Laboratory investigation on high values of restitution coefficients

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 35-43

  Buzzi, Olivier ^a   Giacomini, Anna ^a   Spadari, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Impact; Natural hazard; Restitution coefficient; Rock fall; Rotational energy

Indexed keywords

IMPACT; NATURAL HAZARD; RESTITUTION COEFFICIENT; ROCK FALL; ROTATIONAL ENERGY;

ENERGY DISSIPATION;

ROCK BURSTS;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; ENERGY DISSIPATION; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LABORATORY METHOD; NATURAL HAZARD; ROCKFALL; ROTATING FLOW;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84855983744     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-011-0183-0     Document Type: Article

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