Terrestrial Photogrammetry and Numerical Modelling for the Stability Analysis of Rock Slopes in High Mountain Areas: Aiguilles Marbrées case

• Published in: Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
• Main Authors: M. Curtaz, A. M. Ferrero, G. Umili, RONCELLA, Riccardo, SEGALINI, Andrea
• Other Authors: M., Curtaz, A. M., Ferrero, Roncella, Riccardo, Segalini, Andrea, G., Umili
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Rock Fall; High mountain; Remote surveying technique; Stability analysi; Distinct element model; Mont Blanc; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11381/2684694; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-013-0446-z

Several high-altitude slope instability phenomena, involving rock blocks of different volumes, have been observed in recent years. The increase in these phenomena could be correlated to climatic variations and to a general increase in temperature that has induced both ice melting with consequent wat...