Abstract: This article is concerned with the design of steel baffles embedded in soil to contain fallen boulders rolling down a hill slope, with the buried segment of the baffles cast into concrete. Analytical solutions presented ...

Abstract: Rigid barriers are commonly used as defense measures in hilly areas to contain falling boulders and landslide debris, and the sliding displacement of these barriers is a key design consideration when space is limited. A ...

Abstract: In this paper, a new design approach based on the principles of energy and momentum conservation is proposed for the design of free-standing rigid barriers subject to point impact. The novelty of this approach lies in the ...