A numerical model for the design of low energy rockfall protection nets
Modèle numérique pour la conception de filets pare-pierres
Résumé
The analysis of impact experiments on low energy rockfall protection structures allowed building a model based on the Discrete Element Method for the design of these structures. The simulations held using this model highlighted that the efficiency of the structure is strongly depending on the impact conditions. The identification of relevant impact conditions for the design of rockfall protection structures is therefore a difficult task in which using numerical models is of great interest.