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Glass landslide: the 3D visualization makes study of landslide transparent and virtualized

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As the global research topic, geological disasters have led to huge losses around the world yearly. In this paper, three-dimensional (3D) visualization is used as a technical method to build the 3D geological model of the HuangTuPo (HTP) landslide, and the 3D model of large field test base located in the HTP landslide, and the 3D regional geological model. These models make the landslide research digitized and transparent. Meanwhile, the preliminary studies were carried out: the comprehensive utilization of multiple scales and multiple categories of data—by “Double Center”, and the 3D data integration from region to point of disasters—by the component technology, and the transparent design and construction of disaster research—by 3D model shearing. Through these methods, the surface topography and the underground geological structure of landslide can be displayed as transparent as glass, and the virtual simulation on the results of underground engineering can be carried out in advance, providing guidance for engineering design and construction.

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This study was supported by the 3D Model Library of Geo-hazards in 3GR (No. SXJC-3ZH1A7, China), the software development of 3D area disaster geology map in 3GR (No. SXJC-3ZH1A6, China), survey data acquisition and geologic map CAD system in 3GR (No. SXKY4-02, China), 985 Platform Projects, 3D modeling and space analysis system of geo-hazards and the National 973 Project (No. 2011CB710606, China).

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  1. Three Gorges Research Center for Geo-hazard, Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China

    Junqi Liu, Huiming Tang & Tingting Shi

  2. College of Computer, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China

    Junqiang Zhang

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Liu, J., Tang, H., Zhang, J. et al. Glass landslide: the 3D visualization makes study of landslide transparent and virtualized. Environ Earth Sci 72, 3847–3856 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-014-3183-z

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