%0 Journal Article
%T A New Approach for Structural Monitoring of Large Dams with a Three-Dimensional Laser Scanner
%A Diego Gonz¨˘lez-Aguilera
%A Javier G¨®mez-Lahoz
%A Jos¨¦ S¨˘nchez
%J Sensors
%D 2008
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/s8095866
%X Driven by progress in sensor technology, computer methods and data processing capabilities, 3D laser scanning has found a wide range of new application fields in recent years. Particularly, monitoring the static and dynamic behaviour of large dams has always been a topic of great importance, due to the impact these structures have on the whole landscape where they are built. The main goal of this paper is to show the relevance and novelty of the laserscanning methodology developed, which incorporates different statistical and modelling approaches not considered until now. As a result, the methods proposed in this paper have provided the measurement and monitoring of the large ˇ°Las Cogotasˇ± dam (Avila, Spain).
%K Active Sensor
%K Laserscanning
%K Point-based Techniques
%K Computer Methods
%K Structural Monitoring
%U http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/8/9/5866