<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Urban is one of the three bells in the belfry of St. Trinity Church in Krosno. It is the largest one, with diameter equal to 1,535 mm and it is commonly considered as one of the largest historical bells in Poland. The total mass of all the three bells is close to 4,200 kilograms, so the dynamic actions produced by swinging have a great effect on the supporting structure and on the tower. However, the exact weight of the biggest bell isn't known, and for safety reasons it should be estimated in order to verify the real dynamic forces affecting the structure. The paper describes the method of Urban bell’s survey using terrestrial laser scanning and a total station as a task to estimate its weight by determining its volume.</p></abstract>

Urban is one of the three bells in the belfry of St. Trinity Church in Krosno. It is the largest one, with diameter equal to 1,535 mm and it is commonly considered as one of the largest historical bells in Poland. The total mass of all the three bells is close to 4,200 kilograms, so the dynamic actions produced by swinging have a great effect on the supporting structure and on the tower. However, the exact weight of the biggest bell isn't known, and for safety reasons it should be estimated in order to verify the real dynamic forces affecting the structure. The paper describes the method of Urban bell’s survey using terrestrial laser scanning and a total station as a task to estimate its weight by determining its volume.

Survey of the Urban Bell in the Belfry of St. Trinity Church in Krosno

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Urban is one of the three bells in the belfry of St. Trinity Church in Krosno. It is the largest one, with diameter equal to 1,535 mm and it is commonly...

Survey of the Urban Bell in the Belfry of St. Trinity Church in Krosno

Publié en ligne: 01 août 2017

Pages: 38 - 45

Reçu: 16 oct. 2016

Accepté: 20 févr. 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rgg-2017-0004

Mots clés
volume determining, terrestrial laser scanning

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Survey of the Urban Bell in the Belfry of St. Trinity Church in Krosno

Publié en ligne: 01 août 2017

Pages: 38 - 45

Reçu: 16 oct. 2016

Accepté: 20 févr. 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rgg-2017-0004

Mots clésvolume determining, terrestrial laser scanning

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
volume determining, terrestrial laser scanning