Experimental study on rockfall drapery systems for open pit highwalls

Title: Experimental study on rockfall drapery systems for open pit highwalls
Creator: Giacomini, A.; Thoeni, K.; Lambert, C.; Booth, S.; Sloan, S. W.
Relation: International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences Vol. 56, p. 171-181
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2012.07.030
Publisher: Pergamon
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2012
Description: This study presents in situ experiments carried out at an open cut mine in New South Wales (Australia). The research intends to improve the current knowledge on drapery systems for rockfall hazard management in mining environments. Blocks were released from the top of two different sections of the highwall: with and without a rockfall drapery system installed on the highwall. The trajectories of the blocks were recorded by using synchronised stereo pairs of high speed cameras. Velocities were derived from the trajectories and used to gather rockfall motion parameters (restitution coefficients) and various energies.
Subject: rockfall; in situ tests; surface mine; impact energy; underground portals
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1304645
Identifier: uon:20892
Identifier: ISSN:1365-1609
Language: eng
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