Cameras and lidar used by NIST and its partners scan and record the site of the Champlain Towers South condominium.
Credit: NIST
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will present an update on its investigation into the June 24, 2021, partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium at a Nov. 8, 2021, public meeting of the National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee. The update will not provide any conclusions, as the investigation is ongoing, but will introduce a new project that has been added to the investigation, as well as new members of the National Construction Safety Team carrying out this work.
Georgette Hlepas and Kam Saidi will lead the Remote Sensing and Data Visualization Project to analyze data collected at the building collapse site. The project will support the other investigation projects by providing 3D geospatial data management to compile, organize, visualize and communicate surface and subsurface data. This will include data on structural features such as concrete columns, piles, floor slabs and beams, as well as site geology. The project will bring together data collected at the collapse site, including surveys, remote sensing and subsurface investigations, as well as data from other sources such as drawings, reports and historical photos.
Hlepas is the national geotechnical policy adviser for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters office in Washington, D.C. She has 14 years of experience in geotechnical engineering and instrumentation with USACE, including the design, evaluation and oversight of subsurface explorations, instrumentation and foundation remediation projects. She has a Ph.D. in civil and materials engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago and ..
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