Regional deterministic characterization of fracture networks and its application to GIS-based rock fall risk assessment

Engineering Geology

Volumn 94, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 201-214

  Sturzenegger, M ^a   Sartori, M ^b   Jaboyedoff, M ^c   Stead, D ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Block shape; Block size; GIS; Joint frequency; Risk assessment; Rock fall

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LITHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLOPE STABILITY;

BLOCK SIZE; JOINT FREQUENCY; ROCK FALL;

ROCKS;

FRACTURE NETWORK; GIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROCKFALL;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 35248886084     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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