Abstract 3D point clouds have emerged as a crucial source of information in the field of
Cultural Heritage due to their ability to capture reality with high density and accuracy. They …

Electric power transmission and maintenance is essential for the power industry. This paper
proposes a method for the efficient extraction and classification of three-dimensional (3D) …

This paper focuses on the processing and study of 3D models obtained from images
captured by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). In particular, we wanted to study the …

Dense point clouds acquired from Terrestrial Laser Scanners (TLS) have proved to be
effective for structural deformation assessment. In the last decade, many researchers have …

Abstract 3D digital documentation generates accurate spatial data. This data can be
processed and developed for use in a range of different applications. Within the cultural …

Modern technologies are commonly used to inventory different architectural or industrial
objects (especially cultural heritage objects and sites) to generate architectural …

Aging infrastructures represent a current engineering challenge. Huge budgets are
necessary to keep their functionality and the lack of a proper and timely maintenance entails …

Church towers are key cultural heritage. In theory, towers are vertical, while facade elements
are symmetrically positioned around the tower axis. However, during service of a structure …

Historical structures, buildings, bridges, and walls are very sensitive to deformations which
can be caused by many factors, such as winds, heavy rains, extreme temperature variations …

In order to assess decay in the mechanical characteristics of re-exposed Reinforced
Concrete (RC), it is crucial to recon-struct the temperature time history and the evolution of …