High-Performance Automated Structural Inspections in Tunnels

The management and maintenance of the tunnels currently in service require the application of techniques for the inspection of linings and facilities, using high performance systems. Besides, many of the contracts of maintenance of the infrastructures, including those of tunnels, are managed through contracts of service quality indicators. In order to assess the different indicators of the state of the tunnels, it is necessary to have objective inspection tools (not only visual inspection performed by surveyors) to measure the evolution of deterioration. The paper presents different automated techniques, some of them already fully implemented in the infrastructure maintenance market, such as the Lidar, and some of them which are brand new and make it possible to complete the information for the inspection of deterioration in all kinds of lining. The authors will see how the results obtained in different tunnels through to visual inspections performed by specialist surveyors can be completed with the information obtained through state-of-the-art techniques mainly based on imaging and laser. The automated inspection offers a better knowledge of the state of the tunnel and avoids subjectivity problems associated to traditional inspection. This paper will show how these techniques may function as a basis for accepting new tunnels and uploading all the digital information to the database for its later exploitation with BIM-type systems (Building Information Modeling systems).

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  • https://proceedings-seoul2015.piarc.org/ressources/files/6/IP0560-Sanchez-E.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of the World Road Association – PIARC.
• Corporate Authors:

  World Road Association (PIARC)

  La Grande Arche, Paroi Nord, Niveau 5
  F-92055 La Defense Cedex,   France 
• Authors:
  • Sánchez-Domínguez, F
  • Ramos-García, J A
  • Gavilán-Velasco, M
• Conference:
  • 25th World Road Congress
  • Location: Seoul , Korea, South
  • Date: 2015-11-3 to 2015-11-7
• Publication Date: 2015

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Illustrations; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 17p
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 25th World Road Congress - Seoul 2015: Roads and Mobility - Creating New Value from Transport

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Database management systems; Information systems; Inspection; Laser radar; Maintenance management; Structural analysis; Structural health monitoring; Tunnel lining; Tunnels
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01714060
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9782840604235
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 20 2019 9:00AM