A new-type flexible rock-shed under the impact of rock block: initial experimental insights

A new concept of flexible rock-shed is proposed in this paper. The flexible rock-shed is made of flexible nets held up by a specially designed, steel vaulted structure. A 1:1 prototype is manufactured and tested for functional evaluation with an impact experiment. It is shown that the structure can...

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Main Authors: S. Q. Shi, M. Wang, X. Q. Peng, Y. K. Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-12-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/13/3329/2013/nhess-13-3329-2013.pdf