Shape effects on the coefficient of restitution during rockfall impacts

9th ISRM Congress

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 541-544

  Chau, K T ^a   Wong, R H C ^a   Liu, J ^a   Wu, J J ^a   Lee, C F ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROCK MECHANICS;

COEFFICIENT OF RESTITUTION; MITIGATION DEVICES; MITIGATION TECHNIQUES; NORMAL COMPONENT; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; ROCK FALL EVENTS; ROCKFALL IMPACT; TANGENTIAL COMPONENTS;

ROCK BURSTS;

EID: 85059301742     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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