Research on Visualization of 3D Modeling of Hydropower Project Based on NURBS

Abstract:

The hydropower project is generally located in the mountains or deep valleys. Due to the expansive irregular topographic form and the extremely complex geological structures, the modeling and visualization process remains technically challenging. In this paper, a NURBS surface modeling technology was applied to build a 3D geological model of the dam site region. Moreover, according to project needs, typical sections were cut to analyze the geological conditions and engineering measures were proposed. This model not only occupies small storage and has low accuracy loss, but also could be easy to operate and analyze graphics visually. The proposed method can provide a convenient, intuitive and multi-dimensional support tool for geological analysis of hydropower project.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 594-597)
• Pages: 2863-2866
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.594-597.2863
• Online since: November 2012
• Authors: Pan Yue, Zheng Jian Miao, Deng Hua Zhong
• Keywords: 3D Geological Modeling, Hydropower Project, NURBS, Visualization

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