An integrated remote sensing-GIS approach for the analysis of an open pit in the Carrara marble district, Italy: Slope stability assessment through kinematic and numerical methods

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 67, Issue , 2015, Pages 46-63

  Francioni, M ^a   Salvini, R ^b   Stead, D ^a   Giovannini, R ^b   Riccucci, S ^b   Vanneschi, C ^b   Gulli D ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c Regione Toscana Operative Unit of Mining Engineering (UOIM) AUSL 1 Carrara   (Italy)

Author keywords

3D finite difference method; Deterministic kinematic analysis; GIS; Stress induced damage; Terrestrial laser scanning; Unmanned aerial vehicle

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOLOGY; KINEMATICS; LASER APPLICATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPEN PIT MINING; REMOTE SENSING; STEEL BEAMS AND GIRDERS; SURFACE ANALYSIS; SYSTEM STABILITY; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

3D FINITE DIFFERENCES; KINEMATIC ANALYSIS; KINEMATIC CHARACTERIZATION; REMOTE SENSING TOOLS; STABILITY ASSESSMENT; STRESS-INDUCED DAMAGE; TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING; TERRESTRIAL PHOTOGRAMMETRIES;

SLOPE STABILITY;

DAMAGE MECHANICS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GIS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; KINEMATICS; NUMERICAL METHOD; OPEN PIT MINE; REMOTE SENSING; SLOPE STABILITY; STRESS ANALYSIS; UNMANNED VEHICLE;

APENNINES; APUANE ALPS; CARRARA; ITALY; MASSA-CARRARA; TUSCANY;

EID: 84924186255     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: 18737633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2015.02.009     Document Type: Article

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