Evaluation of 3-D laser scanning equipment : 2016 interim report.

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• Creators:
  Renshaw, Greg ; Meister, James F. ; Culton, Ryan
• Corporate Creators:
  Illinois Center for Transportation ; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  Illinois. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Materials and Physical Research ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Construction management
  • Earthwork
  • Evaluation
  • Feasibility analysis
  • Road construction
  • 3-D
  • laser
  • scanning
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-ICT-17-009 ; ICT-17-013 ; UILU-ENG-2017-2013
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Illinois
• Edition:
  Interim report 2016
• Corporate Publisher:
  Illinois Center for Transportation
• Abstract:
  As a follow-up to ICT Project R27-030, Evaluation of 3-D Laser Scanning, this report provides findings of an evaluation of 3-D laser ; scanning equipment to determine the tangible costs versus benefits and the manpower savings realized by using the equipment ; in place of or in conjunction with conventional surveying methods. The Trimble TX5 laser scanning unit was used for this study. ; Two projects in District 8 were used for comparing manpower requirements for conventional surveying methods with those for ; 3-D laser scanning. Other projects were included in this evaluation under the objective of expanded use of the laser scanning ; equipment and included surface topography mapping of bridge decks, bridge beam deflection scans, and detailed surface ; mapping of various structures. ; Overall, the evaluation of the 3-D laser scanning equipment as a new technology for IDOT has been successful in documenting ; the benefits and shortcoming of its use on IDOT projects. It is the opinion of the participants that implementation of this ; technology in the various phases of IDOT projects is warranted and will benefit the department. Direct benefits of use of 3-D ; laser scanning technology included reduction in total project time; better accuracy of data; reduction in personnel hours spent in ; the field, which results in improved worker safety and less disruption to the traveling public; and innovative and alternate uses of ; the equipment.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  R27-45-T1
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32351/dot_32351_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 850.54 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5c5ee337ae980de930758e44fed6bbe933e09292f698a81fda17d33bb340987c