GPU-Accelerated Inverse Structural Anastylosis from Block Collapse Dynamics
Researchers introduce JIP-2, a GPU-accelerated deep learning framework that predicts the original configuration of collapsed block structures by simulating physics and using a dual-stream ResNet-18, inspired by Jenga. The approach aims to assist in archaeological anastylosis, tested on 450 simulated episodes, with potential application at the Uxmal Maya site.
[2606.28394] GPU-Accelerated Inverse Structural Anastylosis from Block Collapse Dynamics
[Submitted on 23 Jun 2026]
Title:GPU-Accelerated Inverse Structural Anastylosis from Block Collapse Dynamics
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Abstract:The physical anastylosis of collapsed architectural monuments -- the meticulous reassembly of fallen stone elements into their original structural configuration -- represents one of the most intellectually demanding challenges in conservation science. Traditional approaches depend heavily on expert archaeologist judgement and manual block-by-block correspondence, a process that is both labour-intensive and inherently subjective. Inspired by the combinatorial complexity of this problem as manifested in the game of Jenga, we present Jenga Inverse Predictor , a GPU-accelerated deep learning framework that addresses structural anastylosis as an inverse prediction task. Given an image of a collapsed block assembly, JIP-2 reconstructs the most probable prior tower configuration by: (1) implementing a complete rigid-body physics engine with OBB/SAT collision detection and a Projected Gauss-Seidel (PGS) contact solver accelerated with Numba JIT and CuPy CUDA; (2) applying the analytical force thresholds of Ziglar (CMU, 2006) -- F_app = 3*mu_s*m*g (Y-axis, torque-free) and F_app = 4*mu_s*m*g (X-axis, torque risk) -- over three friction levels (mu_s in {0.25, 0.40, 0.60}) across 450 simulated episodes; (3) training a dual-stream ResNet-18 that injects a friction one-hot vector and jointly predicts block removal count, per-position removal probabilities, centre-of-mass imbalance, and Ziglar torque risk; and (4) generating a smooth 3-D video of the block-by-block reverse reconstruction. We discuss implications for computer-assisted anastylosis at the UNESCO Maya site of Uxmal, Yucatan, and provide a detailed technical description of the full pipeline, architecture, and loss formulation.
Comments: 20 pges, github link included, 6 figures
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Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV); Machine Learning (cs.LG)
Cite as: arXiv:2606.28394 [cs.CV]
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https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2606.28394
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From: Alberto Munoz Dr. [view email] [v1] Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:59:31 UTC (862 KB)
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