Comparison between qualitative rockfall risk rating systems for a road affected by high traffic intensity

The paper deals with the assessment of the rockfall risk for a road stretch, in southern Italy, affected by high traffic intensity. Three qualitative rockfall risk rating systems (QRSs) which use an exponential scoring with a base of 3 were employed, and then the results were compared. The used meth...

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Main Authors: P. Budetta, M. Nappi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-06-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/13/1643/2013/nhess-13-1643-2013.pdf