China has a significant portion of land in landslide-prone areas, and remote sensing
technologies are becoming a tool of choice to investigate and monitor landslides. Although …

Identifying rock mass discontinuities and their plane orientation are crucial factors when
determining rock mass characteristics. Rock mass discontinuity map** is fundamentally …

The increased development of computer vision technology combined with the increased
availability of innovative platforms with ultra-high-resolution sensors, has generated new …

A new semi-automated method is proposed in this study that detects joint traces from digital
images and calculates the length distribution through three-dimensional data structuring …

This study utilizes a semantic-level computer vision-based detection to characterize fracture
traces of hard rock pillars in underground space. The trace images captured by …

Recent advances in remote sensing techniques and computer algorithms allow accurate,
abundant, and high-resolution geometric information retrieval for rock mass characterization …

The increased accessibility of drone technology and structure from motion 3D scene
reconstruction have transformed the approach for map** inaccessible slopes undergoing …

Nowadays the use of remote monitoring sensors is a standard practice in landslide
characterization and monitoring. In the last decades, technologies such as LiDAR, terrestrial …

Rockfall is one of the most hazardous phenomena in mountainous and hilly regions with
high and steep terrain. Such incidents can cause massive damage to people, properties …

Rapid slope instabilities (ie, rockfalls) involving highway networks in mountainous areas
pose a threat to facilities, settlements and life, thus representing a challenge for asset …