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http://dx.doi.org/10.14481/jkges.2020.21.12.17

Field Test for Absorption Energy and Displacement of Rockfall Protection Net  

Seo, JinHyuk (Department of Civil Engineering, Sangji University)
Hwang, Youngcheol (Department of Civil Engineering, Sangji University)
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Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society / v.21, no.12, 2020 , pp. 17-21 More about this Journal
Abstract
Over 60% of South Korea's land consists of mountainous topography, and recently, due to earthquakes, localized heavy rains and road development, the risks of rockfalls are getting higher. As of now, rockfall prevention facilities are being constructed in 70% of Korean roads cut slope and rockfall protections account for about 20% of them. Rockfall protection's supporting capacity is defined by combining performance of wire mesh, pillars and wire ropes. For the existing constructed rockfall protection, standards of pillars that can absorb 48~61 kJ amount of energy, wire ropes and wire mesh are presented in Guidelines for the installation and management of traffic safety facilities, Rockfall prevention facilities by Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (2008). However, each factor's correlation of absorption energy is not presented so it is uncertain. This study will conduct vertical drop test and identify adequacy of rockfall protection net of displacement quantity calculation factor which is delta and evaluate rockfall protection net's absorbable energy through standards of overseas performance evaluation criteria.
Keywords
Rockfall protection; Rockfall protection net; Vertical drop test; Displacement;
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1 Ministry of Land (2008), Road safety Facility installation and management guideline for rockfall protection, pp. 1-71.
2 Ministry of Land Transport and maritime Affairs (2009), guideline for rockfall protection, pp. 4-11.
3 Korea infrastructure safety corporation (2013), Efficient design and application of slope protection facilities, pp. 93-94.