Structural geology and geotechnics |
Structural mapping |
Gates & Haneberg (2012Gates W.C.B., Haneberg W.C. 2012. Comparison of Standard Structural Mapping Results to 3-D Photogrammetric Model Results: Boundary Transformer Banks Rockfall Mitigation Project, Metaline Falls, Washington. In: US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, 46. Annals… Chicago: American Rock Mechanics Association.) |
Extraction of the orientations of the discontinuities |
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Surveys of trenches, rock exposures and hand specimens for paleo-seismology and structural geology |
Bemis et al. (2014Bemis S.P., Micklethwaite S., Turner D., James M.R., Akciz S., Thiele S.T., Bangash H.A. 2014. Ground-based and UAV-Based photogrammetry: A multi-scale, high-resolution mapping tool for structural geology and paleoseismology. Journal of Structural Geology, 69(Part A):163-178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2014.10.007
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Fault analysis |
Tavani et al. (2016Tavani S., Corradetti A., Billi A. 2016. High precision analysis of an embryonic extensional fault-related fold using 3D orthorectified virtual outcrops: The viewpoint importance in structural geology. Journal of Structural Geology, 86:200-210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2016.03.009
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Geo-mechanical classification |
Riquelme et al. (2016Riquelme A.J., Tomás R., Abellán A. 2016. Characterization of rock slopes through slope mass rating using 3D point clouds. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 84:165-176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2015.12.008
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Kinematic analysis of rock slopes |
Jorda-Bordehore et al. (2017Jordá-Bordehore L., Riquelme A., Cano M., Tomás R. 2017. Comparing manual and remote sensing field discontinuity collection used in kinematic stability assessment of failed rock slopes. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 97:24-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2017.06.004
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Accuracy of SfM and LiDAR for structural measurements |
Cawood et al. (2017Cawood A.J., Bond C.E., Howell J.A., Butler R.W., Totake Y. 2017. LiDAR, UAV or compass-clinometer? Accuracy, coverage and the effects on structural models. Journal of Structural Geology, 98:67-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2017.04.004
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Orientation measurements of complex folds |
Zachariah & Terry (2018Zachariah D.F., Terry L.P. 2018. An orientation based correction method for SfM-MVS point clouds. Implications for field geology. Journal of Structural Geology, 113:76-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2018.05.014
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Topography and bathymetry |
Extracting shallow stream bathymetry |
Dietrich (2017Dietrich J.T. 2017. Bathymetric Structure-from-Motion: extracting shallow stream bathymetry from multi-view stereo photogrammetry. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 42(2):355-364. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.4060
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Topography with UAVs |
James & Robson (2014James M.R., Robson S. 2014. Mitigating systematic error in topographic models derived from UAV and ground-based image networks. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 39(10):1413-1420. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.3609
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Generation of high-resolution DEM |
James & Robson (2012James M.R., Robson S. 2012. Straightforward reconstruction of 3D surfaces and topography with a camera: Accuracy and geoscience application. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 117(F3):1-17. https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JF002289
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General geology |
Building a virtual outcrop (3D geology) |
Tavani et al. (2014Tavani S., Granado P., Corradetti A., Girundo M., Iannace A., Arbués P., Munõz J., Mazzoli S. 2014. Building a virtual outcrop, extracting geological information from it, and sharing the results in Google Earth via OpenPlot and Photoscan: An example from the Khaviz Anticline (Iran). Computers and Geosciences, 63:44-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2013.10.013
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UAVs for mapping dolomite geobodies |
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Reservoir analysis |
Geomechanical and fluid flow models |
Bisdom et al. (2017Bisdom K., Nick H.M., Bertotti G. 2017. An integrated workflow for stress and flow modelling using outcrop-derived discrete fracture networks. Computers and Geosciences, 103:21-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2017.02.019
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Characterization of reservoir analogs |
Biber et al. (2018Biber K., Khan S.D., Seers T.D., Sarmiento S., Lakshmikantha M. 2018. Quantitative characterization of a naturally fractured reservoir analog using a hybrid lidar-gigapixel imaging approach. Geosphere, 14(2):710-730. https://doi.org/10.1130/GES01449.1
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