Abstract
After a recent forest fire, a weathered granite rock slope located in the northwest of Spain may become increasingly susceptible to rockfalls. This study presents a multi-approach assessment of rockfall hazard, with some features deserving particular attention. First, the geomorphological context represented by a weathered rock mass with multiple dispersed blocks presenting various potential instability mechanisms. Secondly, the presence of a hillfort behind the slope and a small village at its toe, limiting the available solutions for rockfall protection. Finally, the combination of different remote sensing techniques (unmanned aircraft system topography and light detection and ranging) with a semi-automatic geostructural analysis has been successfully applied to obtain both a 3D point cloud of the wide area under study in addition to an estimation of mean block volume for rockfall simulations. Additionally, the design and implementation of a protective measure (rock dynamic barrier) have been addressed.
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Pérez-Rey, I., Riquelme, A., González-deSantos, L.M. et al. A multi-approach rockfall hazard assessment on a weathered granite natural rock slope. Landslides 16, 2005–2015 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10346-019-01208-5
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