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 …

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 …

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 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 …

Rockfalls are one of the most prevailing natural hazards in the mountainous regions in
Switzerland. Concrete protection galleries are used to protect the local infrastructure and …

This article investigates the mechanical response of slender rockfall protection
embankments subjected to impacts based on real-scale experiments. More specifically, it …

Galleries are common structures to protect roads and railways from rockfall hazards. The
design concepts in recent guidelines are based on the application of a static equivalent …

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 …

A model for the design of rockfall protection sandwich structures is presented and evaluated
using results from real-scale experiments. The experiments consist of the impact by a 260 kg …

This research aims at providing a better understanding of the dynamic behavior of rock fall
protection galleries. To improve the prediction accuracy for the impact load capacity …