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The investigation(\u8c03\u67e5) involved three main(\u4e3b\u8981) steps: (i) set up of UAV-based Virtual Outcrop Models (VOMs) of the slope(\u8fb9\u5761), (ii) a geomechanical characterisation of the rock mass(\u5927\u4f17) through the VOM interpretation(\u89e3\u91ca) and conventional(\u5e38\u89c4) field data(\u6570\u636e), and (iii) 3D Limit Equilibrium (LE) slope(\u8fb9\u5761) stability(\u7a33\u5b9a\u6027) analyses(\u5206\u6790). 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