Development of a three-dimensional computer system for dam surveillance data management
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Published:1992
D. M. Stirling, BSc, G. L. Benwell, BSurv, MPhil, LS, MiSAust, 1992. "Development of a three-dimensional computer system for dam surveillance data management", Water resources and reservoir engineering: Proceedings of the seventh conference of the British Dam Society held at the University of Stirling, 24–27 June 1992, Noel M. Parr, J. Andrew Charles, Susan Walker
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Dam surveillance is vital for the early detection of possible failures or problems so that remedial action can be taken. In the past the multitude of survey results and instrumentation readings involved have been recorded on paper and laboriously plotted manually. Computer systems using database management systems and automatic plotting routines speed up these processes enabling the surveillance engineer to detect more efficiently possible problems. This paper discusses how the use of three-dimensional computer graphics to represent such data provides an enhanced overall impression of the behaviour of structures than is possible by studying tables of data and two-dimensional plots.
INTRODUCTION
THOMSON DAM
THE DATABASE
DATA PRESENTATION
CONCLUSIONS
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