… In order to accurately simulate the complicated behaviour of a flexible barrier, which is …
of the numerical modelling of the main components and connections of the flexible barrier are …

… the numerical responses of the system are in good agreement with the test data. Furthermore,
a … rockfall protection barrier with a capacity of 5000 kJ is designed by using the numerical …

… so-called highly flexible rockfall protection systems (see fig. 1)… and barrier and the modeling
of the single barrier components. … The software is able to answer questions, which can not be …

… Numerical modeling has become the mainstream way to study the dynamic response of
flexible barriers. Either the finite element method (FEM) (Escallón et al. 2014; Castanon-Jano et …

… are metallic structures used as passive measures against rock-fall. Typically made of a cable
net, structural … In this section the numerical strategy adopted for simulating the response of …

… rockfall barriers under concentrated areal impact loads. A new bilinear force-displacement
model was incorporated into the model to simulate … The numerical simulation was initialized …

… responses of flexible rockfall barriers are analyzed and discussed, focusing on the effects of
the block’s shape. The numerical … In this section, the details of the numerical modeling of the …

… new types of barriers for protection against rockfal~ were de.veloped throug~ a program of
prototype test~ng, numerical simulation of rockfall events, and analysIs of barner response to …

… This paper investigates the dynamic response of low energy, semi-rigid rockfall barriers.
The study is based on a FE model that reproduces the geometry, components and connections …

… used as passive measures against rockfall. Following this … describing the complete barrier
response in dynamic conditions. … assessment of the numerical modelling procedure described …