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Integration and application of 3D visualization technology and numerical simulation technology in geological research

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3D visualization and numerical simulation technologies are widely used in fields of hazard analysis, engineering simulation, architecture and traffic design. 3D visualization technology can describe the static spatial status of the research object intuitively, and can support attribute-space analysis. Numerical simulation technology can simulate the dynamic trend of the object, so the two technologies complement each other well theoretically. However, because there exist differences between the focus, theoretical foundations and processing methods of the two technologies, they have not been integrated together effectively yet. In this paper, we systematically analyze the processing procedure of these two technologies, and achieve grid docking through Grid Node Replacement Method (GNRM) or Monitoring Point Replacement Method (MPRM). The possible changes the integration of two technologies may bring are discussed, and we propose that the integration is of theoretical and practical significance. It can be widely used in geological body dynamic simulation, disaster body process evolution, tunnel and cavern monitoring and other fields.

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Support for this research is provided by the National Natural Science Foundation of China through Grant Nos. 41572336.

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

    Junqi Liu, Jianxiong Zhao, Aijun Su, Qihua Zhang, Shu Zhang, Zilin Wang & Zhaohe Wang

  2. Department of Information Management, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China

    Qianhui Liu

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Liu, J., Zhao, J., Liu, Q. et al. Integration and application of 3D visualization technology and numerical simulation technology in geological research. Environ Earth Sci 80, 776 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-021-10055-4

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