Rigorous approcah in inda software system for deformation detection - case study on the small engineering structure

Abstract

One of the main tasks in deformation monitoring is to investigate the movement or displacement that occurred to any structural object. The measuring techniques and the instruments used for such monitoring are categorized as geodetic and non-geodetic (i.e., geotechnical/structural) methods. A monitoring survey has been conducted in a laboratory to detect the deformation of a light weight concrete block which undergoes load testing. A number of target points on one surface of the concrete block have been monitored by triangulation survey using a total station. Five epochs of measurement have been obtained and each epoch was based on the load applied ranging from 0kN up to 358kN. Results from such testing indicate the practicality of the InDA Software System in deformation detection.