Application of Beidou Technology in Monitoring of Existing Building Deformation

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jike.202604134

Author(s)

Guo Chen1, Yujian Chen2, Xiaoyu Ren2

Affiliation(s)

1Beijing Building Research Institute Co., Ltd.of CSCEC, Beijing, China 2Beijing Construction Engineering Quality Sixth Testing Institute Co., Ltd., Beijing, China

Abstract

Existing buildings are prone to structural deformation under multiple factors including environmental erosion, material aging, and surrounding engineering activities. Deformation monitoring serves as a critical component in ensuring structural safety. Traditional monitoring methods, however, suffer from inherent limitations such as low accuracy, inefficiency, and difficulties in real-time continuous monitoring, making them inadequate for modern building safety management. The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), China's independently developed global satellite navigation system, has emerged as a new core technological support for existing building deformation monitoring. Leveraging its core advantages including high-precision positioning, all-weather operation, and automated data collection, BDS has become a pivotal solution in this field. This paper systematically explains the application principles of BDS technology in building deformation monitoring, analyzes its core technological advantages, introduces practical achievements through typical application scenarios, identifies major challenges in current implementations, proposes targeted development strategies, and ultimately outlines future trends. The study aims to provide theoretical and practical references for the large-scale and standardized application of this technology in existing building deformation monitoring.

Keywords

BeiDou Navigation Satellite System; Existing Buildings; Deformation Monitoring; High-Precision Positioning; Structural Safety Early Warning

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