rock fall
Quantitative assessment of diffuse rock fall hazard along a cliff foot
... “rock fall” is used in its usual sense, given for example by Cruden et ...A rock fall can result from a subsequent rock slide or rock ...a rock fall can be ...
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A Two-Phase Model of Air Shock Wave Induced by Rock-Fall in Closed Goaf
... Experimental research—the most common method—can not only obtain the true value of the air shock waves' velocity, but also analyze the influencing factors of rock-fall height. To that end, Janovsky et al. ...
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Considerations on Swiss methodologies for rock fall hazard mapping based on trajectory modelling
... Abstract. Rock fall hazard assessment and hazard map- ping are essential for the risk management of vulnerable ar- ...tal rock fall hazard mapping ...on rock fall trajectory ...
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Using a laser measurement system for monitoring morphological changes on the Strug rock fall, Slovenia
... Strug rock fall in W Slovenia in the period from August 2003 to August ...in rock fall source areas and to help evaluating mor- phological changes by measuring distance from fixed ...the ...
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Numerical simulation of debris flows triggered from the Strug rock fall source area, W Slovenia
... In the case of the Stoˇze debris flow simulations (described in detail in ˘ Cetina et al., 2006) three numerical models were used: a DEBRIF-1D model, and two 2-D models: FLO-2D and PCFLOW-2D. The first section, where the ...
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Micro-seismic precursory cracks prior to rock-fall on coastal chalk cliffs: a case study at Mesnil-Val, Normandie, NW France
... cliff rock-fall to be ...and rock-falls of 1000– 2000 m 3 , the system could be adapted for use on other rock types and should be able to measure any volume of ...
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RocFall Analysis: The Distance and Size of Rock Fall from Brighton to Eastbourne
... of rock fall for coastal cliffs in each area using RocFall ...of rock masses on different ground materials, it was noted that there are many factors affecting the size and extent of rock ...
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The 13 November 2007 rock-fall at Viale Tiziano in Rome (Italy)
... Authors have reported the landslide susceptibility of the hill since the early studies of the northern area of Rome. De Angelis D’Ossat (1932) listed a number of events that were reported in previous papers. In March ...
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An historical, geomechanical and probabilistic approach to rock-fall hazard assessment
... unstable rock masses in a ho- mogenous area, as a function of ...a rock falls inventory yields the mean number of rock falls which may be expected in the area for the given time period and a given ...
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A new approach to mapping landslide hazards: a probabilistic integration of empirical and physically based models in the North Cascades of Washington, USA
... wasting: rock fall/topple, debris avalanche, debris torrent, slump/creep, sackung, and snow avalanche-impacted landforms (SAILs) of which four are described in Table 2 (Riedel et ...
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Geology, glacier retreat and permafrost degradation as controlling factors of slope instabilities in a high-mountain rock wall: the Monte Rosa east face
... The comparison of changes in glacier extent with current detachment zones shows that many rock fall and most de- bris flow events originate in recently deglaciated parts of the Monte Rosa east face (Figs. 9 ...
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Evaluation of seismic effects on the landslide deposits of Monte Salta (Eastern Italian Alps) using distinct element method
... huge rock fall accumulation, derived from a collapse occurred in 1674 on the southern slope of Mount Salta, located in one of the most seismic areas in Italy (Slejco et ...
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Three-dimensional rockfall shape back analysis: methods and implications
... Abstract. Rockfall is a complex natural process that can present risks to the effective operation of infrastructure in mountainous terrain. Remote sensing tools and techniques are rapidly becoming the state of the ...
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Safety Management of Road Tunnel During Construction-A Case Study
... to rock fall events during tunnel construction, shotcreting the cutting face is very effective because it can control any weakness in the integrity of the mountain rock, protect against exposing ...
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DISCRETE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF SLOPE COLLAPSE BEHAVIOR TRIGGERED BY AN EARTHQAKE GENERATION AROUND NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS AND ITS APPLICABILITY
... In the process of risk evaluation of against nuclear power stations and related facilities in these days, they are required to evaluate the effects of slope collapse and rock fall from unexpectedly large ...
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Evaluation of landslide susceptibility of Sete Cidades Volcano (S. Miguel Island, Azores)
... of fall origin and form unconsolidated deposits that are more straightfor- wardly ...while rock fall events are restricted to the sea cliffs where lava flows are the dominant ...
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A large scale test to investigate collision hazard by falling rocks due to earthquake
... rolling rock and flowing soil experiment using rock and sediment models on a large-scale ...the rock fall measures handbook (Japan Road Association, 2000), and propose an evaluation method for ...
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Seismic characterization of pyroclastic flow activity at Soufri`ere Hills Volcano, Montserrat, 8 January 2007
... of rock- fall activity between late December 2006 and early January 2007 testify the arrival of gas-rich magma in the shallow con- duit and its intrusion into the dome contributing to destabi- lize the ...
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Brief Communication “An inventory of permafrost evidence for the European Alps”
... (GST), rock fall scar (SC), trench or construction site (TR), surface movement (SM), geophysical prospecting (GP), other indi- rect evidence (OIE) and rock glaciers ...
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Identification of potential rockfall source areas at a regional scale using a DEM-based geomorphometric analysis
... potential rock- fall source areas show that steep rocky slopes arise predom- inantly along rivers and impermanent watercourses, as well as at the limits of fluvio-glacial ...
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