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Geoscience ›› 2021, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (01): 92-102.DOI: 10.19657/j.geoscience.1000-8527.2021.014

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Optimization of Disaster-reduction Route Selection in Geological Disaster-Prone Region Along the Sichuan-Tibet Railway Based on Virtual Reality: A Case Study of Luolong Station

ZHOU Jie1, DING Mingtao1(), HUANG Tao1, CHEN Ningsheng2   

  1. 1. Faculty of Geosciences and Environment Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611756, China
    2. Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
  • Received:2020-10-20 Revised:2020-12-10 Online:2021-02-12 Published:2021-03-12
  • Contact: DING Mingtao

Abstract:

The frequent landslide and debris flow disasters along railway lines have obvious negative impacts on the railway construction and safe operation, and hinder social and economic development. During the railway route design process in mountainous regions, how to scientifically plan the line location and project scheme, and to assess the railway geological risk, has become a common concern to researchers around the world. Therefore, this paper introduces a visual simulation for railway disaster-reduction route selection scenarios in geological disaster-prone areas, on the basis of virtual reality (VR). The system first uses CAD, Sketch Up and other software to establish three-dimensional (3D) terrain environment model. According to the simulation results on landslide and debris flow disaster evolution along the railway line, the virtual railway model of the study area is built based on the Unity3D platform using 3Ds Max, Photoshop, and other software. Finally, the 3D visualization of virtual railway and terrain roaming is performed through the interactive Web interface design. Taking the Luolong station of Sichuan-Tibet Railway as an example, a variety of route schemes are established with this method. The results show that the established VR scenario has good visibility and smooth interactivity, which can fully assess the feasibility of construction and operation safety of the local mountain railway.

Key words: Sichuan-Tibet Railway, landslide, debris flow, disaster-reduction route selection, virtual reality (VR)

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