ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Measurement point density and measurement methods in determining the geometric imperfections of shell surfaces
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Department of Engineering Surveying and Civil Engineering, Faculty of Mining Surveying and Environmental Engineering, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30 Mickiewicza Av, 30-059, Krakow, Poland
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Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30 Mickiewicza Av, 30-059, Krakow, Poland
Submission date: 2017-10-13
Acceptance date: 2018-01-30
Online publication date: 2018-07-17
Publication date: 2018-06-01
Reports on Geodesy and Geoinformatics 2018;105:19-28
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ABSTRACT
In geodetic measurements of deformations in shell cooling towers, an important factor is to optimize the number of points representing the exterior surface of the shell. The conducted analyses of damage to such structures proved that cooling towers exhibited shell deformation consisting of irregular vertical waves (three concavities and two convexities), as well as seven horizontal waves. On this basis, it is claimed that, in accordance with the Shannon theorem, the correct representation of the generated waves requires the measurement of the cooling tower shell in a minimum of 12 vertical and 14 horizontal sections. Such density of the points may not be sufficient to represent local imperfections of the shell. The article presents the results of test measurements and their analysis, which were conducted to verify the assumptions as to the optimal number of measurement points for the shell of a cooling tower. The evaluation was based on a comparative analysis of the data obtained by the Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) method, creating a very detailed model of geometric imperfections in an actual cooling tower with a height of 100 m. Based on the data obtained by the TLS method, point grids of various density were generated. An additional measurement of the cooling tower shell deformation was performed using a precise electronic total station with reflectorless measurement option. Therefore, it was possible to assess the accuracy of measurements by laser scanning in relation to measurements obtained by reflectorless total stations.
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