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Publications by [Berger F.]

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The protective effect of forests against rockfall cannot be neglected in risk management. This is, of course, under the condition that a considerable slope length in the transit area is forested and that a tree diameter distribution which can provide sufficient ...
Filed under: Rock Mechanics -  Rock Falls
Reference: Landslides and engineered slopes: protecting society through improved understanding. Taylor and Francis Group, London: pp 117 – 127.
<p>In mountainous areas, rockfalls represent a major threat to human safety, public infrastructures and economic assets. Accurate mapping and qualification of risk areas are required so that public authorities can make secure and efficient decisions regarding ...
Filed under: Rock Mechanics -  Rock Falls
Reference: 12th Congress INTERPRAEVENT 2012 – Grenoble / France Conference Proceedings
This contribution provides an overview of previous and current research on the main topics related to rockfall.
Filed under: Rock Mechanics -  Rock Falls
Reference: Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 11, 2617-2651, 2011
Rockfall is an extremely rapid process involving long travel distances. Due to these features, when an event occurs, the ability to take evasive action is practically zero and, thus, the risk of injury or loss of life is high. Damage to buildings and infrastructure ...
Filed under: Rock Mechanics -  Rock Falls
Reference: Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 11, 2617–2651, 2011
In France, Risk Prevention Plans (PPR) are standard documents that determine risk areas and building authorisations for ten-year periods. This paper is about the PPR revision of the town of Veyrier-du-Lac (France), where is implemented a new methodology based ...
Filed under: Rock Mechanics -  Rock Falls
Reference: "The 2010 Canadian Geomatics Conference and Symposium of Commission I (ISPRS), Calgary, Alberta: Canada (2010)"
This paper presents results of an iterative sequence of tests and improvements of a coupled rockfall and forest dynamics model with focus on the rockfall module.
Filed under: Rock Mechanics -  Rock Falls
Reference: Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 10, 699-711, 2010
Coppice forest stands can play a key protective role on active rockfall slopes in mountainous regions. This paper aims at quantifying their protection function and at explaining the role of different stand parameters in this function.
Filed under: Rock Mechanics -  Rock Falls
Reference: Forest Ecology and Management (2009)
Following a major rockfall event in 1987, two types of protection measures were taken in the village Saint Martin le Vinoux (French Alps). Firstly, technical measures using civil engineering were installed, and secondly, a forest management intervention to ...
Filed under: Rock Mechanics -  Rock Falls
Reference: Nat Hazards (2009) 49:99–111
This study reveals that disturbance induced under natural conditions triggers more intense and more widespread anatomical responses than that induced under artificial stimuli, and that experimental laboratory tests considerably underestimate tree response. ...
Filed under: Rock Mechanics -  Rock Falls
Reference: TREE PHYSIOLOGY VOLUME 29, 2009
The accuracy of rockfall trajectory simulations depends to a large extent on the calculation of the rebound of falling boulders on different parts of a slope where rockfalls could occur. The models commonly used for rebound calculation are based on restitution ...
Filed under: Rock Mechanics -  Rock Falls
Reference: Geomorphology 110 (2009) 68–79