[HTML][HTML] A state-of-the-art review of automated extraction of rock mass discontinuity characteristics using three-dimensional surface models

R Battulwar, M Zare-Naghadehi, E Emami… - Journal of Rock …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the last two decades, significant research has been conducted in the field of automated
extraction of rock mass discontinuity characteristics from three-dimensional (3D) models …

A critical review of discontinuity plane extraction from 3D point cloud data of rock mass surfaces

H Daghigh, DD Tannant, V Daghigh, DD Lichti… - Computers & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Field investigations of geometric discontinuity properties in rock masses are increasingly
using three-dimensional point cloud data. These point clouds sample the rock mass surface …

Development and application of UAV-SfM photogrammetry for quantitative characterization of rock mass discontinuities

D Kong, C Saroglou, F Wu, P Sha, B Li - International Journal of Rock …, 2021 - Elsevier
Remote sensing techniques (eg, terrestrial laser scanning and digital photogrammetry) have
been developed and applied rapidly in recent years for identification and analysis of rock …

Automatic identification and characterization of discontinuities in rock masses from 3D point clouds

D Kong, F Wu, C Saroglou - Engineering Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
The routine application of remote surveying techniques which can quickly acquire 3D digital
data with high resolution, in particular digital photogrammetry, light detection and ranging …

Discontinuity set extraction from 3D point clouds obtained by UAV Photogrammetry in a rockfall site

M Yakar, A Ulvi, AY Yiğit, A Alptekin - Survey Review, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Rockfall event is common on rocky terrain, and it threatens people. Recent advances in
remote sensing technologies allow us to model the terrain with high accuracy and …

Discontinuity interpretation and identification of potential rockfalls for high-steep slopes based on UAV nap-of-the-object photogrammetry

W Wang, W Zhao, B Chai, J Du, L Tang, X Yi - Computers & Geosciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Discontinuity extraction and interpretation of fractured masses is of high importance when
analyzing rock slope stability. Regarding high-steep slopes, which are areas that are difficult …

Automatic characterization of rock mass discontinuities using 3D point clouds

X Li, Z Chen, J Chen, H Zhu - Engineering Geology, 2019 - Elsevier
Direct contact measurements for rock mass discontinuities are generally difficult to perform,
time consuming, biased, and often dangerous. This paper presents an automatic …

[HTML][HTML] 3D model generated from UAV photogrammetry and semi-automated rock mass characterization

MJ Herrero, AP Pérez-Fortes, JI Escavy… - Computers & …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work develops a rock mass characterization of a limestone quarry in northern Spain
based on a 3D model obtained by using photographs taken from an unmanned aerial …

Automatic extraction of discontinuity orientation from rock mass surface 3D point cloud

J Chen, H Zhu, X Li - Computers & geosciences, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper presents a new method for extracting discontinuity orientation automatically from
rock mass surface 3D point cloud. The proposed method consists of four steps:(1) automatic …

Extraction and statistics of discontinuity orientation and trace length from typical fractured rock mass: A case study of the **nchang underground research laboratory …

W Xu, Y Zhang, X Li, X Wang, F Ma, J Zhao… - Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
The geological parameters of rock discontinuities are of great significance for the evaluation
of high-level radioactive waste repository and underground research laboratory (URL) site …