A massive disaster occurred in June 2013 in Kedarnath, India, due to cloudburst and
extremely heavy rain along the Chorabari glacier. The resulting flash floods further …

As a part of the construction of Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon, in Colorado, three
new types of barriers for protection against rockfall were developed through a program of …

Flexible barriers trap large particles and boulders in debris flow but allow slurry and small
particles to pass through. Field tests and real cases indicate that a certain amount of slurry …

Currently, there is no effective analysis algorithm to calculate and evaluate the residual
performance of flexible barriers after suffering rockfall impact. To solve this problem, a novel …

In this paper, a three-dimensional elasto-plastic response analysis on impact loading tests of
a full-scale conventional rockfall protection fence was performed, and the applicability of the …

Debris-flow impact load is one of the key parameters for design of engineering
countermeasures. The multiple-surge load model is a remarkable progress in estimating the …

This paper presents a numerical approach for the design of rockfall catchfence based on the
study of the rockfall stabilization works at Route 5 state highway in NJ, US where severe …

In mountainous areas, channelized rock avalanches swarm downslope leading to large
impact forces on building structures in residential areas. Arrays of rock avalanche baffles are …

Granular debris flow baffles are commonly installed in front of rigid barriers to dissipate flow
energy and reduce the required barrier impact capacity. Despite the engineering value of …

Flexible barriers are an effective type of mitigation measure against debris avalanches in
valleys and can affect the kinetic energy and mass of debris avalanches. To investigate the …