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Laser Scanning for the Evaluation of Historic Structures

Laser Scanning for the Evaluation of Historic Structures

Belen Riveiro, Borja Conde-Carnero, Pedro Arias-Sánchez
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 29
ISBN13: 9781466696198|ISBN10: 1466696192|EISBN13: 9781466696204
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9619-8.ch034
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Riveiro, Belen, et al. "Laser Scanning for the Evaluation of Historic Structures." Civil and Environmental Engineering: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 807-835. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9619-8.ch034

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Riveiro, B., Conde-Carnero, B., & Arias-Sánchez, P. (2016). Laser Scanning for the Evaluation of Historic Structures. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Civil and Environmental Engineering: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 807-835). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9619-8.ch034

Chicago

Riveiro, Belen, Borja Conde-Carnero, and Pedro Arias-Sánchez. "Laser Scanning for the Evaluation of Historic Structures." In Civil and Environmental Engineering: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 807-835. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9619-8.ch034

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Abstract

In the last times, laser scanning is being massively used to perform reverse engineering of different built-up structures, both modern and historic ones, providing detailed geometry. This chapter presents an introduction to the technology so topics like the physic fundamentals of laser scanners, instrumentation (static and mobile platforms) and the advantages of each method. This chapter aims to illustrate the optimal application of laser scanning to the field of structural engineering in order to ease the adoption of the technology by engineers outside of the geomatic domain. The chapter presents a review of different case studies where laser scanning allowed very precise and very detailed geometric characterization of historic structures in order to obtain an objective diagnosis of their current state. Also, methodologies that permit the implementation of laser scanning products in structural calculation will be shown. Finally, up-to-date trends, mainly related to automatic and intelligent processing, of laser scanning data in historic structures are discussed.

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