, will considerably increase the scope of possible works and analyses. This will also create the new segment of data, which will result in delivery of additional information concerning conditions of the structure to experts from various fields, such as, among others, civil engineering, construction or geotechnique, who monitor the given structure.

MONITORING TECHNICAL CONDITIONS OF ENGINEERING STRUCTURES USING THE TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING TECHNOLOGY

Warsaw University of Technology Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography Warsaw, Poland

Reports on Geodesy and Geoinformatics

The laser scanning technology offers quite new possibilities in the field of the existing monitoring of engineering structures. The basic advantage of the...

MONITORING TECHNICAL CONDITIONS OF ENGINEERING STRUCTURES USING THE TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING TECHNOLOGY

Published Online: Dec 31, 2013

Page range: 1 - 10

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rgg-2013-0008

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