<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper presents technology and results of measurements of the steel construction of the skylight of the Main Hall of the Warsaw University of Technology. The new version of the automated measuring system has been used for measurements. This system is based on Leica TCRP1201+ total station and the TCcalc1200 software application, developed by the author, which operates on a laptop computer connected with the total station by the wire. Two test measurements were performed. Each of them consisted of cyclic measurement using the polar method, from one station; points located on the skylight construction, as well as control points located on concrete, bearing poles, were successively measured. Besides geometrical values (such as Hz, V angles and the slope distance D), the changes of temperature and atmospheric pressure, were also recorded. Processed results of measurements contained information concerning the behaviour of the skylight; asymmetry of horizontal displacements with respect to the X axis have been proved. Changes of parameters of the instrument telescope and changes of the instrument orientation were also stated; they were connected with changes of the temperature. The most important results of works have been presented in the form of diagrams.</p></abstract>

The paper presents technology and results of measurements of the steel construction of the skylight of the Main Hall of the Warsaw University of Technology. The new version of the automated measuring system has been used for measurements. This system is based on Leica TCRP1201+ total station and the TCcalc1200 software application, developed by the author, which operates on a laptop computer connected with the total station by the wire. Two test measurements were performed. Each of them consisted of cyclic measurement using the polar method, from one station; points located on the skylight construction, as well as control points located on concrete, bearing poles, were successively measured. Besides geometrical values (such as Hz, V angles and the slope distance D), the changes of temperature and atmospheric pressure, were also recorded. Processed results of measurements contained information concerning the behaviour of the skylight; asymmetry of horizontal displacements with respect to the X axis have been proved. Changes of parameters of the instrument telescope and changes of the instrument orientation were also stated; they were connected with changes of the temperature. The most important results of works have been presented in the form of diagrams.

Analysis of Deformations of the Skylight Construction at the Main Hall of the Warsaw University of Technology

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

Reports on Geodesy and Geoinformatics

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The paper presents technology and results of measurements of the steel construction of the skylight of the Main Hall of the Warsaw University of Technology....

Analysis of Deformations of the Skylight Construction at the Main Hall of the Warsaw University of Technology

Published Online: Feb 03, 2015

Page range: 35 - 46

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rgg-2014-0010

Keywords
TPS1200, Total Station, automation

© 2014 Waldemar Odziemczyk

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Analysis of Deformations of the Skylight Construction at the Main Hall of the Warsaw University of Technology

Published Online: Feb 03, 2015

Page range: 35 - 46

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rgg-2014-0010

KeywordsTPS1200, Total Station, automation

© 2014 Waldemar Odziemczyk

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
TPS1200, Total Station, automation