A combination of terrestrial laser-scanning point clouds and the thrust network analysis approach for structural modelling of masonry vaults

Terrestrial laser-scanning (TLS) is well suited to surveying the geometry of monumental complexes, often realised with highly irregular materials and forms. This paper addresses various issues related acquisition point clouds via TLS their elaboration aimed at developing structural models masonry vaults. system, which exists in numerous artifacts historical buildings, has advantages good static functional behaviour, reduced weight, requisites insulation, aesthetic quality. Specifically, using TLS, we create a geometric model ancient church, S. Maria della Libera, Aquino, largely characterised by naves featuring cross vaults previously used as case study entitled ‘Terrestrial point-clouds for modeling vaults’, presented 2019 IMEKO TC-4 International Conference on Metrology Archaeology Cultural Heritage. The results survey are input analysis based thrust network analysis. recent methodology modelling discrete forces equilibrium gravitational loads. It demonstrated that proposed approach both effective robust terms assessing not only safety conditions existing vaults, actual significantly influences level, but also design new ones.