… calculating the maximum impact force generated by the impact of a real size boulder onto a
rigid barrier. … the physical state of the colliding boulder involving elastic deformation, plastic …

… the flexible barrier will undergo large deformation, displacement, … sliding of the net along
supporting ropes, and (c) the large … barrier subjected to the impact of debris flow with boulders is …

… of the impact force, the displacement of boulder and flow front. … to estimate the maximum
impact force of boulders impacting … is because the boulder in the test DB is not only subjected to …

… of a rigid barrier is allowed under a boulder impact scenario, … assessing the factor of safety
of a rigid barrier against sliding … displacement approach produces conservative estimates of …

… is presented for calculating the flexural response behaviour of the cushioned barrier and …
A displacement-based model was developed by Lam, Yong, Lam, Kwan, Perera, Disfani …

… net than a concentrated load due to a single-boulder impact. … , and the force-displacement
of the spring is defined as the … for assessing the performance of flexible rockfall barriers, …

… This study proposes a procedure for assessing barrier … predominantly depict boulders exhibiting
sliding and rolling … on the barrier system but also the spread of boulder displacements as …

… are the main basis for determining the strength as well as the … of the boulder changes from
sliding to toppling–sliding, and … , and the sliding displacements, toppling displacements, and …

… chosen to model the barrier plate as though it was rigid for the … to displace elastically and
then calculating the degree of … They give a helpful theoretical basis for when boulders can …

… In this study, a calibrated discrete element method model was used to model boulders …
Analytical solution for estimating sliding displacement of rigid barriers subjected to boulder …