From digital surveying to heritage analysis on the example of a baroque church: A proposal for structural strengthening and monitoring

The paper presents digital surveying (orthopho-togrammetry, 3D laser scanning), modeling, static numerical analysis and a proposal of reinforcement and SHM (structural health monitoring) of a historic Baroque church. The authors describe a compre-hensive analysis of the structural condition of the building, including: a survey of the building using photographs taken manually and via UAV flyover to perform orthophotogrammetry, and a laser scanner to create a 3D point cloud. Destructive and non-destructive material testing and structural calcula-tions were performed. The scope of the analysis pre-sented provided insight into the state of preservation of the church and helped in making the right deci-sion on further action—in construction and conser-vation. The paper also proposes a methodology for strengthening and structural health monitoring for this type of historical buildings.