Rockfall protection structures in the Tramuntana mountain range of Mallorca (Spain)

2014 ◽  
pp. 877-882
Author(s):  
Joan Rius-Gibert ◽  
Raül González
Keyword(s):  
Mountain Range ◽  
Rockfall Protection Structures ◽  
Rockfall Protection ◽  
Protection Structures

scholarly journals Finite element models to simulate lightweight rockfall protection structures

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Sautter ◽  
H. Hofmann ◽  
C. Wendeler ◽  
M. Celigueta ◽  
P. Bucher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Finite Element Models ◽  
Rockfall Protection Structures ◽  
Rockfall Protection ◽  
Protection Structures

OPTIMAL DESIGN OF ROCKFALL PROTECTION STRUCTURES BASED ON RISK ASSESSMENT FOR ROAD

2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. I_531-I_541
Author(s):  
Yuto TSUDA ◽  
Terumi SHISHIKURA ◽  
Hiroaki TSUKAMOTO ◽  
Ikumasa YOSHIDA ◽  
KANNO Hasuka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Optimal Design ◽  
Rockfall Protection Structures ◽  
Rockfall Protection ◽  
Protection Structures

scholarly journals Fragmented Rockfall Volume Distribution from Photogrammetry-Based Structural Mapping and Discrete Fracture Networks

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (19) ◽  
pp. 6977
Author(s):  
Renato Macciotta ◽  
Chris Gräpel ◽  
Roger Skirrow
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Distribution ◽  
Relative Frequency ◽  
Fracture Network ◽  
Discrete Fracture Network ◽  
Volume Distribution ◽  
Structural Mapping ◽  
Discrete Fracture ◽  
Relative Frequency Distribution ◽  
Rockfall Protection Structures ◽  
Rockfall Protection

The design of rockfall protection structures requires information about the falling block volumes. Computational tools for rockfall trajectory simulation are now capable of modeling block fragmentation, requiring the fragmented volume-relative frequency distribution of rockfalls as input. This can be challenging at locations with scarce or nonexistent rockfall records and where block surveys are not feasible. The work in this paper shows that simple discrete fracture network realizations from structural mapping based on photogrammetric techniques can be used to reliably estimate rock fall block volumes. These estimates can be used for dimensioning rockfall protection structures in cases where data is scarce or not available. The methodology is tested at two sites in the Canadian Cordillera where limestone outcrops have been the source of recurrent rockfalls. The results suggest that fragmentation will largely tend to occur through weak planes and expansion of non-persistent discontinuities, while other block breakage mechanisms exert less influence in the fragmented volume-relative frequency distribution of rockfalls. Therefore, block volume distribution can be estimated using a simple discrete fracture network (DFN) with fully persistent discontinuities. Limitations of the methods are also discussed, as well as potential future research to address such limitations.

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