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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-2745-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-2745-2019
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Research article
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04 Dec 2019
Research article |
| 04 Dec 2019
| 04 Dec 2019
Three-dimensional rockfall shape back analysis: methods and implications
David A. Bonneau
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering –
Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 3N6
D. Jean Hutchinson
Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering –
Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 3N6
Paul-Mark DiFrancesco
Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering –
Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 3N6
Melanie Coombs
Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering –
Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 3N6
Zac Sala
Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering –
Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 3N6
BGC Engineering Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6Z 0C8
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- Mechanics and modelling approaches of rockfall: a comprehensive review for hazard mitigation in hill roads S. Maheshwari et al. 10.1007/s12517-025-12189-2
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Short summary
In mountainous regions around the world rockfalls pose a hazard to infrastructure and society. To aid in our understanding and management of these complex hazards, an inventory can be compiled. Three-dimensional remote sensing data can be used to locate the source zones of these events and generate models of areas which detached. We address the way in which the shape of a rockfall object can be measured. The shape of a rockfall has implications for forward modelling of potential runout zones.
In mountainous regions around the world rockfalls pose a hazard to infrastructure and society....
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