Construction Project Monitoring
Videogrammetric building wireframe calculator for sheet metal roofing
PI / Grant Funding: Ioannis Brilakis, $123,825
Metalforming Inc. is the North American leader in metal building and architectural sheet metal technology. The company sells and services a CNC machine, called CINCO, which is able to automatically cut roll sheet metal into different pieces appropriate to cover a roof. The only input data to this machine is a 3D wirediagram which includes the perimeter of the roof in 3D space. Currently, this information is manually collected using a tape measure while total station surveying is also used in some projects. Our collaborative research aims to completely automate this data collection process using a videogrammetric surveying technology. This way, the entire process of cutting roll metal sheets, from data collection to end product, will be automated. Leading researcher: Habib Fathi
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION FOR CONSTRUCTION INSPECTORS
Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), PI: Ioannis Brilakis / $200,000
The purpose of this research effort is to provide material for training and certification courses to GDOT construction inspectors as well as a delivery system which helps inspectors learn inspection methods and techniques in an easy to understand, comprehensible fashion. The project also aims to improve construction inspection practices employed by the GDOT.
Under this research effort, existing literature regarding inspection practices is reviewed to identify best practices for each type of construction inspection. These practices are then used to develop the manual for each construction inspection. The final manual is then used to convert material into training and certification modules for GDOT inspectors. Leading researchers: Gauri Jog and Eric Marks