streng20Dec 7, 20201 min readPhysics experiment at home: measure oscillations of a pendulum with computer visionI have been experimenting with Computer Vision lately. In my previous posts (this one and this one) I measured bridge vibrations with a...
streng20Dec 6, 20202 min readMeasuring bridge vibrations and deflections with a camera [improved]In my previous post I was 1.7 km away and I attempted to measure the deflections of bridge 25 de Abril in Lisbon using OpenCV in Python....
streng20Nov 29, 20202 min readMeasuring deflections of 25 de Abril bridge from 1.7 km awayLast Saturday I decided to go for a walk and I took my DSLR camera with me. Having watched many Computer Vision and OpenCV videos in my...
streng20Oct 26, 20201 min readAn old truss near the Civil Engineering faculty buildingIdeal trusses are composed of members either in pure tension or pure compression. Since buckling can occur in compressed members but not in
streng20Oct 17, 20202 min readMusic and Structural DynamicsThere is a connection between Structural Dynamics and Music. Find out more...