MOVEMENT MONITORING
Movement monitoring surveys for building sites
Our surveying team can assist you identify movements on your site to then aid the application of corrective measures to reduce the risk of accidents or reduce maintenance costs through early remedial actions being put in place.
Our team can provide services at intervals or even monitoring 24 hours a day if required. All of the supporting data can report and itemise the rate or amount of movement if any.
Structures or features moving can occur for a number of reasons. We have seen movements occuring due to;
- Excavations.
- Basement drilling.
- or even natural ground movement and settlement over a long period of time.
Our monitoring surveys will detect deflection or deformation of structures due to load where the movement of a structure under load is seen, such as a stanchion or supporting beam.
Our typical process
Site Visit – Initial survey to establish Survey Control and Monitoring Control marks.
- Establish adequate survey control (in order to accurately establish Monitoring Control marks & allow ongoing monitoring program)
- Establish Monitoring Control marks. Monitoring Control marks to be either adhesive reflective targets, nails, drill holes or a combination thereof.
- Survey & calculate base position coordinates of Survey Control and Monitoring Control marks.
Subsequent Visits – Verification Survey of established Survey Control and Monitoring Control marks.
- Undertake survey to verify base position coordinates of Survey Control and Monitoring Control marks as previously surveyed and calculated.
- Calculations and preparation of Report indicating base position coordinates of Monitoring Control marks.
We utilise the latest surveying technology to capture our data then produce our surveys.. Using the latest CAD software programs everything is captured and processed accurately to start producing the required outputs. The equipment we use is state of the art, ranging from traditional total stations to 3D laser scanning or RPA (drone). We only use the latest software tools including AutoCAD & Revit.
Once our plans are drafted they go through an intensive QA process via an independent audit to ensure that what we have captured is delivered to the highest levels of accuracy possible.
In summary;
- Initial consultation to ensure we can meet your needs.
- Agree on a scope of work.
- A site visit is organised with one of our qualified technicians with the necessary data collection equipment.
- All data is then processed via our team located in one of our offices around the Country.
- All plans or drawings are then independently reviewed via our QA process.
- All deliverables are then created for viewing in PDF, AutoCAD or Revit.
- We also have the ability to create a 3D scan or virtual tour of your property to create a fully interactive view of a site.
Movement monitoring sample reports
See some of our case studies
3D Building Scanning to upgrade supermarket loading docks
A national supermarket brand needed to upgrade their loading docks with multiple sites around Australia. See how we used 3D building scanning to help achieve this
Point cloud created by a surveyor for a national hotel refurbishment program
In today’s modern era, the practice of relying on paper-based drawings and floor plans for a hotel refurbishment has become obsolete, with architects increasingly turning to modern workflows to maximise on the benefits that 3D scanning and modelling can offer
3D scanning of shopping centre amenities in Noarlunga, SA
To assist with the planning of a refurbishment program aimed at enhancing visitors’ experience at a shopping centre, Realserve survey technicians provided 3D building scanning services in Adelaide’s south.
3D scanning of a free standing restaurant building in Adelaide
Realserve routinely engages in the practice of 3D scanning buildings that are used for retail tenancies. Our surveyors in Adelaide were engaged to produce a Revit Model and Point Cloud for a free standing restaurant in a shopping centre car park
Using 3D scanning to create a new retail tenancy plan in Sydney
The Realserve surveyors in Sydney were engaged by Lendlease to create new retail tenancy documentation in their shopping centre at Erina Fair. Instead of using traditional survey methods we used a Leica BLK to create a 3D scan of the 130 square metre area.
3D Revit Model of a heritage building in Launceston
Realserve sent a team of surveyors to Launceston to create a 3D Revit Model for a heritage building in the city to help facilitate a refurbishment program.