Rockfall hazard analysis for an historical Castle in Kastamonu (Turkey)

T Topal, MK Akin, M Akin - Natural hazards, 2012 - Springer
Abstract The Kastamonu Castle located on a sandstone hill with Eocene age is one of the
most historical and touristic places in Kastamonu city center. The settlement of the city …

Rockfall trajectory modeling combined with heuristic analysis for assessing the rockfall hazard along the Maratea SS18 coastal road (Basilicata, Southern Italy)

R Pellicani, G Spilotro, CJ Van Westen - Landslides, 2016 - Springer
In this paper, a study aimed to assess the rockfall hazard along a portion of the SS18 coastal
road, located in the coastal area of Maratea (Basilicata Region, Southern Italy), is presented …

Failure mechanisms and stability analyses of granitic boulders focusing a case study in Galicia (Spain)

I Pérez-Rey, LR Alejano, A Riquelme… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Granitic boulders are widespread geomorphological elements, particularly found in humid
granitic areas. Although they seldom represent a hazard for people or infrastructures …

Rockfall hazard assessment along a road on the Peloritani Mountains (northeastern Sicily, Italy)

G Pappalardo, S Mineo… - Natural Hazards and …, 2014 - nhess.copernicus.org
A hazard assessment has been performed on rock slopes impending over a segment of the
Taorminese Road, which connects two popular tourist destinations in northeastern Sicily: the …

Rockfall hazard assessment around Ankara Citadel (Turkey) using rockfall analyses and hazard rating system

NE San, T Topal, MK Akin - Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2020 - Springer
Ankara Citadel which is one of the important cultural heritages in Turkey settles in the oldest
part of Ankara. Rockfall event has occurred around the Citadel located on a steep hill where …

Three-dimensional reconstruction of block shape irregularity and its effects on block impacts using an energy-based approach

Y Zhang, Z Liu, C Shi, J Shao - Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2018 - Springer
This study is devoted to three-dimensional modeling of small falling rocks in block impact
analysis in energy view using the particle flow method. The restitution coefficient of rockfall …

Toppling stability of partially buried blocks in granite residual soil slope under extremely heavy rainfall condition

X Zhao, X Zhao, H Liu, B Wünnemann, G Luo… - Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The granite blocks are widely distributed on granite residual soil slopes, particularly in the
circumstances of humid granitic terrain. These blocks may be partially buried in the soil …

[PDF][PDF] 直线型斜坡滚石运动速度特征研究

崔圣华, 裴向军, 黄润秋 - 工程地质学报, 2013 - dsjyj.com.cn
摘要斜坡滚石运动速度特征与坡表覆盖层特征, 滚石形状, 坡面角度, 滚石质量等主要因素有关,
选择不同坡表覆盖层, 对不同形状, 质量的滚石, 采用低角度直线坡段设计正交试验(L27 (34)) …

Rock avalanche and rock glacier: A compound landform study from Hornsund, Svalbard

F Hartvich, J Blahut, J Stemberk - Geomorphology, 2017 - Elsevier
On the northern coast of the Hornsund fjord at SW Svalbard, numerous rock block
accumulations flank the foot of Rotjesfjellet ridge. Whereas these accumulations are widely …

Study of a rockfall in a limy conglomerate canyon (Covarrubias, Burgos, N. Spain)

LR Alejano, S García-Cortés, F García-Bastante… - Environmental earth …, 2013 - Springer
In this paper, a rockfall of some tenths of cubic metres of rock, occurred in a conglomerate
canyon in the northern Castilian plateau (N-Central Spain), is described in detail. This …