Numerical simulation of responses of flexible rockfall barriers under impact loading at different positions

L Zhao, ZX Yu, YP Liu, JW He, SL Chan… - Journal of Constructional …, 2020 - Elsevier
… In order to accurately simulate the complicated behaviour of a flexible barrier, which is …
of the numerical modelling of the main components and connections of the flexible barrier are …

Numerical investigation on the dynamic response of rockfall impacts on flexible barrier under seismic loading

Z Ge, H Liu - Natural Hazards, 2023 - Springer
Numerical modeling has become the mainstream way to study the dynamic response of
flexible barriers. Either the finite element method (FEM) (Escallón et al. 2014; Castanon-Jano et …

Dynamic response of flexible rockfall barriers with different block shapes

Z Yu, L Luo, C Liu, L Guo, X Qi, L Zhao - Landslides, 2021 - Springer
responses of flexible rockfall barriers are analyzed and discussed, focusing on the effects of
the block’s shape. The numerical … In this section, the details of the numerical modeling of the …

Toward a generic computational approach for flexible rockfall barrier modeling

JB Coulibaly, MA Chanut, S Lambert, F Nicot - Rock Mechanics and Rock …, 2019 - Springer
… practical shortcomings of full-scale tests, numerical modeling has been used to simulate
impacts on … In this section, the numerical investigation focuses on the mechanical response of …

Assessment of the predictive capabilities of discrete element models for flexible rockfall barriers

L Dugelas, JB Coulibaly, F Bourrier, S Lambert… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
modeling approaches for predicting the impact response of flexible rockfall protection barriers
In parallel, numerical modeling techniques have been used to simulate impact tests and to …

Numerical simulation of dynamic responses of semi-rigid rockfall protection barriers subjected to impact loading at different positions

X Qi, L Zhao, CR Hao, ZX Yu, SC Zhao - Bulletin of Engineering Geology …, 2022 - Springer
… of the numerical modeling technology of the … rockfall protection barrier based on LS-DYNA
are described. For more details of the numerical model, please refer to successful simulations

Sensitivity analysis of the global response of flexible rockfall barriers

C Douthe, C Girardon, R Boulaud - Geosciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
… The protective barrier used in the tests and numerical simulations is made up of three
modules (2.75 m × 5.00 m each) anchored perpendicular to the cliff. The size of the net is 2.75 m …

Finite element analysis for rockfall and debris flow mitigation works

JSH Kwan, EHY Sze, C Lam - Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2019 - cdnsciencepub.com
… In addition to physical testing, numerical simulations can be … of numerical models to simulate
rigid and flexible barriers … the barrier responses, Table 5 summarizes the simulated and …

Study on numerical model and dynamic response of ring net in flexible rockfall barriers

C Xia, Z Zhang, C Liu, H Zhang, S Tian - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
… the numerical model proposed in this study is used to simulate the dynamic response of flexible
rockfall barriers, it … method for numerical simulation of the ring network, and based on this …

Experimental and numerical impact responses of an innovative rockfall protection structure made of articulated concrete blocks

A Furet, P Villard, JP Jarrin, S Lambert - Rock Mechanics and Rock …, 2022 - Springer
… The response of such a structure under impact is investigated … impact experiments and
numerical simulations. The finite … -scale experiments and numerical simulations of impacts on …