Experimental study on the rockfall motion characteristics in the basalts of eastern Australia

Title: Experimental study on the rockfall motion characteristics in the basalts of eastern Australia
Creator: Giacomini, A.; Spadari, M.; Fityus, S. G.; Buzzi, O.
Relation: 11th International Association of Engineering Geology Congress, 2010 (IAEG2010). Proceedings of the 11th International Association of Engineering Geology Congress (Auckland, New Zealand 5 - 10 September, 2010 ) p. 2937-2945
Relation: http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9780415600347
Publisher: CRC Press/Balkema
Resource Type: conference paper
Date: 2010
Description: Major highways and rural roads of New South Wales pass through many areas where deeply weathered Tertiary basalts predominate. Although basalts are renowned for deep weathering and producing stony regoliths, the nature of the rockfall hazard in such situations is poorly characterized. This paper presents the findings of a survey of the rockfall characteristics on natural slopes derived from basalt rock. Starting from the execution of real scale full tests carried out in a two natural slopes derived from basalt rock, the rock fall motion characteristics have been observed and analyzed.
Subject: rockfall motion; basalts; Australia; landslides
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/935851
Identifier: uon:12149
Identifier: ISBN:9780415600347
Language: eng
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