A case study on an open hillside landslide impacting on a flexible rockfall barrier at Jordan
Valley, Hong Kong is presented in this paper. The landslide occurred sometime in June …

The runup height and impact load of landslide debris are the key parameters for design of
debris hazard mitigation structures. However, the movement of obstacle (eg, deformation of …

Flexible rockfall barriers are commonly constructed on steep hillsides to mitigate rockfall.
The evaluation of the dynamic response of proprietary flexible rockfall barriers is …

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 …

Mitigation of natural terrain hazards through the use of flexible and rigid barriers has
become a common type of geotechnical work in Hong Kong. The current design approach …

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 …

ABSTRACT A new type of flexible debris-resisting barrier has been designed using the state-
of-the-art analytical force approach for mitigation of channelised debris flow hazards in a …

Effective design of mitigation measures against debris flow hazards remains a challenging
geotechnical problem. At present, a pseudo-static approach is commonly used for the …

Landslide risks arising from boulder falls and debris flows are commonly mitigated using
rigid and flexible barriers. Debris–barrier interaction is a complicated process, so current …

A new analytical model is proposed to estimate the peak impact pressure of debris flow
exerted on a rigid barrier. The new model consists of two terms, p= α 1 ρ 0 gh 0+ 0· 5 ρ 0 u …