Rock sizes and shapes influence the trajectories of rockfall. Thus, this study examined the
bounce height and runout distance of falling rocks on the basis of different rock sizes, rock …

Rockfalls can pose a significant threat to traffic safety in mountainous areas. Galleries
covered by a granular layer have proven effective in protecting both the people and the …

In this paper, a new design approach based on the principles of energy and momentum
conservation is proposed for the design of free-standing rigid barriers subject to point …

A deflector is a structure installed at the crest of a rigid barrier to prevent the over-spilling of
debris flow from damaging the downstream infrastructures and human lives. Despite its clear …

Open shallow landslides occur regularly in a wide range of natural terrains. Generally, they
are difficult to predict and result in damages to properties and disruption of transportation …

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 …

The so-called “bullet effect” refers to the perforation of a rockfall protection mesh by impact of
a small block, which has a kinetic energy lower than the design value, where the design …

This paper presents the effect of thickness of Buffer layer on the safety of cut-and-cover
tunnel under the given magnitude and height of rockfall, and the limit load of the structure …

Boulders entrained in debris flows are the main cause of damage to debris-resisting
structures. Poly-dispersity leads to grain-size segregation, which causes boulders to migrate …

The flexible rockfall barrier system exhibits large deflection and complex contact behaviors
such that sophisticated finite element method and full-scale test are widely used to design …