The evaluation of engineering rock mass quality is fundamental work for the engineering
activities of rock mass. The increasing scale of rock mass engineering necessitates higher …

Fast and accurate assessment of slope topography and geological information and
understanding of slope deformation evolution are of great significance in emergency …

Geometric characterization of discontinuity planes in rock masses is an essential practice in
rock engineering. Analysis of 3D point cloud data of exposed rock surfaces acquired by …

Ground filtering is necessary in processing airborne light detection and ranging (LiDAR)
point clouds for forestry applications. This study proposes a progressive plane detection …

Measuring the spatial distribution of discontinuities in tunnel faces obscured by shotcrete
and excavation profiles remains challenging. This paper introduces a novel method for …

Data provides valuable information and insights and assists in making strategic decisions.
The quality of the data is distorted by noise, which negatively affects information, insights …

The increasing availability of point cloud acquisition techniques makes it possible to
significantly increase 3D observation capacity by the registration of multi-sensor, multi …

Permeability assessment of naturally fractured rocks and fractured rocks after fracturing is
critical to the development of oil and gas resources. In this paper, based on the discrete …

Although various automatic joint trace survey methods have been proposed, it has been
difficult to evaluate their accuracy. This difficulty lies in the lack of comprehensive metrics for …

Using a rock slope surface model generated from unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) digital
photogrammetry, this study develops a new semi-automatic dangerous rock blocks …