Rock Fall Engineering

Rock Falls - Causes And Consequences Source Zones And Topography Geology Weather Effects On Rock Falls Vegetation Effects On Rock Falls Seismic Effects On Rock Falls Human And Animal Influences On Rock Falls Consequences Of Rock Falls Documentation Of Rock Fall Events Impacts On Rock Slopes Impacts On Talus And Colluvium Slopes Impacts On Asphalt Impact With Concrete Summary Of Case Study Results Rock Fall Velocities And Trajectories Trajectory Calculations Rock Fall Velocities Variation Of Trajectories With Restitution Angle Angular Velocity Field Observations Of Rock Fall Trajectories Impact Mechanics Principles Of Rigid Body Impact Forces And Impulses Generated During Collinear Impact Energy Changes During Impact Coefficient Of Restitution Friction And Angular Velocity Changes During Impact Impact Behaviour For Rough, Rotating Body Calculated Vs Actual Restitution Velocities Coefficient Of Restitution Newton's Coefficient Of Restitution Normal Coefficient Of Restitution Tangential Coefficient Of Restitution And Friction Energy Changes During Impacts And Trajectories Impact Mechanics Theory And Kinetic Energy Changes Rotational Energy Gains/Losses Total Energy Losses Energy Loss Diagrams Loss Of Mass During Impact Effect Of Trees On Energy Losses Rock Fall Modelling Spreadsheet Calculations Terrain Model - Two Dimensional V Three Dimensional Analysis Modelling Methods - Lumped Mass Modelling Methods - Discrete Element Model (DEM) Modelling Results Of Case Studies Summary Of Rock Fall Simulation Results Selection Of Protection Structures Impact Energy - Deterministic And Probabilistic Design Values Impact Energy - Service And Ultimate States Energies Impact Energy - Probability Calculations Determination Of Rock Fall Return Periods Risk Management Of Rock Fall Hazards Design Principles Of Rock Fall Protection Structures Structure Location With Respect To Impact Points Attenuation Of Rock Fall Energy In Protection Structures Minimizing Forces In Rock Fall Protection Fences Design Of Stiff, Attenuator Fences Model Testing Of Protection Structures Rock Fall Protection I - Barriers, Nets And Fences Ditches And Barriers MSE Embankments Slide Detector Fences Wire Mesh - Draped and Pinned Nets and fences Rock Fall Protection II - Rock Sheds Types of rock sheds Reinforced concrete sheds Cantilevered structures Sheds with sloping roofs Wire mesh canopies Appendices