1、Designation:D6172/D6172M18Standard Test Method forDetermining the Volume of Bulk Materials Using Contoursor Cross Sections Created by Direct Operator CompilationUsing Photogrammetric Procedures1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6172/D6172M;the number immediately following the desi
2、gnation indicates theyear of original adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of lastreapproval.A superscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This test method covers procedures co
3、ncerning sitepreparation,technical procedures,quality control,and equip-ment to direct the efforts for determining volumes of bulkmaterial.These procedures include practical and acceptedmethods of volumetric determination.1.2 This test method allows for only two volume computa-tion methods.1.2.1 Con
4、tour Test MethodSee 8.1.1 and 9.1.1.2.2 Cross-Section Test MethodSee 8.1.2 and 9.2.1.2.3 This test method requires direct operator compilationfor both contours and cross-section development.1.2.4 The use of Digital Terrain Model software and proce-dures to create contours or cross sections for volum
5、e calcula-tion is NOT encompassed in this test method.NOTE1Atask group has been established to develop a test method forDigital Terrain Modeling(DTM)procedures.It will address all knowndata collection procedures such as conventional ground survey,photogrammetry,geodetic positioning satellite(GPS),an
6、d so forth.1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound unitsare to be regarded separately as standard.The values stated ineach system are not necessarily exact equivalents;therefore,toensure conformance with the standard,each system shall beused independently of the other,and values from
7、the twosystems shall not be combined.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of reg
8、ulatory limitations prior to use.1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade O
9、rganization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Terminology2.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:2.1.1 base map,na map showing the soil surface of a siteused for material storage including control monument locationsand values and surface elevations.2.1.2 calibration forms/reports
10、,nequipment calibrationsperformed by federal agencies or equipment manufacturers.2.1.3 check panel,na target used for the sole purpose ofmarking a point on the surface of the stockpile whose value isused to verify the setup of the stereo model.2.1.4 check point,ntargeted points within the stockpilea
11、rea for the purpose of checking the accuracy of the photo-grammetry.2.1.4.1 DiscussionElevations are established by groundsurveying at these points.Points should be evenly spaced atvarious different elevations in the stockpile.2.1.5 ground control,nsurveyor provided xyz values oftargets or specific
12、points near the project area necessary toscale and level the stereo model.2.1.6 monument,na ground control point used to be areference position of survey values.2.1.7 peripheral material,nmaterial existing within thesite that is above the recognized base and outside of theobvious stockpile perimeter
13、.2.1.8 stereo model,nthe overlapping area covered by twoadjacent aerial photographs used to create measurement obser-vation.2.1.9 stereo operator,na person who is trained andcompetent to make quality measurement observations fromaerial photographs,using a stereo instrument,for the purposeof creating
14、 volume computations.2.1.10 stereo report form,na formal document that dis-plays pertinent information required to evaluate and reestablishthe stereo model setup parameters.1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D05 on Coaland Coke and is the direct responsibility of Subcommit
15、tee D05.07 on PhysicalCharacteristics of Coal.Current edition approved Dec.1,2018.Published March 2019.Originallyapproved in 1997.Last previous edition approved in 2010 as D617298(2010).DOI:10.1520/D6172_D6172M-18.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19
16、428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 2.1.11 sweeps,vrepetitive traverse ofa pile,byequipment,to create a cleaner geometric shape.2.1.12 target,na geometric shape of contrasting colorused to mark a gr
