The Application and Comparison of Digital Ground Photogrammetry Technology for Bridge Safety Monitoring

Abstract:

For needs of transportation, it is more and more obvious of the bridge unsafe, and the study of bridge safety monitor will become more important at the area of civil engineering. In this paper we discuss the methods of digital ground photogrammetry for bridge safety monitoring and the application of those, we took digital cameras and 3-D laser scanners as the tools for close-range photogrammetry, and adopted 3D Time Baseline Parallax combined with Kalman Variance Filters as the theories for monitoring dynamic deformation, then developed software to deal with data, which can draw curves of dynamic deformation automatically, we can monitor the deformation regularity by these curves effectively, then we can monitor and analysis the safety of bridges by this way. The method we designed is very simple and economical, and we also did a lot of experiments to verify availability of this system, and we happy to say that the system has the characteristics of high automation degree, large data collection capacity and strong system reliability, etc. It will be practical value at the area of civil engineering.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 170-173)
• Pages: 2979-2986
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.170-173.2979
• Online since: May 2012
• Authors: Ming Zhi Chen
• Keywords: 3-D Laser Scanner, Digital Camera, Digital Photogrammetry, Dynamic Monitor for Bridge

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