Automated mapping of rock discontinuities in 3D lidar and photogrammetry models

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue , 2012, Pages 150-158

  Lato, Matthew J ^a   Vöge, Malte ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCONTINUITY; LIDAR; MAPPING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; ROCK MECHANICS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 84863430666     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2012.06.003     Document Type: Article

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