… fields of geotechnics, rockfall protection structures may be … method (FEM) and the finite
difference method (FDM), or using … The blocks are parallelepiped shaped volume elements with …

… In the numerical simulations, all the barriers are subjected to the central impact of a test block
having a polyhedric shape, modelled with 10-node quadratic tetrahedron elements. This is …

… shapes. We present the results of numerical experiments investigating the dynamics of different
rock shapes during rockfall … 27 rock shape used for testing rockfall barriers; additionally a …

… rockfall protection barrier structure. The approach is based on a reliable numerical modelling
validated by several … The test consisted in loading a net panel (of quadrangular shape with …

… The impact with the slope surface is modeled taking into account the block shape and size
and … to develop rational design strategies for protection methods against such phenomena. …

… cell of diamond shape) as opposed to a double twist (elementary cell of hexagonal shape),
and … The shape of the diamond corresponds to an existing rockfall mesh. The wire itself has a …

… guidelines, the load case rockfall is defined as the impact of … capacity of the respective rockfall
barrier. The impact energy E … the protection systems are now tested using similarly shaped …

This paper addresses the use of discrete element modeling approaches for predicting the
impact response of flexible rockfall protection barriers. In this purpose, two different models are …

… Traditionally, the design of rockfall protection systems was based on the rigidity and … This
section may not be linear, but can have different shapes: a zigzag, wave, increasing or irregular …

… as well as hazard zoning and protection measures. It is the aim … in projects dealing with the
rockfall protection of infrastructures, … of different shape and size are likely to involve a different …