Control Measurements of Crane Rails Performed by Terrestrial Laser Scanning

Area of Science:

• Geomatics Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Structural Monitoring

Background:

• Accurate measurement of crane rail geometry is crucial for structural integrity and operational safety.
• Traditional measurement methods can be time-consuming and less precise for complex geometries.

Purpose of the Study:

• To present a new method for measuring crane rail geometry using terrestrial laser scanning (TLS).
• To define and compute positional and altitude deviations, span, and height differences of crane rails.
• To verify compliance with Eurocode 3 standards.

Main Methods:

• Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) techniques, including pure TLS and hybrid TLS.
• Segmentation of rail lines and adjustment of their planes.
• Definition of characteristic rail lines and computation of geometric parameters from profiles.

Main Results:

• The developed TLS method accurately measures rail geometry, including deviations and span.
• Analysis of segment length and point density influence on measurement accuracy.
• Comparison of TLS results with the classic polar method demonstrates high precision.

Conclusions:

• The presented TLS method provides a precise and detailed approach to measuring crane rail geometry.
• The method offers an original contribution by detailing computations without relying on existing software.
• The study validates the effectiveness of TLS for structural monitoring of industrial infrastructure.