Field Camp Master Course 2023
This year again, the field camp on gravitational movements took place in the Ubaye Valley, for ten days early June. We worked on the landslide of Lavalette, and the rockfalls …
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UAV-LiDAR – Benchmark of 3 systems
In March 2023, Li Fei, Ludovic Baron, Aurélien Ballut and Marc-Henri Derron (Institute of Earth Sciences-UNIL) went with Marissa Koopman and Quentin Milliet (Forensic Sciences-UNIL) for one day acquisition with …
UAV-LiDAR – Benchmark of 3 systems Read MoreLaser scanning at le Locle
On 28 March, the risk group was back again at Le Locle for some laser scanning of the quarry des Granges. Three Lidar systems were used, one terrestrial Lidar from …
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Tetiana Sheremet: The 1991 Randa rockslide slope stability modeling in 2D&3D
The Swiss Alps, despite their breathtaking beauty, can hide many dangers such as structural instability. These can be caused by open fractures and ruptures resulting in a scree of several …
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Justine Chaubert: Les divers processus de l’éboulement du Ban du For
In Switzerland, the canton of Valais is one of the cantons most affected by natural hazards such as debris flows, landslides or rockslides. In January 2018, a landslide of about …
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Joëlle Jeltsch: Processus et aléas des laves torrentielles du bassin versant de Chamoson (Valais, Suisse)
The canton of Valais in Switzerland is heavily affected by debris flows. In 2018 and 2019, the village of Chamoson was affected by these destructive phenomena. These debris flows caused …
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Delphine Bossuat Pahud: Evaluation de la fiabilité de l’interférométrie radar satellitaire pour la gestion du risque de glissement de terrain (Vallée d’Aoste, Italie)
As part of the management of risks arising from slope instabilities, the acquisition of interferometric radar (InSAR) datas offer an attractive and relatively inexpensive solution. As this science is evolving, …
Delphine Bossuat Pahud: Evaluation de la fiabilité de l’interférométrie radar satellitaire pour la gestion du risque de glissement de terrain (Vallée d’Aoste, Italie) Read MoreNew course: From Outcrop to 3D Model
A new course, From Outcrop to 3D Model, is proposed to graduate students in geology from ELSTE. This course links structural geology with 3D data acquisition techniques, such as laser …
New course: From Outcrop to 3D Model Read MoreWelcome to Zenan Huo
Zenan Huo is a new Ph.D. student of the Risk Group, and his supervisor is Prof. Dr. Jaboyedoff. Zenan obtained his master’s degree in geotechnical engineering at the China University …
Welcome to Zenan Huo Read MoreWelcome to Benedikt Schatz
Hello, my name is Benedikt, and I am studying Civil Engineering at Technical University of Munich (TUM). My studies focus on Risk Analysis, Geotechnics and Mechanics. Additionally, I am collecting …
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