Conventionally, flexible barriers are rated based on their ability to resist a free-falling
boulder with a particular input energy. However, there is still no well-accepted approach for …

The impulse load of boulders at the front of debris flows is critical to the design of structural
defense measures, which are commonly constructed on hillsides to mitigate landslide risk …

Rigid barriers are commonly used as defense measures in hilly areas to contain falling
boulders and landslide debris, and the sliding displacement of these barriers is a key design …

Boulders entrained in debris flow induce high impact forces on a rigid barrier. In current
design practice, the concentrated load from boulders is estimated using the Hertz equation …

Debris flows carry enormous momentum as they surge downslope and could cause loss of
lives and damage to infrastructure. Structural countermeasures such as rigid and flexible …

Flexible ring nets exhibit complex nonlinear mechanical behaviour when subjected to static
and dynamic impact loads. This research presents the development of an efficient numerical …

Flexible barriers are being increasingly applied to mitigate the danger of debris flows.
However, how barriers can be better designed to withstand the impact loads of debris flows …

Flexible barriers have been widely applied in rockfall mitigation in recent years. However,
the behavior of flexible barriers under the impact of boulders is still not fully understood. To …

Flexible barriers have been widely adopted to mitigate the debris flow disasters. However,
the research on the coupled interaction analysis between flexible barriers and debris flows …

Flexible barriers have received increasing attention in debris flow control because they are
more economical and easier to install when compared with rigid barriers. However, in the …