Natural hazards, such as high winds, heavy rains and ice melting, can easily trigger the
rockfall which usually leads to great personal injuries and property loss; therefore, the …

This paper presents a novel approach for the simulation of rockfalls behind drapery systems
which can be used to accurately assess the residual rockfall hazard involved with such …

Flexible ring net barriers have become increasingly popular in practical mitigation of debris
flow worldwide. Systematic assessments of their response and performance subjected to the …

This paper presents an improved discrete element model, which incorporates stochastically
distorted contact mechanics, for the simulation of double-twisted hexagonal wire meshes …

Flexible barriers are widely used as protection structures against natural hazards in
mountainous regions, in particular for containing granular materials such as debris flows …

This paper proposes an effective design approach for quickly determining the specification,
size and amount of components of a flexible rockfall protection barrier structure. The …

A numerical approach has been recently devised by the authors for the modelling of falling
rock protection barriers, metallic structures used as passive measures against rockfall …

Flexible barriers are an effective type of mitigation measure against debris avalanches in
valleys and can affect the kinetic energy and mass of debris avalanches. To investigate the …

Flexible barriers can be used to trap woody debris or debris flows. However, their small
scale modelling is challenging because of their possible deformation. This article addresses …

Flexible rockfall barriers are commonly constructed on steep hillsides to mitigate rockfall.
The evaluation of the dynamic response of proprietary flexible rockfall barriers is …