Intelligent 3D data extraction method for deformation analysis of composite structures.

Abstract Nowadays, with the development of demand for construction, the use of composite structures in architectures become more and more popularity. How to improve the intelligent level of deformation monitoring has become one of the key problems. A detailed understanding about deformation behavior is significant for better monitoring of structures, especially in terms of accuracy and detail. The innovation of this paper focuses on that terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) measurement is adopted to investigate deformation of the composite masonry structures. In this paper, deformation segmentation and analysis of the masonry structures are investigated and the deformation tendency is compared and analyzed, based on the intelligent data extraction by window selection method, where high precision 3D laser technology provides reliable experimental data for this research. The deformation of different surfaces of a composite arch is considered and the maximum displacement distribution is analyzed through partially comparing the deformation of different epoch data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]