@ARTICLE{Makuch_Jacek_Possibility_2025,
 author={Makuch, Jacek},
 volume={vol. 71},
 number={No 1},
 pages={275–293},
 journal={Archives of Civil Engineering},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2025},
 publisher={WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING and COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES},
 abstract={The introduction of the article highlights the importance of measuring the wear of rails and turnouts. The evolution of methods and devices used to measure the profiles of these elements is briefly presented. The principle of conducting research using the LiDAR technique is explained. The problem of geometric and structural differences of tram tracks in relation to classic railways is pointed out, and the resulting concerns about the possibility of adapting typical railway methods of measuring rail and turnouts profiles to tram tracks. The rest of the article describes the construction, basic parameters and method of operation of a precise stationary laser scanner, dedicated to measuring rail profiles and turnouts. Graphical analysis of the results for measurements carried out with the mentioned device on tram tracks are presented – for rails in curves with small radii, turnouts (half-switches and frogs), corrugated wear, and broken welds. The summary presents conclusions from the research conducted.},
 title={Possibility analysis of the LiDAR technique utilization to research the wear of rails and turnouts in tram tracks},
 type={Article},
 URL={http://ochroma.man.poznan.pl/Content/134499/PDF-MASTER/18_1k.pdf},
 doi={10.24425/ace.2025.153334},
 keywords={tram tracks, wear, diagnostic imaging, LiDAR},
}