Characterisation of a rock mass requires data from the intact rock along with the discontinuities. Assuming that the discontinuities are planar, its characterisation requires its number and orientation. This leads to the analysis of the normal spacing, the persistence and the roughness, among others. The geometrical analysis of the surface enables the calculation of the parameters to characterise the discontinuities, and the use of digital datasets enhance them. Remote sensing techniques, such as the Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) instruments of Structure from Motion (SfM) technique, provide 3D point clouds that enable the geometrical analysis. The scientific community has been testing both techniques since the 2000s, and companies are introducing their use in their workflows. However, the cost of the TLS instrument could still be a barrier to its use to most scholars. Because of this, the community shows a growing interest in Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) equipped with digital cameras or in smartphones equipped with high-quality cameras to capture digital datasets of rocky slopes. The SfM workflow processes the captured images, reconstructing the rocky slope through a 3D point cloud and textured meshes. Although previous studies show that the SfM-derived point clouds present less quality than TLS-derived datasets in terms of accuracy, the use of SfM is still of interest because of its cost. In 2020 Apple launched the Iphone-12 device, which is equipped with a LiDAR sensor that is not used to capture the surface coordinates but to enhance the photo’s quality. Since then, the community has developed several applications to reconstruct 3D surfaces using this device. This leads to consider this device as an intermediate option between the TLS and SfM to characterise rocky slopes and their discontinuities. In this communication we explore the digitalisation of a rocky slope via TLS instruments, SfM technique and using the Iphone-12 device. It comprises a 26 meter high mechanically excavated rocky slope in Cretaceous marlstones and limestones. To capture the surface, we used three configurations, and we found that to scan ground surface the distance device-surface had to be less than 3 meters. The discontinuities are characterised using the three sources of information using the DSE software. The results show a promising match compared to the TLS or SfM. This evidences that these devices will soon be widely employed for evaluating rocky slopes.
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Extraction of Discontinuity Sets of Rocky Slopes Using iPhone-12 Derived 3DPC and Comparison to TLS and SfM Datasets
J. L. Pastor;
J. L. Pastor
University of Alicante, Alicante
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L. Jordá-Bordehore
L. Jordá-Bordehore
E.T.S. de Ing. de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid
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Paper presented at the ISRM International Symposium – EUROCK 2021, Virtual, September 2021.
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ISRM-EUROCK-2021-052
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September 21 2021
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Riquelme, A., Tomás, R., Cano, M., Pastor, J. L., and L. Jordá-Bordehore. "Extraction of Discontinuity Sets of Rocky Slopes Using iPhone-12 Derived 3DPC and Comparison to TLS and SfM Datasets." Paper presented at the ISRM International Symposium – EUROCK 2021, Virtual, September 2021. doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/833/1/012056
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