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Collecting Built Environment Information Using UAVs: Time and Applicability in Building Inspection Activities

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  • Rachele Grosso

    (Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy)

  • Umberto Mecca

    (Department of Structural, Geotechnical and Building Engineering, Responsible Risk Resilience Centre, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy)

  • Giuseppe Moglia

    (Department of Structural, Geotechnical and Building Engineering, Responsible Risk Resilience Centre, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy)

  • Francesco Prizzon

    (Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning, Responsible Risk Resilience Centre, Politecnico di Torino, Viale Mattioli 39, 10125 Torino, Italy)

  • Manuela Rebaudengo

    (Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning, Responsible Risk Resilience Centre, Politecnico di Torino, Viale Mattioli 39, 10125 Torino, Italy)

Abstract

The Italian way of thinking about maintenance is too often one-sided. Indeed, it is considered not so much as a useful practice to prevent the occurrence of a fault (ex ante), but as an intervention to solve it (ex post). Analyzing the legislation relating to the construction sector, it can be seen that it does not clearly define the responsibilities, timescales and methods in which maintenance interventions must be planned and carried out. For this reason, this practice is still very weak compared, for example, to the industrial sector, where it is an established practice. Currently, the complexity of reading the maintenance plans drawn up by designers and the considerable costs associated with maintenance operations discourage owners and managers from even carrying out preliminary inspection operations. This research aims to stimulate these stakeholders to carry out inspection operations regularly, highlighting their costs and benefits. In particular, working on a case study in Piedmont, the costs of visual inspections carried out in the traditional way are compared with those that would be incurred if unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were used. Finally, the collateral benefits of inspections carried out with UAVs are highlighted.

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  • Rachele Grosso & Umberto Mecca & Giuseppe Moglia & Francesco Prizzon & Manuela Rebaudengo, 2020. "Collecting Built Environment Information Using UAVs: Time and Applicability in Building Inspection Activities," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(11), pages 1-15, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:11:p:4731-:d:369468
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