Application of laser scanning for developing a 3D digital model of an open-pit side surface

Applications of Terrestrial Laser Scanning (Tls) in Mining: A Review

“…Today, terrestrial laser scanning technology is widely used in numerous mining engineering applications due to its outstanding advantages. These applications cover the following subjects:  Determination of discontinuities in open pit and underground mines (Slob et al2004;Slob et al, 2005;Kemeny et al, 2006;Decker, 2008;Sturzenegger and Stead, 2009;Maerz et al, 2012;Lato et al, 2013;Feke¬ te andDiederichs, 2013, Deliormanlı et al, 2014),  Calculating shotcrete thickness in tunnels, determining possible deformation measurements in tunnels, automating lighting fixtures in tunnels (Chun-Lei et al, 2019;Puente et al, 2014;Delaloye and Diederichs, 2011;Fekete et al, 2009),  Conducting deformation measurements to control rock falls and landslides (Bauer et al, 2005;Aksoy & Ercanoglu, 2006;Özdoğan et al, 2018;Teza et al, 2008;Abellán et al, 2008;Salvini et al, 2013),  Designing 3D slope and bench geometry (Feng & Röshoff, 2004;Yanalak, 2005;Oparin et al, 2007),  Conducting different volume calculations (Yanalak and Baykal, 2003;Yakar et al, 2008),  Analyzing blasting results (Engin and Maerz., 2016).…”

“…(Abellán et al, 2008). Oparin et al, (2007) developed a 3D digital model to describe the hierarchical structure of geoblocks at a limestone deposit. The ready-made 3D digital model of the open-pit side surface developed based on the surface laser scanning allowed linear measurements of the rock mass geoblocks with no in-situ linear and angular measurements.…”

“…Fragment of the 3D digital model of the vertical pit side surface, developed by the surface laser scanner with a precision of 15 mm (Oparin et al, 2007) Turkish Journal of LiDAR Engin & Maerz (2016) developed a method that enables determining the particle size distribution resulting from blasting operations by evaluating the point cloud data obtained from terrestrial laser scanners. The particle size distribution of a laboratory-scale aggregate mixture and a pile obtained from a stone quarry with an already known size distribution were firstly determined using TLS technology.…”