Integration of Construction As-Built Data Via Laser Scanning with Geotechnical Monitoring of Urban Excavation
Publication: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 132, Issue 12
Abstract
The demand for urban underground space has been increasing in the past decades to create living space and to avoid traffic congestion. A critical concern during the design and development of the underground space is the influence of construction-related ground movements on neighboring facilities and utilities. Currently, engineers can estimate ground movements using a combination of semiempirical methods and numerical model simulation. However, these advanced analyses require accurate as-built construction staging data, which most projects lack. The traditional approach of collecting construction-staging data is both labor intensive and time consuming. This paper explores the use of three-dimensional laser scanning technology to accurately capture construction activities during development of an urban excavation. The paper describes the planning, execution, and data processing phases of collecting accurate construction as-built staging information over a period of at an urban excavation site in Evanston, Ill. The resulting data provide an unprecedented level of detail on the as-built site conditions and provide much needed information to civil engineering disciplines involved in an urban excavation including construction management and structural and geotechnical engineering.
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Acknowledgments
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. NSFCMS 02-19123 under program director Dr. R. Fragaszy. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the writers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. This work is part of a collaborative research project between the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and Northwestern University funded by the National Science Foundation.NSF The writers would also like to acknowledge our research collaborator Dr. Richard Finno and his research group in providing access to the excavation site for conducting the field tests. They would also like to show their gratitude to Hwayeon Song in our research group for preparing the FEM figures.
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Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 132 • Issue 12 • December 2006
Pages: 1234 - 1241
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Received: Oct 24, 2005
Accepted: Apr 24, 2006
Published online: Dec 1, 2006
Published in print: Dec 2006
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