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Analysis of soil cushion buffering characteristic for rockfall impact force through discrete element numerical simulation

Zhongguo dizhi zaihai yu fangzhi xuebao
Rock sheds is one of the main engineering solutions for mitigating rockfall disaster in the mountainous regions of western China. Typically, the roof of a rock shed is covered with a soil cushion composed of sand or gravel.
Yu CHEN, Weigang SHEN, Zhongyou SONG, Pan GAO, Fabin YAN, Ping YONG, Rui ZHANG   +6 more
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Study on movement characteristics and numerical simulation of high-altitude rockfall in babao mountain in China

Frontiers in Earth Science, 2023
High-altitude rockfalls, as one of the major geological disasters in mountains, is highly concerned about the study of failure mechanisms and disaster prevention and mitigation.
Yuanxiang Yang, Yuguang Zhang, Zimeng Teng, Pin Liu, Lan Qiao   +4 more
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Multi-scenario rockfall hazard assessment using LiDAR data and GIS [PDF]

, 2016
Transportation corridors that pass through mountainous or hilly areas are prone to rockfall hazard. Rockfall incidents in such areas can cause human fatalities and damage to properties in addition to transportation interruptions.
Fanos, Ali Mutar, Pradhan, Biswajeet
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Machine Learning-Based and 3D Kinematic Models for Rockfall Hazard Assessment Using LiDAR Data and GIS

Remote Sensing, 2020
Rockfall is one of the most hazardous phenomena in mountainous and hilly regions with high and steep terrain. Such incidents can cause massive damage to people, properties, and infrastructure.
Ali Mutar Fanos, Biswajeet Pradhan, Abdullah Alamri, Chang-Wook Lee   +3 more
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Multi-technique approach to rockfall monitoring in the Montserrat massif (Catalonia, NE Spain) [PDF]

, 2017
Montserrat Mountain is located near Barcelona in Catalonia, in the northeast of Spain, and its massif is formed by conglomerate interleaved by siltstone/sandstone with steep slopes very prone to rockfalls.
Aguasca Solé, Alberto, Buxó, Pere, Fabregas Canovas, Francisco Javier, Gili Ripoll, José Antonio, Janeras Casanova, Marc, Jara Salvador, José Antonio, Royan, Manuel J., Vilaplana, Joan Manuel   +7 more
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Analysis of Factors Influencing Rockfall Runout Distance and Prediction Model Based on an Improved KNN Algorithm

IEEE Access, 2019
The prediction method plays crucial roles in the accurate prediction of rockfall runout range which could improve the protection of endangered residential areas and infrastructure.
Shuai Huang, Yuejun Lyu, Yanju Peng, Mingming Huang   +3 more
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Slope mass rating-based analysis to assess rockfall hazard on Yogyakarta Southern Mountain, Indonesia

Geoenvironmental Disasters, 2020
In the Parangtritis Beach tourism area located in the Southern Mountain of Yogyakarta, karst hills were excavated to build the main accessing road and produce some of long and very steep slopes along the sides of the road.
Karlina Triana, Koko Hermawan
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Dynamic characteristics and fragmentation evolution of columnar rockfall: A case study of the Zengziyan rockfall in Chongqing, China

Zhongguo dizhi zaihai yu fangzhi xuebao, 2022
Columnar rockfall occur widely in China and cause extreme damage to man-made structures and facilities. On 12 August 2004, Zengziyan W12 perilous rock collapsed and ran out a horizontal distance of 600 m. The rockfall caused airblast with a height of 150
Xiangzhao KONG, Bin LI, Kai HE, Hao LUO, Wenbin CHANG, Aiguo XING   +5 more
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Comparing Flow-R, Rockyfor3D and RAMMS to Rockfalls from the Mel de la Niva Mountain: A Benchmarking Exercise

Geosciences, 2023
Rockfall simulations are often performed at various levels of detail depending on the required safety margins of rockfall-hazard-related assessments. As a pseudo benchmark, the simulation results from different models can be put side-by-side and compared
François Noël, Synnøve Flugekvam Nordang, Michel Jaboyedoff, Michael Digout, Antoine Guerin, Jacques Locat, Battista Matasci   +6 more
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Review and prospects of shear test of bolted rock joints

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
The laboratory shear test equipment, test method, and numerical simulation of bolted rock joints were summarized. The shortcomings and limitations of the current research were analyzed, and the research prospects were proposed. Abstract Rock bolting is a critical approach in geotechnical engineering for supporting weak rocks.
Shulin Ren, Fan Yang, Manchao He, Yong Yuan, Zhigang Tao   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source