ABSTRACT

Rock falls can be a public safety issue. This book provides comprehensive information on identification of these hazards, and design and construction of protection methods.Rock Fall Engineering describes first, the theoretical background to rock fall behavior in terms of the impact and trajectory phases of rock falls, and second, how this informati

chapter 1|12 pages

Rock Falls—Causes and Consequences

chapter 2|12 pages

Documentation of Rock Fall Events

chapter 3|20 pages

Rock Fall Velocities and Trajectories

chapter 4|18 pages

Impact Mechanics

chapter 5|12 pages

Coefficient of Restitution

chapter 7|20 pages

Rock Fall Modeling

chapter 8|26 pages

Selection of Protection Structures

chapter 11|16 pages

Rock Fall Protection II—Rock Sheds