Automatic Extraction of Rock Discontinuities from the Point Cloud Using Dynamic DBSCAN Algorithm

Detection and mapping of rock discontinuities are important during excavation. The terrestrial laser scanning (TSL) technology is widely used to acquire accurate quantitative. However, there is rarely study about the influence of discontinuities parameters on the detection. Through the 3D printing t...

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Main Authors: Ming Tang, Song Yang, Guohua Huang, Xiongyao Xie, Jiafu Guo, Junli Zhai
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Advances in Civil Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/7754179
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author Ming Tang
Song Yang
Guohua Huang
Xiongyao Xie
Jiafu Guo
Junli Zhai
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description Detection and mapping of rock discontinuities are important during excavation. The terrestrial laser scanning (TSL) technology is widely used to acquire accurate quantitative. However, there is rarely study about the influence of discontinuities parameters on the detection. Through the 3D printing technology, we have built discontinuity models with different roughness and connectors with different angles. Therefore, we can control the variables in the scanning. Several open-source packages were applied to derive the information from the point cloud acquired by TSL. The result shows that the recognition effect decreases with the angle between discontinuities. Moreover, the presence of roughness of discontinuity makes it prone to lead to lousy classification in the detection process. The proposed method has successfully extracted discontinuity dip, dip direction, and roughness automatically from the point cloud. The application on the two datasets showed great adaptability and accuracy. Consequently, the method could meet realistic engineering needs.
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spelling doaj-art-e2ff5d93140a4f53a0dbf08a3e1ee0b82025-02-03T01:22:45ZengWileyAdvances in Civil Engineering1687-80942022-01-01202210.1155/2022/7754179Automatic Extraction of Rock Discontinuities from the Point Cloud Using Dynamic DBSCAN AlgorithmMing Tang0Song Yang1Guohua Huang2Xiongyao Xie3Jiafu Guo4Junli Zhai5Powerchina Roadbridge Group CO., LTDPowerchina Roadbridge Group CO., LTDPowerchina Roadbridge Group CO., LTDKey Laboratory of Geotechnical & Underground Engineering of Ministry of EducationPowerchina Roadbridge Group CO., LTDKey Laboratory of Geotechnical & Underground Engineering of Ministry of EducationDetection and mapping of rock discontinuities are important during excavation. The terrestrial laser scanning (TSL) technology is widely used to acquire accurate quantitative. However, there is rarely study about the influence of discontinuities parameters on the detection. Through the 3D printing technology, we have built discontinuity models with different roughness and connectors with different angles. Therefore, we can control the variables in the scanning. Several open-source packages were applied to derive the information from the point cloud acquired by TSL. The result shows that the recognition effect decreases with the angle between discontinuities. Moreover, the presence of roughness of discontinuity makes it prone to lead to lousy classification in the detection process. The proposed method has successfully extracted discontinuity dip, dip direction, and roughness automatically from the point cloud. The application on the two datasets showed great adaptability and accuracy. Consequently, the method could meet realistic engineering needs.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/7754179
spellingShingle Ming Tang
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Jiafu Guo
Junli Zhai
Automatic Extraction of Rock Discontinuities from the Point Cloud Using Dynamic DBSCAN Algorithm
Advances in Civil Engineering
title Automatic Extraction of Rock Discontinuities from the Point Cloud Using Dynamic DBSCAN Algorithm
title_full Automatic Extraction of Rock Discontinuities from the Point Cloud Using Dynamic DBSCAN Algorithm
title_fullStr Automatic Extraction of Rock Discontinuities from the Point Cloud Using Dynamic DBSCAN Algorithm
title_full_unstemmed Automatic Extraction of Rock Discontinuities from the Point Cloud Using Dynamic DBSCAN Algorithm
title_short Automatic Extraction of Rock Discontinuities from the Point Cloud Using Dynamic DBSCAN Algorithm
title_sort automatic extraction of rock discontinuities from the point cloud using dynamic dbscan algorithm
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/7754179
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