Research on Automatic Construction Method of Three-Dimensional Complex Fault Model

• Main Authors: Chi Zhang, Xiaolin Hou, Mao Pan, Zhaoliang Li
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
• Series: Minerals
• Subjects: automatically modeling; complex fault modeling; graph theory
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/11/8/893

Three-dimensional complex fault modeling is an important research topic in three-dimensional geological structure modeling. The automatic construction of complex fault models has research significance and application value for basic geological theories, as well as engineering fields such as geological engineering, resource exploration, and digital mines. Complex fault structures, especially complex fault networks with multilevel branches, still require a large amount of manual participation in the characterization of fault transfer relationships. This paper proposes an automatic construction method for a three-dimensional complex fault model, including the generation and optimization of fault surfaces, automatic determination of the contact relationship between fault surfaces, and recording of the model. This method realizes the automatic construction of a three-dimensional complex fault model, reduces the manual interaction in model construction, improves the automation of fault model construction, and saves manual modeling time.