Modelling of rockfall on protection galleries

Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, 6th ICPMG'06 - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics

Volumn 1-2, Issue , 2006, Pages 331-336

  Chikatamarla, R ^a   Laue, J ^a   Springman, S M ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION MECHANISMS; CENTRIFUGE TESTS; DESIGN PROCEDURE; FE MODEL; GEOTECHNICAL CENTRIFUGES; HIGH ENERGY; HIGH-ENERGY RANGE; INPUT ENERGY; LABORATORY SCALE; LS-DYNA; NEW DESIGN; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; ROCKFALL IMPACT; ROCKFALL PROTECTION; ROCKFALLS;

CENTRIFUGES; DESIGN; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; ROCK BURSTS;

CENTRIFUGATION;

EID: 84857777213     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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