Application of the Kinematic Assessment of Multi-Faced Slopes Using Stereographic Projection: The Case Study of a Planar Failure on the Spondylus Coast, Ecuador
Abstract
:1. Introduction and Scope
2. Materials and Methods
3. Study Site
4. Results
4.1. Observational Results
4.2. Planar Failure in the Two-Faced Cliff of Punta Barbasquillo Cape in Manta (Ecuador)
4.3. Kinematic Assessment
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Borja Bernal, C.P.; Jordá Bordehore, L. Application of the Kinematic Assessment of Multi-Faced Slopes Using Stereographic Projection: The Case Study of a Planar Failure on the Spondylus Coast, Ecuador. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 8245. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13148245
Borja Bernal CP, Jordá Bordehore L. Application of the Kinematic Assessment of Multi-Faced Slopes Using Stereographic Projection: The Case Study of a Planar Failure on the Spondylus Coast, Ecuador. Applied Sciences. 2023; 13(14):8245. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13148245
Chicago/Turabian StyleBorja Bernal, Cesar Patricio, and Luis Jordá Bordehore. 2023. "Application of the Kinematic Assessment of Multi-Faced Slopes Using Stereographic Projection: The Case Study of a Planar Failure on the Spondylus Coast, Ecuador" Applied Sciences 13, no. 14: 8245. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13148245
APA StyleBorja Bernal, C. P., & Jordá Bordehore, L. (2023). Application of the Kinematic Assessment of Multi-Faced Slopes Using Stereographic Projection: The Case Study of a Planar Failure on the Spondylus Coast, Ecuador. Applied Sciences, 13(14), 8245. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13148245