Shallow landslide full-scale experiments in combination with testing of a flexible barrier

WIT Transactions on Engineering Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue , 2010, Pages 161-173

  Bugnion, L ^a   Wendeler, C ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b Geobrugg AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Basal forces; Impact pressure; Protection barrier; Shallow landslide

Indexed keywords

BARRIER DESIGN; BASAL FORCES; CABLE FORCES; DEBRIS FLOWS; FLEXIBLE BARRIER; FLUID SOLIDS; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; FULL-SCALE EXPERIMENT; IMPACT PRESSURES; LASER DEVICE; LOAD CELLS; LOAD DISTRIBUTIONS; LOAD MODELS; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; MESH SIZE; MIXED FLOWS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; ON FLOW; PHYSICAL PROCESS; PROTECTION BARRIER; PROTECTION MEASURES; RELEASE MECHANISM; RETENTION CAPACITY; ROCKFALLS; SHALLOW LANDSLIDE; SPECIAL FORCES; STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS; SWITZERLAND; TEST SLOPES; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

CABLES; DEBRIS; FRICTION; LANDSLIDES; LOAD TESTING; POLLUTION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

MONITORING;

EID: 77958197140     PISSN: 17433533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2495/DEB100141     Document Type: Conference Paper

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