Abstract:During the operation of dams, the occurrence of concrete spalling is inevitable. Therefore, accurate volume measurement of spalling defects is crucial for effective structural rehabilitation. The irregular shapes of these defects often make simple geometric calculations inadequate. To achieve non-contact and precise measurement, this paper proposes a method that combines point cloud plane fitting, filtering, and triangulation for defect volume measurement. A monocular camera is used to capture images of the structure under examination, and multi-view 3D reconstruction is employed to obtain point cloud data. The defect point cloud is segmented and downsampled using voxel-based methods, and the Delaunay triangulation algorithm is applied to calculate the defect volume. To enhance measurement accuracy, the traditional RANSAC plane fitting algorithm is improved by incorporating statistical outlier removal, enabling precise separation of the defect region. Multiple experiments have demonstrated that this method accurately measures the true volume of defects, regardless of their shape. Compared to segmentation using the RANSAC algorithm alone, the measurement accuracy is improved by 70.32%. This approach significantly enhances the precision of defect volume measurement.