The cushioning behaviour of granular materials, such as sand and gravel, has been studied
for the rational design and performance evaluation of a rock shed intended for rockfall …

The cushioning behavior of materials, such as sand, is numerically studied using a discrete
element method (DEM) for the rational design and performance evaluation of a rock shed …

To reduce the impact of mountain rockfall on the shed tunnel, cushion buffering materials
were designed as protective measures. The optimized design can improve the impact …

This paper investigates experimentally and numerically the phenomenon of boulder impacts
on granular soils typically used to reduce loads on shelters. Four series of full scale tests …

This study investigated the impact of rockfall impact against a granular cushion layer via 3-D
discrete element method (DEM). In the numerical model, the rock boulder was modeled as a …

Gravel cushions are widely laid on the top of structures or rock sheds to absorb the impact
energy of rockfalls in mountainous districts. Based on the discrete element method, a …

The composite cushion of sand and non-vented flexible airbags offers a promising
application in protecting galleries against rockfall. This research focuses on a numerical …

Shed structures are an important engineering method for mountain highways to resist
rockfall impacts. Research on the rockfall impact response is very important to the design of …

Soil cushion layers are commonly paved in front of protection structures to avoid the direct
impact of rockfall and debris flow. This study is devoted to investigating the influence of …

The prevention and the reduction of the rockfall are the common measures of the prevention
and the reduction of disasters. When the rock-shed resists the impact of the rockfall, the force …