A review of the use of terrestrial laser scanning application for change detection and deformation monitoring of structures
Change detection and deformation monitoring is an active area of research within the field of engineering surveying as well as overlapping areas such as structural and civil engineering. The application of Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) techniques for change detection and deformation monitoring of...
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| author | Mukupa, Wallace Roberts, Gethin Wyn Hancock, Craig M. Al-Manasir, Khalil |
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| description | Change detection and deformation monitoring is an active area of research within the field of engineering surveying as well as overlapping areas such as structural and civil engineering. The application of Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) techniques for change detection and deformation monitoring of concrete structures has increased over the years as illustrated in the past studies. This paper presents a review of literature on TLS application in the monitoring of structures and discusses registration and georeferencing of TLS point cloud data as a critical issue in the process chain of accurate deformation analysis. Past TLS research work has shown some trends in addressing issues such as accurate registration and georeferencing of the scans and the need of a stable reference frame, TLS error modelling and reduction, point cloud processing techniques for deformation analysis, scanner calibration issues and assessing the potential of TLS in detecting sub-centimetre and millimetre deformations. However, several issues are still open to investigation as far as TLS is concerned in change detection and deformation monitoring studies such as rigorous and efficient workflow methodology of point cloud processing for change detection and deformation analysis, incorporation of measurement geometry in deformation measurements of high-rise structures, design of data acquisition and quality assessment for precise measurements and modelling the environmental effects on the performance of laser scanning. Even though some studies have attempted to address these issues, some gaps exist as information is still limited. Some methods reviewed in the case studies have been applied in landslide monitoring and they seem promising to be applied in engineering surveying to monitor structures. Hence the proposal of a three-stage process model for deformation analysis is presented. Furthermore, with technological advancements new TLS instruments with better accuracy are being developed necessitating more research for precise measurements in the monitoring of structures. |
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| spelling | nottingham-384932020-05-04T17:46:32Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38493/ A review of the use of terrestrial laser scanning application for change detection and deformation monitoring of structures Mukupa, Wallace Roberts, Gethin Wyn Hancock, Craig M. Al-Manasir, Khalil Change detection and deformation monitoring is an active area of research within the field of engineering surveying as well as overlapping areas such as structural and civil engineering. The application of Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) techniques for change detection and deformation monitoring of concrete structures has increased over the years as illustrated in the past studies. This paper presents a review of literature on TLS application in the monitoring of structures and discusses registration and georeferencing of TLS point cloud data as a critical issue in the process chain of accurate deformation analysis. Past TLS research work has shown some trends in addressing issues such as accurate registration and georeferencing of the scans and the need of a stable reference frame, TLS error modelling and reduction, point cloud processing techniques for deformation analysis, scanner calibration issues and assessing the potential of TLS in detecting sub-centimetre and millimetre deformations. However, several issues are still open to investigation as far as TLS is concerned in change detection and deformation monitoring studies such as rigorous and efficient workflow methodology of point cloud processing for change detection and deformation analysis, incorporation of measurement geometry in deformation measurements of high-rise structures, design of data acquisition and quality assessment for precise measurements and modelling the environmental effects on the performance of laser scanning. Even though some studies have attempted to address these issues, some gaps exist as information is still limited. Some methods reviewed in the case studies have been applied in landslide monitoring and they seem promising to be applied in engineering surveying to monitor structures. Hence the proposal of a three-stage process model for deformation analysis is presented. Furthermore, with technological advancements new TLS instruments with better accuracy are being developed necessitating more research for precise measurements in the monitoring of structures. Taylor & Francis 2016-04-15 Article PeerReviewed Mukupa, Wallace, Roberts, Gethin Wyn, Hancock, Craig M. and Al-Manasir, Khalil (2016) A review of the use of terrestrial laser scanning application for change detection and deformation monitoring of structures. Survey Review . pp. 1-18. ISSN 1752-2706 Terrestrial laser scanning Change detection Deformation monitoring Registration Georeferencing Review http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00396265.2015.1133039 doi:10.1080/00396265.2015.1133039 doi:10.1080/00396265.2015.1133039 |
| spellingShingle | Terrestrial laser scanning Change detection Deformation monitoring Registration Georeferencing Review Mukupa, Wallace Roberts, Gethin Wyn Hancock, Craig M. Al-Manasir, Khalil A review of the use of terrestrial laser scanning application for change detection and deformation monitoring of structures |
| title | A review of the use of terrestrial laser scanning application for change detection and deformation monitoring of structures |
| title_full | A review of the use of terrestrial laser scanning application for change detection and deformation monitoring of structures |
| title_fullStr | A review of the use of terrestrial laser scanning application for change detection and deformation monitoring of structures |
| title_full_unstemmed | A review of the use of terrestrial laser scanning application for change detection and deformation monitoring of structures |
| title_short | A review of the use of terrestrial laser scanning application for change detection and deformation monitoring of structures |
| title_sort | review of the use of terrestrial laser scanning application for change detection and deformation monitoring of structures |
| topic | Terrestrial laser scanning Change detection Deformation monitoring Registration Georeferencing Review |
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