Fine-Scale Characterization of Rock Mass Discontinuities in Complex Terrain: A Geometry-Aware Deep Learning Approach

Wantong Zhang , Chen He , Yunzhe Jin , Chi Yao , Yongli Ma , Zhiwei Ye , Xiaobo Zhang , Jianhua Yang , Chuangbing Zhou

Journal of Earth Science ›› 2026, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (5) : 2464 -2468.

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Journal of Earth Science ›› 2026, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (5) :2464 -2468. DOI: 10.1007/s12583-026-0616-z
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Wantong Zhang, Chen He, Yunzhe Jin, Chi Yao, Yongli Ma, Zhiwei Ye, Xiaobo Zhang, Jianhua Yang, Chuangbing Zhou. Fine-Scale Characterization of Rock Mass Discontinuities in Complex Terrain: A Geometry-Aware Deep Learning Approach. Journal of Earth Science, 2026, 37 (5) : 2464-2468 DOI:10.1007/s12583-026-0616-z

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