Rockfall characterisation and structural protection - A review

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2617-2651

  Volkwein, A ^a   Schellenberg, K ^b   Labiouse, V ^c   Agliardi, F ^d   Berger, F ^e   Bourrier, F ^f   Dorren, L K A ^g   Gerber, W ^a   Jaboyedoff, M ^h  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b Gruner + Wepf Ingenieure AG   (Switzerland)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^e CEMAGREF   (France)

^f Cemagref   (France)

^g Bundesamt fur Umweltschutz   (Switzerland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL ENGINEERING; DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MODELING; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROCKFALL; SAFETY;

EID: 80053303665     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-11-2617-2011     Document Type: Review

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