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Potential rockfalls in the periglacial zone of the Polish High Tatras : extent and kinematics

Geographia Polonica
The study offers the first attempt to combine the identification of rock cliffs particularly prone to rockfall with estimates of the potential trajectories and kinetic energies of the material released in this way in the Tatra Mountains.
Joanna Kajdas, Bogdan Gądek
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The Evolution of Autonomous Systems for Planetary Cave Exploration: A Review

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The exploration of Subsurface Access Points (SAPs), such as lava tubes on the Moon and Mars, has gained significant interest due to their potential as stable environments shielded from surface radiation and temperature extremes. These sites are considered high‐value targets for detecting water and signs of ancient life, and assessing their ...
Sarah Swinton, Daniel Mitchell, Jamie Blanche, Euan McGookin, David Flynn   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Review of geological and seismotectonic investigations related to 1998 Mw5.6 and 2004 Mw5.2 earthquakes in Krn Mountains to 1998 Mw5.6 and 2004 Mw5.2 earthquakes in Krn Mountains

Geologija, 2019
A review of geological and seismotectonic investigations conducted in the two decades after the 12 April 1998 earthquake in Krn Mountains, according to its magnitude the strongest earthquake in Slovenia in the 20th century, is given.
Andrej Gosar
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Classification of Risks for Landslides in Slopes and Hillsides of Volcanic Nature in Macaronesia and Their Application to the Canary Islands

Geosciences, 2023
Due to their genesis, volcanic rocks present some singularities that make their geotechnical characteristics significantly different from other more common types of massifs, such as sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.
Sergio Leyva, Noelia Cruz-Pérez, Jesica Rodríguez-Martín, Juan C. Santamarta   +3 more
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Quantitative analysis of risk from fragmental rockfalls [PDF]

, 2019
The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10346-018-1087-9Rockfalls are ubiquitous diffuse hazard in mountain regions, cliffs, and cutslopes, with the potential of causing victims and severely damaging buildings and ...
Corominas Dulcet, Jordi, Matas Casado, Gerard, Ruiz Carulla, Roger   +2 more
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Isolation, Insularity and Resilience: A Review of the Geophysical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Vulnerabilities of Gran Canaria and Lesvos Islands for Policy Interventions to Global Change

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The dynamic nature of small islands being geographically isolated and their perceived connectedness with global networks complicates research attempts to draw general conclusions on whether insularity leads to marginalization or strengthens their resilience for sustainable development.
Toheeb Lekan Jolaosho, Mazen Marouani, Takwa Boughanmi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deep Neural Networks for the Estimation of Masonry Structures Failures under Rockfalls

Geosciences, 2023
Although the principal aim of the rockfall management is to prevent rock boulders from reaching the buildings instead of the buildings resisting the boulder impacts, there usually exists a residual risk that has to be assessed, even when structural ...
Olga Mavrouli, Athanasia D. Skentou, Josep Maria Carbonell, Markos Z. Tsoukalas, M. Amparo Núñez-Andrés, Panagiotis G. Asteris   +5 more
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3D Analysis of a Fragmental Rockfall

, 2020
Fragmentation in a rockfall event influence the total number of fragments, the mass distribution, and the impact energies and runouts. Then, the probability of impact and hazard characterization should consider fragmentation. A fractal fragmentation model has been proposed in order to reproduce the phenomenon.
Ruiz Carulla, Roger, Matas Casado, Gerard, Corominas Dulcet, Jordi, Lantada, Nieves   +3 more
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QuaRRi: a new methodology for rock-fall risk analysis and management in quarry exploitation [PDF]

, 2010
Rockfall is one of the most critical geological events that can affect quarrying activities. Nevertheless, few tools are currently available to help designers and managers correctly define the risk conditions and quantify the advantages, in terms of ...
Borio, Luca, Falanesca, Matteo, Peila, Daniele, Picchio, A.   +3 more
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A Two-Threshold Model for Scaling Laws of Non-Interacting Snow Avalanches

, 2004
The sizes of snow slab failure that trigger snow avalanches are power-law distributed. Such a power-law probability distribution function has also been proposed to characterize different landslide types.
C. Dussauge, D. Sornette, D. H. Rothman, F. Louchet, Francois Louchet, H. L. Jensen, Jean-Robert Grasso, Jerome Faillettaz, K. Aki, P. Bak, S. Hergarten, S. C. Colbeck   +11 more
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