Application of photogrammetry and 3D reconstruction for heritage arch bridges

Ahad Javanmardi; Maria Rashidi; Khaled Ghaedi; Fuyan Huang; Yang Yu; Hamed Khatibi

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-86719-4_28

Application of photogrammetry and 3D reconstruction for heritage arch bridges

Ahad Javanmardi, Maria Rashidi, Khaled Ghaedi, Fuyan Huang, Yang Yu, Hamed Khatibi

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This paper explores the application of photogrammetry and 3D reconstruction technologies for the preservation and documentation of heritage arch bridges. For this purpose, a 200-year-old heritage masonry bridge was selected as the case study, and a small commercial drone was used for the photogrammetry. Then, the drone-based photogrammetry was used for 3D reconstruction of the bridge. Consequently, the photogrammetry-based 3D model was highly accurate and detailed and mitigated several undesirable factors associated with traditional visual inspection such as risk and cost. The 3D models enable researchers and engineers to better understand the bridges' current condition, identify deterioration areas, and plan for necessary maintenance and repairs. The photogrammetry-based 3D models show great promise to become an ideal candidate for documentation and investigating the change/evolution of structural deterioration over time.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of ARCH 2023: 10th International Conference on Arch Bridges, Volume 1
Editors	Bruno Briseghella, Alessandro Contento, Junping Liu
Place of Publication	Switzerland
Publisher	Springer
Pages	247-254
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031867194
ISBN (Print)	9783031867187
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-86719-4_28
Publication status	Published - 2025

Publication series

Name	Structural Integrity
Volume	33
ISSN (Print)	2522-560X
ISSN (Electronic)	2522-5618

Keywords

3D Reconstruction
Digital Twin
Drone
Heritage Structures
Masonry Arch Bridges
Photogrammetry
Unmanned Arial System

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Javanmardi, A., Rashidi, M., Ghaedi, K., Huang, F., Yu, Y., & Khatibi, H. (2025). Application of photogrammetry and 3D reconstruction for heritage arch bridges. In B. Briseghella, A. Contento, & J. Liu (Eds.), Proceedings of ARCH 2023: 10th International Conference on Arch Bridges, Volume 1 (pp. 247-254). (Structural Integrity; Vol. 33). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-86719-4_28

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Javanmardi, A, Rashidi, M, Ghaedi, K, Huang, F, Yu, Y & Khatibi, H 2025, Application of photogrammetry and 3D reconstruction for heritage arch bridges. in B Briseghella, A Contento & J Liu (eds), Proceedings of ARCH 2023: 10th International Conference on Arch Bridges, Volume 1. Structural Integrity, vol. 33, Springer, Switzerland, pp. 247-254. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-86719-4_28

Application of photogrammetry and 3D reconstruction for heritage arch bridges. / Javanmardi, Ahad; Rashidi, Maria; Ghaedi, Khaled et al.
Proceedings of ARCH 2023: 10th International Conference on Arch Bridges, Volume 1. ed. / Bruno Briseghella; Alessandro Contento; Junping Liu. Switzerland: Springer, 2025. p. 247-254 (Structural Integrity; Vol. 33).

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