Protection against falling rocks often requires the building of ci vil engineering structures
such as soil reinforced em bankments. A recent development consists of building a …

This contribution presents experiments on cellular sandwich rockfall protection structure.
Such structures constitute innovative developments aiming at using the cellular technology …

Cellular sandwich structures constitute efficient technological solutions to protect elements
at risk from rockfall hazard. The design of these structures is for the most part empirically …

Cellular structures are efficient technological solutions for rockfall protection. A multi-scale
approach is used to develop a cellular rockfall protection structure model for engineering …

This study deals with an innovative type of protection structure for gravity-driven natural
hazards such as landslides (slope failures, rockfalls, etc.) consisting of a vertical wall made …

Impact tests on six reinforced concrete slabs with different cushion layers were performed by
dropping concrete boulders from different falling heights. A conventional cushion layer and …

In mountainous countries protecting galleries are important structures reducing risks caused
by rockfall. In Switzerland, about 350 galleries are endangered. The aim of the described …

Rockfall protection embankments are ground levees designed to stop falling boulders. This
paper investigates the behaviour of geocells to be used as components of these structures …

Rockfall protection galleries typically consist of reinforced or prestressed concrete slabs that
are covered by a granular cushion layer. In general, the cushion layer prolongs the contact …

This paper deals with the evaluation of damage due to boulder impact on rockfall protection
embankment thanks to external methods. A 4 m high, 8 m long three layered structure is built …