Seismic detection of rockfalls on railway lines
Railway operators mitigate the risk of derailments caused by hazardous rocks falling onto the track by installing slide detector fences (SDF). These consist of electrical sensing wires strung on poles located uphill of the track; falling rocks snap these wires and trigger an alarm. Rocks of non-thre...
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| Language: | English |
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University of British Columbia
2016
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/58097 |