Experimental and theoretical studies to improve rock fall analysis and protection work design

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 369-389

  Giani, G P ^a   Giacomini, A ^a   Migliazza, M ^a   Segalini, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computational model; Experimental data; In situ tests; Rock fall analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DATA ACQUISITION; IN SITU PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STANDARDS; TRAJECTORIES;

COMPUTATIONAL MODELS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; IN SITU TESTS; ROCK FALL ANALYSIS;

ROCKS;

BACK ANALYSIS; MASS MOVEMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; ROCKFALL; SLOPE DYNAMICS; TRAJECTORY;

EID: 10444258872     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-004-0027-2     Document Type: Article

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