Design of reinforced ground embankments used for rockfall protection

The prediction of the effects of rockfall on passive protection structures, such as reinforced ground embankments, is a very complex task and, for this reason, both full-scale tests and numerical dynamic modelling are essential. <br><br> A systematic set of numerical FEM...

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Main Authors: C. Ronco, C. Oggeri, D. Peila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2009-07-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/9/1189/2009/nhess-9-1189-2009.pdf