Effects of wildfire on rockfall occurrence: a review through actual cases in Spain

R Sarro, I Pérez-Rey, R Tomás, LR Alejano… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Featured Application This review contribute to understand the mechanisms underlying the
observed rockfall activity during and after a wildfire, to advance in the solutions and methods …

Rockfall analysis from UAV-based photogrammetry and 3D models of a cliff area

D Cirillo, M Zappa, AC Tangari, F Brozzetti, F Ietto - Drones, 2024 - mdpi.com
The application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, in
geological, geomorphological, and geotechnical studies has gained significant attention due …

[HTML][HTML] Rockfall susceptibility and network-ranked susceptibility along the Italian railway

M Alvioli, M Santangelo, F Fiorucci, M Cardinali… - Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Rockfalls pose a substantial threat to ground transportation, due to their rapidity, destructive
potential and high probability of occurrence on steep topographies, often found along roads …

Multi-approach for the assessment of rock slope stability using in-field and UAV investigations

F Filice, A Pezzo, P Lollino, M Perrotti, F Ietto - Bulletin of Engineering …, 2022 - Springer
The present study is aimed at analyzing the rockfall phenomena involving a carbonate rock
scarp in San Donato di Ninea village (Calabria, south Italy), where some buildings and a …

Application of artificial neural networks and geographic information system to provide hazard susceptibility maps for rockfall failures

YA Nanehkaran, Z Licai, J Chen, M Azarafza… - Environmental Earth …, 2022 - Springer
The presented article attempted to analysis rockfalls susceptibility map** which is
considered as one the most important type of the land-slides with high frequent occurrence …

Workflow for capturing information and characterizing difficult-to-access geological outcrops using unmanned aerial vehicle-based digital photogrammetric data

CA Villarreal, CG Garzón, JP Mora, JD Rojas… - Journal of Industrial …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper aims to present a methodological approach for capturing information and
characterizing difficult-to-access geological outcrops using unmanned aerial vehicle-based …

Numerical simulation of rockfalls colliding with a gravel cushion with varying thicknesses and particle sizes

C Zhu, M He, Q Yin, X Zhang - … and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo …, 2021 - Springer
A gravel cushion is an effective method for preventing rockfall disasters, but the thickness
and particle size of cushion influence the impact response between rockfall and cushion …

Rockfall susceptibility and runout in the Valley of the Kings

L Marija, Z Martin, A Jordan, P Matthew - Natural Hazards, 2022 - Springer
The UNESCO world heritage site Valley of the Kings or Wadi el-Moluk (وادي الملوك) near
Luxor, Egypt, hosts unique burial places of Egyptian kings and royals from the New Kingdom …

Impact of rock block characteristics on rockfall hazard and its implications for rockfall protection strategies along Himalayan highways: a case study

AK Singh, J Kundu, K Sarkar, HK Verma… - Bulletin of Engineering …, 2021 - Springer
Rock block characteristics are the controlling factors that define the potential rockfall volume,
associated hazard and design of preventive practices. The present study defines a …

Investigation on the large-deformation instability characteristics of solitary boulder slopes by material point method

L Zhao, Z Zhang, S Wang, N Qiao, G Lv - Arabian Journal for Science and …, 2024 - Springer
Granite rocks are subjected to exogenic forces, such as tectonic stress and chemical
weathering, which cause them to weather differentially, forming boulders that are common in …