[HTML][HTML] A review of laser scanning for geological and geotechnical applications in underground mining

SK Singh, BP Banerjee, S Raval - International Journal of Mining Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Laser scanning can provide timely assessments of mine sites despite adverse challenges in
the operational environment. Although there are several published articles on laser …

[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 …

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 …

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 …

Classification methods for point clouds in rock slope monitoring: A novel machine learning approach and comparative analysis

L Weidner, G Walton, R Kromer - Engineering Geology, 2019 - Elsevier
High-resolution remote monitoring of slopes using terrestrial LiDAR and photogrammetry is
a valuable tool for the management of civil and mining geotechnical asset hazards, but …

Automatic discontinuity identification and quantitative monitoring of unstable blocks using terrestrial laser scanning in large landslide during emergency disposal

J Zhou, N Jiang, H Li - Landslides, 2024 - Springer
Fast and accurate assessment of slope topography and geological information and
understanding of slope deformation evolution are of great significance in emergency …

Multi-source data driven method for assessing the rock mass quality of a NATM tunnel face via hybrid ensemble learning models

M Zhou, J Chen, H Huang, D Zhang, S Zhao… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Current assessments of rock mass quality of a NATM tunnel face are important in the
practice of tunnel excavation. This study establishes a multi-source database and proposes …

Rapid simplification of 3D geometry model of mechanisms in the digital twins-driven manufacturing system design

J Leng, Z Lin, Z Huang, R Ye, Q Liu, X Chen - Journal of Intelligent …, 2024 - Springer
With the development of simulation technology, more and more manufacturers have begun
to use the digital twin to design workshops and factories. For these design scenarios under …

Rock discontinuities identification from 3D point clouds using artificial neural network

Y Ge, B Cao, H Tang - Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2022 - Springer
Rock discontinuities fundamentally impact the mechanical and hydraulic behaviors of a rock
mass, and thus it is a critically important task to characterize the geometrical parameters of …