Structural geology; Rockfall hazard; 3D geological mapping; 3D Remote Sensing; Change Detection; Lidar; 3D geology
Guerin Antoine, Jaboyedoff Michel, Collins Brian D., Stock Greg M., Derron Marc-Henri, Abellán Antonio, Matasci Battista (2020), Remote thermal detection of exfoliation sheet deformation, in
Landslides.
Guerin Antoine, Stock Greg M., Radue Mariah J., Jaboyedoff Michel, Collins Brian D., Matasci Battista, Avdievitch Nikita, Derron Marc-Henri (2020), Quantifying 40 years of rockfall activity in Yosemite Valley with historical Structure-from-Motion photogrammetry and terrestrial laser scanning, in
Geomorphology, 356, 107069-107069.
Collins Brian D., Sandrone Federica, Gastaldo Laurent, Stock Greg M., Jaboyedoff Michel (2020),
Rock Strength Properties of Granitic Rocks in Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA.
Guerin Antoine, Jaboyedoff Michel, Collins Brian D., Derron Marc-Henri, Stock Greg M., Matasci Battista, Boesiger Martin, Lefeuvre Caroline, Podladchikov Yury Y. (2019), Detection of rock bridges by infrared thermal imaging and modeling, in
Scientific Reports, 9(1), 13138-13138.
Matasci B., Stock G. M., Jaboyedoff M., Carrea D., Collins B. D., Guérin A., Matasci G., Ravanel L. (2018), Assessing rockfall susceptibility in steep and overhanging slopes using three-dimensional analysis of failure mechanisms, in
Landslides, 15(5), 859-878.
Guerin Antoine, Abellán Antonio, Matasci Battista, Jaboyedoff Michel, Derron Marc-Henri, Ravanel Ludovic (2017), Brief communication: 3-D reconstruction of a collapsed rock pillar from Web-retrieved images and terrestrial lidar data – the 2005 event of the west face of the Drus (Mont Blanc massif), in
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 17(7), 1207-1220.
Guerin Antoine, Nguyen Liliane, Abellán Antonio, Carrea Dario, Derron Marc-Henri, Jaboyedoff Michel (2017), Common problems encountered in 3D mapping of geological contacts using high-resolution terrain and image data, in
European Journal of Remote Sensing, 48(1), 661-672.
Matasci Battista, Carrea Dario, Abellan Antonio, Derron Marc-Henri, Humair Florian, Jaboyedoff Michel, Metzger Richard (2017), Geological mapping and fold modeling using Terrestrial Laser Scanning point clouds: application to the Dents-du-Midi limestone massif (Switzerland), in
European Journal of Remote Sensing, 48(1), 569-591.
Matasci Battista, Jaboyedoff Michel, Loye Alexandre, Pedrazzini Andrea, Derron Marc-Henri, Pedrozzi G. (2015), Impacts of fracturing patterns on the rockfall susceptibility and erosion rate of stratified limestone, in
Geomorphology, 241, 83-97.
Matasci Battista, Jaboyedoff Michel, Ravanel Ludovic, Deline Philip (2015), Stability Assessment, Potential Collapsesand Future Evolution of the West Faceof the Drus (3,754 m a.s.l., Mont Blanc Massif), in Wasowski Janusz , Sciarra Nicola , Crosta Giovanni B. , Lollino Giorgio , Azzam Rafig, Corominas Jordi , Giordan Daniele (ed.), Springer International Publishing, Cham, 791-795.
Matasci Battista (2015), Stability Assessment, Potential Collapses and Future Evolution of the West Face of the Drus (3,754 m a.s.l., Mont Blanc Massif), in
SPRINGER, 791-795.
Grenon Martin, Matasci Battista, Jaboyedoff Michel, Stock Greg (2014), Discrete fracture network modelling using Coltop3D for rockfall potential assessment at Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, in
International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, Vancouver, Canada247ULAVAL, Quebec247.
Matasci Battista, Geological mapping and fold modeling using Terrestrial Laser Scanning point clouds: application to the Dents-du- Midi limestone massif (Switzerland), in
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF REMOTE SENSING.
This project is the prolongation of the on-going FNS project “Rockfall sources: toward accurate frequency estimation and detection” that has shown that rockfall susceptibility can be improved by using other information than the usual discontinuity sets geometry. Rock types, geological contacts geometry, weathering state, water flow paths and thermal conditions are valuable factors to investigate. In order to get this information on high and steep rock faces, this new project proposes to use recent ground based remote sensing techniques. In particular, the focus will be put on coupling terrestrial laser scanning with multispectral and thermal imaging. For rockfall susceptibility assessment, these investigations will help to better define rock release locations, thermal stress deformation, preferential erosion zones, water flow paths, event frequencies and erosion rates. This approach is not limited to rockfall assessment but of primary interest for vertical geology, i.e. the geological mapping of rock properties on high resolution 3D surfaces. Vertical geology will maximize the information extracted from steep rock walls, in order to use it as input data for 3D geological mapping and modeling.Several sites have been selected according to the different stages and goals of the project. Research works in the Yosemite Valley will continue with the vertical geology approach in order to improve the rockfall hazard mapping. There, a specific emphasize will be put on quantifying effects of thermal variation on rock deformation and rupture by coupling thermal imaging with lidar data. A new field of investigation will start in Torres del Paine (Chile) to get 3D geological maps of igneous intrusion bodies in high vertical walls. Other sites in the Alps and in France, with active rockfalls and excellent outcrop conditions, will be investigated to produce full 3D geological models.