<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Nowadays, the growing popularity of terrestrial laser scanners (TLS) allows to obtain a point cloud of many industrial objects along with classic surveying. However, the quality and model’s accuracy in comparison to a real shape seem to be a question, that must be further researched. It is crucial especially for Finite Element Method (FEM) analysis, which, being a part of technical design, estimate the values of construction’s dislocation and deformation. The article describes objects such as headgear with steel support and 4-post headframe with steel sheers. Both supports and sheers were modelled basing on point clouds. All the models were compared to the point cloud. The differences in models’ shape were calculated and the maximal values were determined. The results’ usefulness in FEM analysis was described.</p></abstract>

Nowadays, the growing popularity of terrestrial laser scanners (TLS) allows to obtain a point cloud of many industrial objects along with classic surveying. However, the quality and model’s accuracy in comparison to a real shape seem to be a question, that must be further researched. It is crucial especially for Finite Element Method (FEM) analysis, which, being a part of technical design, estimate the values of construction’s dislocation and deformation. The article describes objects such as headgear with steel support and 4-post headframe with steel sheers. Both supports and sheers were modelled basing on point clouds. All the models were compared to the point cloud. The differences in models’ shape were calculated and the maximal values were determined. The results’ usefulness in FEM analysis was described.

Headframe modelling accuracy for finite element method analysis purposes

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Nowadays, the growing popularity of terrestrial laser scanners (TLS) allows to obtain a point cloud of many industrial objects along with classic surveying....

Headframe modelling accuracy for finite element method analysis purposes

Publicado en línea: 31 dic 2018

Páginas: 19 - 24

Recibido: 07 may 2018

Aceptado: 11 oct 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rgg-2018-0010

Palabras clave
3D modelling, TLS, headgear, headframe, finite element method

© 2019 Damian Biel, Tomasz Lipecki, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Headframe modelling accuracy for finite element method analysis purposes

Publicado en línea: 31 dic 2018

Páginas: 19 - 24

Recibido: 07 may 2018

Aceptado: 11 oct 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rgg-2018-0010

Palabras clave3D modelling, TLS, headgear, headframe, finite element method

© 2019 Damian Biel, Tomasz Lipecki, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Palabras clave
3D modelling, TLS, headgear, headframe, finite element method