scholarly journals An InSAR based planning tool for maintaining the Dutch height system

Author(s):  
Bas Alberts ◽  
Anneleen Oyen ◽  
Pieter van Waarden

Abstract. The Dutch height system, called Normaal Amsterdams Peil (NAP), is realized purely trough leveling between designated benchmarks. In a cycle of 10 years secondary NAP benchmarks, generally located in buildings and civil engineering structures, are surveyed to provide actual and reliable heights. However, leveling campaigns are very labor-intensive and take a lot a of time, resulting in high costs. Furthermore, the planning of secondary leveling is based on limited prior knowledge. Instead of yearly leveling of each bench mark within a region, the strategy could be optimized such that deforming areas are visited more often and stable areas less. Trends estimated from historical NAP data could be used, but these provide insufficient information about stability and reliability of published heights. Therefore we propose to use a nationwide deformation map derived from InSAR satellite data to optimize the planning of the secondary leveling campaigns. By using InSAR deformations combined with information of the NAP benchmarks such as measurement date, type and location, a planning tool has been developed. The first targeted leveling of NAP benchmarks using this tool is planned for 2020.

1983 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 1139-1159
Author(s):  
P. N. Agrawal

abstract An earthquake of MS = 6.3 occurred on 20 January 1982 near the east coast of Great Nicobar Island (in the Bay of Bengal), India and caused great panic among the inhabitants. Ground Fissures and damage to civil engineering structures was also caused. A study comprised of the recording of aftershocks and their migration, the preparation of an isoseismal map, and the compilation of other damage data is presented. Some recommendations have been made to permit suitable safeguards in future development.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. H. Nguyen ◽  
J. Mahowald ◽  
S. Maas ◽  
J.-C. Golinval

The aim of this paper is to apply both time- and frequency-domain-based approaches on real-life civil engineering structures and to assess their capability for damage detection. The methodology is based on Principal Component Analysis of the Hankel matrix built from output-only measurements and of Frequency Response Functions. Damage detection is performed using the concept of subspace angles between a current (possibly damaged state) and a reference (undamaged) state. The first structure is the Champangshiehl Bridge located in Luxembourg. Several damage levels were intentionally created by cutting a growing number of prestressed tendons and vibration data were acquired by the University of Luxembourg for each damaged state. The second example consists in reinforced and prestressed concrete panels. Successive damages were introduced in the panels by loading heavy weights and by cutting steel wires. The illustrations show different consequences in damage identification by the considered techniques.


2001 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wim Moerman ◽  
Luc Taerwe ◽  
Wim De Waele ◽  
Joris Degrieck ◽  
Roel Baets

2014 ◽  
Vol 1006-1007 ◽  
pp. 34-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Ni ◽  
Ming Hui Li ◽  
Xi Zuo

This paper first describes the importance of structural damage identification and diagnosis in civil engineering, and introduces domestic and foreign status of damage identification and diagnosis methods, and on the basis of this, it also introduces all kinds of methods for damage identification and diagnosis of civil engineering structures, and finally puts forward the development direction of civil engineering structure damage identification and diagnosis.


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