Rapid safety assessment of constructions using UAV aerial photogrammetry

  • Giorgio Monti (Supervisor)

Activity: SupervisionPhD Supervision

Description

This research project aims to establish a framework for the rapid structural safety assessment
of buildings using aerial photogrammetric surveys conducted by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
(UAVs). The study is centered on two primary components: (1) the data acquisition process
for the photogrammetric 3D reconstruction of structures, followed by the automated
extraction of visible geometric features using computer vision techniques, and (2) the
integration of these extracted features into structural models to conduct safety assessments
based on capacity-to-demand ratios. This approach will account for uncertainties related to
material properties and hidden geometric variables. The research seeks to provide estimates of
capacity-to-demand ratios that include epistemic uncertainties, utilizing the limited data
available from UAV-based photogrammetry. The developed framework’s feasibility and
applicability will be validated through a case study.
Period20252028
Degree of RecognitionInternational