On Site Visualization” for Risk Visualization and Management for General Monitoring and Minimization of Natural Disasters.
Event details
| Date | 21.09.2012 |
| Hour | 14:00 › 17:00 |
| Speaker | Prof. S. Akutagawa of Kobe University, Japan (invited professor at LMR) |
| Location |
GCD0386
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| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
“Safety First!” is the concept and the slogan shared by all, required for all, but difficult to achieve throughout the world. Construction sites are full of dangers. Workers are exposed to various kinds of “Unexpected Accidents” that threaten their lives, delay construction and make owners to pay more.
Monitoring is, therefore, necessary. We know that for many years. We need to keep our eyes on structural behaviors during construction to confirm that everything is all right. But when things really go wrong, such as too much force in strut beams, too much inclination in retaining walls, etc., it is not easy to follow those behaviors real-time, because the information from the monitoring usually does not come to you when they happen. That is brought to you after some analysis or processing is made. If the situation is really serious, there is no time to do this, but the bad signal must be given to workers with no delay in time to let them know the danger.
This is why we need “On Site Visualization”. Employment of the OSV monitoring method enables real-time data processing and visualization on-site, so that the state of deformation, strain, inclination, earth pressure etc. for the structures in concern can be grasped with no delay in time and is shown visually to anyone nearby. Rationally designed use of this method could give us early warning signs, if any, and minimize risks not only during construction of underground infrastructures but also during their service time. On Site Visualization, once embodied in the framework of safety management practices, could lead to a better and quick understanding of potential risks and improved management of safety at construction sites. It is also obvious that the concept can be applied to natural disaster mitigation.
In addition, the employment of OSV necessitates a new form of collaboration between engineers and citizens. As visualized information can be shared by all who have direct visual access to these lights, a new set of rules need to be made to win safety for all concerned. The seminar covers early developments, application cases in Japan and India, and future insights for even more economical way of performing OSV monitoring with low cost devices.
Monitoring is, therefore, necessary. We know that for many years. We need to keep our eyes on structural behaviors during construction to confirm that everything is all right. But when things really go wrong, such as too much force in strut beams, too much inclination in retaining walls, etc., it is not easy to follow those behaviors real-time, because the information from the monitoring usually does not come to you when they happen. That is brought to you after some analysis or processing is made. If the situation is really serious, there is no time to do this, but the bad signal must be given to workers with no delay in time to let them know the danger.
This is why we need “On Site Visualization”. Employment of the OSV monitoring method enables real-time data processing and visualization on-site, so that the state of deformation, strain, inclination, earth pressure etc. for the structures in concern can be grasped with no delay in time and is shown visually to anyone nearby. Rationally designed use of this method could give us early warning signs, if any, and minimize risks not only during construction of underground infrastructures but also during their service time. On Site Visualization, once embodied in the framework of safety management practices, could lead to a better and quick understanding of potential risks and improved management of safety at construction sites. It is also obvious that the concept can be applied to natural disaster mitigation.
In addition, the employment of OSV necessitates a new form of collaboration between engineers and citizens. As visualized information can be shared by all who have direct visual access to these lights, a new set of rules need to be made to win safety for all concerned. The seminar covers early developments, application cases in Japan and India, and future insights for even more economical way of performing OSV monitoring with low cost devices.
Practical information
- General public
- Free
Organizer
- ENAC-LMR ([email protected])