This article presents the development and calibration of a numerical model simulating the
response of a novel rockfall protection structure subjected to localized dynamic loading. This …

The viability of a rockfall protection structure is vital for the hazard mitigation of habitations
and infrastructures. This article investigates the feasibility and potential of inverse analysis …

Flexible rockfall barriers are protection structures used to mitigate rockfall hazards in
mountainous areas. The complex nonlinear mechanical behavior of these structures under …

In recent years, there has been an up surging interest toward the investigation of the
response of low energy rockfall barriers. The mechanical response of these structures …

The paper presents a new approach to assess the effecctiveness of rockfall protection
barriers, accounting for the wide variety of impact conditions observed on natural sites. This …

Earthquake-induced building pounding is a solicitation whose consequences are difficult to
quantify, both experimentally and numerically, due to a large number of parameters involved …

Rocking action isolates the structure from excessive lateral loads and relieves it from
deformation and damage. A complete description of the dynamics of a rocking structure …

The study presents the dynamic structural response of steel member subjected to a localized
impact from falling rock blocks in rockfall areas. A novel compliance contact model is derived …

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 …

Protection barriers against the fall of boulders and rocks are structures with non-linear
mechanical behaviour that make the study particularly complex. In this study, the …