Geotechnical and kinematic parameters affecting the coefficients of restitution for rock fall analysis

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue , 2012, Pages 103-113

  Asteriou, P ^a   Saroglou, H ^a   Tsiambaos, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Coefficient of restitution; Field test; Laboratory test; Rockfall analysis; Trajectory modeling

Indexed keywords

HAMMERS; HARDNESS; KINEMATICS; ROCK BURSTS; ROCKS;

COEFFICIENT OF RESTITUTION; FIELD TEST; GEOTECHNICAL PARAMETERS; IMPACT ANGLES; KINEMATIC COEFFICIENTS; LABORATORY TEST; ROCKFALL ANALYSE; ROCKFALLS; SCHMIDT HAMMER; TRAJECTORY MODELS;

TRAJECTORIES;

CORRELATION; FIELD METHOD; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; KINEMATICS; LABORATORY METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; ROCKFALL; TESTING METHOD;

EID: 84862740432     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2012.05.029     Document Type: Article

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