Quantifying discontinuity orientation and persistence on high mountain rock slopes and large landslides using terrestrial remote sensing techniques [PDF]
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2009 This paper describes experience gained in the application of terrestrial digital photogrammetry and terrestrial laser scanning for the characterization of the structure of high mountain rock slopes and large landslides.
M. Sturzenegger, D. Stead
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Persistence discontinuity in disordered contact processes with long-range interactions [PDF]
Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, 2020 We study the local persistence probability during non-stationary time evolutions in disordered contact processes with long-range interactions by a combination of the strong-disorder renormalization group (SDRG) method, a phenomenological theory of rare regions, and numerical simulations.
Róbert Juhász
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Influence of uncertainties: A focus on block volume and shape assessment for rockfall analysis
Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2023 Block size and shape depend on the state of fracturing of the rock mass and, consequently, on the geometrical features of the discontinuity sets (mainly orientation, spacing, and persistence).
Gessica Umili +2 more
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Remote Sensing, 2022 A research study aimed at the extending the means of estimating ISRM (International Society for Rock Mechanics) geomechanical parameters through non-contact methodologies, in the frame of the remote survey of rock masses, is herein presented.
Simone Mineo +2 more
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APPLICABILITY OF THE GEOLOGICAL STRENGTH INDEX (GSI) CLASSIFICATION FOR THE TRUSMADI FORMATION AT SABAH, MALAYSIA [PDF]
Earth Science Malaysia, 2020 During the feasibility and preliminary design stages of a project, when very little detailed information on the rock mass and its geomechanic characteristics is not available, the use of a Rock Mass Classification Scheme (RMCS) can be of considerable ...
Rodeano Roslee +3 more
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The Role of Industry Dynamics in the Persistence of First Mover Advantages [PDF]
, 2016 We advance first mover advantages literature by adding novel insights into the conditions that affect the persistence of first mover profitability and market share.
Gomez, J. +2 more
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Pell Grants as Performance-Based Scholarships? An Examination of Satisfactory Academic Progress Requirements in the Nation's Largest Need-Based Aid Program [PDF]
, 2016 The Federal Pell Grant Program is the nation’s largest need-based grant program. While students’ initial eligibility for the Pell is based on financial need, renewal is contingent on meeting minimum academic standards similar to those in models of ...
Schudde, Lauren, Scott-Clayton, Judith
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Strength behaviour of a model rock intersected by non-persistent joint
Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2019 Several constructions in the field of civil engineering quite often need to deal with rocks. Strength behaviour of rock intersected by a discontinuity or a set of discontinuities has been a topic of keen interest for engineering community.
Divya Shaunik, Mahendra Singh
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Complexity, 2020 The stability of grazing bifurcation is lost in three ways through the local analysis of the near-grazing dynamics using the classical concept of discontinuity mappings in the two-degree-of-freedom vibroimpact system with symmetrical constraints.
Zihan Wang +3 more
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Bifurcations of piecewise smooth flows:perspectives, methodologies and open problems [PDF]
, 2012 In this paper, the theory of bifurcations in piecewise smooth flows is critically surveyed. The focus is on results that hold in arbitrarily (but finitely) many dimensions, highlighting significant areas where a detailed understanding is presently ...
Colombo, Alessandro +3 more
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