Overview
- Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by Technische Universität München, Germany
- Directly combines the results of field investigations at the source area with run-out modelling, yielding a better understanding of the rockfall process
- Features a unique field investigation of an accessible failure surface underneath a critical 200 m3 carbonate block, contributing to the understanding of failure mechanics at rockfall source areas
- Presents a detailed investigation of a critical block at the source area which reveals the possibility of considering varying stages of fragmentation in run-out modelling – an aspect never before taken into account in terms of applied run-out modelling
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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About this book
This pioneering work deals with the parameterization of rockfalls in the context of 3D run-out modelling at a study site in the Bavarian Alps. The main objective was to cover not only low-magnitude, high-frequency rockfalls (<10 m3) but also Mid-Magnitude events, which involve rock volumes of between 10 and 100 m3 (boulder falls) and between 100 and 10,000 m3 (block falls). As Mid-Magnitude events have been insufficiently covered in terms of rockfall modelling up to now, a geomechanical approach has been developed to characterize those events by means of a case study. For a 200 m3 limestone block a potential failure scenario was analysed by combining a deterministic failure analysis with a numerical process-based run-out model. To model potential run-out scenarios of the 200 m3 block, the beta version of the code RAMMS::Rockfall, developed by the Swiss Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF), was applied. RAMMS::Rockfall makes it possible to include the block shape and thus consider the effects of varying block shapes on the run-out distance. The run-out modelling for the entire project site was performed using the scientific code Rockyfor3D (Dorren/ecorisQ). To provide quantitative information in terms of input parameters, a field recording of block sizes at the talus slope, as well as a detailed discontinuity analysis at the source area, were conducted. The book successfully demonstrates how detailed and quantitative field investigation can contribute to 3D rockfall modelling.
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Book Title: Quantitative Parameterization and 3D‐run‐out Modelling of Rockfalls at Steep Limestone Cliffs in the Bavarian Alps
Authors: Bettina Sellmeier
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24510-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-24509-6Published: 17 November 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-30586-8Published: 17 November 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-24510-2Published: 06 November 2015
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 148
Topics: Structural Geology, Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences, Natural Hazards