[HTML][HTML] Estimating rockfall and block volume scenarios based on a straightforward rockfall frequency model

C Moos, Z Bontognali, L Dorren, M Jaboyedoff… - Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rockfall causes a large number of accidents and fatalities in steep environments. A realistic
quantification of rockfall risk is thus crucial for an effective prevention of damages and loss of …

Correlation between rockfall frequency and overhang geometrical attributes

O Mavrouli, MA Núñez-Andrés, F Buill, N Lantada… - Landslides, 2024 - Springer
The estimation of rockfall frequency for the quantitative assessment of rockfall hazard is
challenging when there are not records of previous events. The aim of this study is to …

Limited impacts of global warming on rockfall activity at low elevations: Insights from two calcareous cliffs from the French Prealps

R Mainieri, N Eckert, C Corona… - Progress in …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
In mountainous regions, global warming will likely affect the frequency and magnitude of
geomorphic processes. This is also the case for rockfall, one of the most common mass …

Chronic rockfall in abandoned quarry: Chronology, modelling and implications

J Lenart, K Šilhán - CATENA, 2024 - Elsevier
Abandoned quarries are a relatively common form of anthropogenic relief. The rocks
disturbed by previous mining activities could foster conditions favourable for future dynamic …

[PDF][PDF] Delimiting rockfall runout zones using reach probability values simulated with a Monte-Carlo based 3D trajectory model

L Dorren, F Berger, F Bourrier, N Eckert… - Nat. Hazards Earth …, 2022 - academia.edu
At present, a quantitative basis for delimiting realistic rockfall runout zones on the basis of
trajectory simulation data is generally missing. The objective of this study is to come up with …

Improved tree-ring sampling strategy enhances the detection of key meteorological drivers of rockfall activity

R Mainieri, C Corona, J Lopez-Saez, M Stoffel, D Toe… - Catena, 2021 - Elsevier
To overcome the lack of historical archives at active rockfall environments,
dendrogeomorphic techniques have been used extensively on forested slopes since the …

Estimating rockfall release frequency from blocks deposited in protection barriers, growth disturbances in trees, and trajectory simulations

M Farvacque, C Corona, J Lopez-Saez, R Mainieri… - Landslides, 2021 - Springer
The spatial and temporal quantification of rockfall frequency remains a major challenge in
mountain environments, especially also in terms of rockfall management. Approaches that …