Rock fall engineering

"INTRODUCTION This book on rock fall engineering has arisen from an initial passing interest in the subject as the result of extensive project work on transportation projects in the mountainous area of North America. This interest developed into a mission to fully understand all aspects of rock...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Wyllie, Duncan C. (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, [2015]
Subjects
Soil stabilization.
Rockslides > Prevention.
Rock slopes.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781482219982
1482219980
9781523107841
1523107847
9781322634265
1322634262
9781482219975
1482219972
9781138077621
Physical Description1 online resource (xviii, 243 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Rock falls : causes and consequences
  • 2. Documentation of rock fall events
  • 3. Rock fall velocities and trajectories
  • 4. Impact mechanics
  • 5. Coefficient of restitution
  • 6. Energy changes during impacts and trajectories
  • 7. Rock fall modeling
  • 8. Selection of protection structures
  • 9. Design principles of rock fall protection structures
  • 10. Rock fall protection I : barriers, nets, and fences
  • 11. Rock fall protection II : rock sheds.

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