An experimental investigation involving the use of a full-scale pendulum device to deliver
solid object impact on a reinforced concrete (RC) barrier specimen that was fitted with a …

In a hilly and congested urban environment, use of reinforced concrete barrier for hillslope
protection is common. With some of these barriers, a layer of gabion is placed in front of the …

A displacement-based (DB) model is introduced in this article alongside its detailed
derivations to predict the flexural response behaviour of a cantilevered reinforced concrete …

Reinforced concrete (RC) impact-resistance barriers, such as rockfall barriers, often consist
of a cantilever RC wall, which is expected to experience flexural bending under impact …

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 …

Hillside RC barriers protected by gabion cushion layers are commonly used as passive
defence measures to contain landslides and rockfalls. Gabions are expensive and require …

Reinforced concrete rock sheds are usually covered by a layer of soil as a shock-absorbing
cushion. To better understand the damping abilities of this cushion in order to estimate the …

The impact response of reinforced‐concrete (RC) slabs covered with a sandy soil cushion
layer was investigated using an outdoor rockfall impact test platform. Impact tests were …

The forces and locations of inland barge impacts currently control the design specifications
for lock walls. This has resulted in a significant increase in the final construction costs of …

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 …