Geodetic Works in Reconstruction of Railway Steel Bridge

Abstract

Master's Thesis, ”Geodetic works in railway steel bridge reconstruction,” describes what kind of geodetic works has to be done in the railway bridge reconstruction works and what kind of nuances geodetic engineer should pay attention. The thesis outlines a steel bridge structure, different types of instruments that can be used for this job, and software's.The scope of the thesis is to describe what are the main tasks that the surveyor must deal with in the railway bridge reconstruction works, including the bridge placement method.The thesis is based on personal experience and information found in scientific literature.Content of the thesis:• Section 1 depicts what the project Getingmidjan is;• Section 2 gives an insight into what is the structure of a railway bridge;• Section 3 describes used surveying technologies;• Section 4 depicts steps that geodetic engineers deal with in railway steel bridge reconstruction works at project Getingmidjan;• Section 5 gives an insight into what BIM is and how it collaborates with surveying;• Section 6 provides an overview of related terms to current job in Latvia and Sweden;• Section 7 outlines what the project Rail Baltica is.