Flexible steel barriers are commonly constructed on steep hillsides to mitigate rockfall. The
evaluation of the dynamic response of proprietary flexible barriers is conventionally …

Experimental investigations aimed at understanding the impact mechanism of debris-
resisting flexible barriers have been hindered by limitations associated with small-scale …

Debris flows often cause local damage to engineering structures by exerting destructive
impact forces. The debris-flow–deformable-barrier interaction is a significant issue in …

Debris flow normally occurs after heavy rains in mountainous regions with multiple surges.
Flexible barriers are installed in torrents to intercept debris flows in an early stage. For the …

Flexible barrier systems are significant for natural disasters (eg, rockfalls, mudslides)
prevention in mountainous areas. However, monitoring the dynamic behavior of flexible …

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 …

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 …

Understanding the fundamental dynamics of interaction between multi-phase geophysical
flows and engineering structures is crucial for mitigating geophysical hazards. Specifically …

Debris flow is a common geological hazard in mountainous area. The large boulders carried
by debris flow can be particularly destructive to downhill facilities. Constructing steel baffle …

An automated computation method is proposed in this paper to address the problems of
enormous computational difficulty and low efficiency in flexible protection systems. This …