Rock slope monitoring is an important aspect of better understanding the deformation
behaviours and failure mechanisms of rock slopes. In this study, a multi-smartphone …

The popularity of smartphones along with advances in sensor technologies has opened new
possibilities for scientific application and low-cost observation. Particularly useful is the …

Rock joints play a crucial role in determining the behavior and stability of rock masses.
Despite their importance, there is a lack of devices for easily and accurately measuring joint …

Tunnel documentation and inspection are crucial for ensuring public safety. To provide a
useful tool in 3D tunnel reconstruction for engineers, we propose a novel multi-smartphone …

Reservoir water and rainfall, leading to fluctuations groundwater levels, are the main
triggering factors that induce landslides in the Three Gorges Reservoir area. This study …

A simplified geomechanical model was proposed by considering three typical necking-type
slopes; this model lays a foundation for the further investigation of the deformation behaviors …

The feasibility of using a portable photogrammetric device to digitalise rock surface
roughness is investigated. Structured light 3D scanner, terrestrial LiDAR scanner, and …

The effect of soil arching often leads to delayed ground collapse disasters due to the
tunnelling instability of earth pressure balance shields (EPBS) in the sand. To reveal the …

The geological hazard of water–sand inrush is a matter of concern for infrastructure
construction and resource exploration activities in China, due to the complex interplay …

In landslides that conform to the three-section mechanism, the rear fissure is the essential
component of the potential sliding surface. Hence, the evolutionary mechanism behind that …