In recent years, there has been an up surging interest toward the investigation of the
response of low energy rockfall barriers. The mechanical response of these structures …

Rockfall hazards in open pit applications mainly occur in steep open pit walls due to
aggressive pit design, in flat walls without berms while following shallow dipping ore bodies …

Layers of gravel represent an energy-absorbing system for structures subjected to rockfall.
To support the design of such structures, relations between the penetration depth, the impact …

Galleries are common measures to protect roads and railways from rockfall. Rockfall is one
of the most relevant natural hazards in the mountainous regions of Switzerland. The recent …

Rock-filled gabions are used to shield barriers and galleries from boulder fall in
mountainous regions. A challenge in the design of rock-filled gabions lies in the estimation …

There are various protection measures against rockfalls. An embankment is effective in
rockfall hazard mitigation at a dangerous slope end. The slope rockfall tests on full-scale …

Debris flows entrain and transport large boulders that are capable of destroying structures
along their flow path. Clusters of boulders generally accumulate at the front of a torrent via …

The impact behaviour of composite geo-cells used as components of rock fall protection
structures is studied experimentally. The response of single cells subjected to impact by a …

Shock absorbers are often situated on top of rock-sheds to mitigate the effects of geological
disasters such as rockfalls. In this study, three full-scale impact load tests, with impact …