Oral Presentation Ninth International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering 2025

Enhanced Reality Model of Railway Bridges Through Machine Learning and Multi-Source Point cloud (112558)

Rafael Cabral 1 , Ricardo Santos 2 , Diogo Ribeiro 2
  1. CONSTRUCT, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, Porto, PORTO, Portugal
  2. CONSTRUCT, Department of Civil Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal

Recent advancements in digital reconstruction have significantly improved railway bridge modeling through photogrammetry and LiDAR technologies. This study presents an integrated approach that combines UAV-based photogrammetry and LiDAR data to generate precise reality models. The application of machine learning techniques optimizes image segmentation, allowing background removal, and reducing computational complexity while enhancing accuracy. A case study involving a Portuguese railway bridge demonstrates the effectiveness of this hybrid methodology in generating photorealistic, geometrically accurate reconstructions.