Evaluation of the particle characteristics of aggregates from construction spoils treatment through a real-time detection multimodal module based on 3D point cloud technology

  • 0State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Geotechnics and Tunnelling (Shenzhen University), Shenzhen 518060, China; College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, the Underground Polis Academy, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Green, Efficient and Intelligent Construction of Underground Metro Station, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, China.
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