To effectively prevent rockfall related disasters below forested slopes, silvicultural, eco-engineering, civil engineering or mixed techniques can be used. To do this in a cost-efficient manner it is necessary to know the following: 1) where rockfall events ...

<p>To fully understand the protection effect of the forest, the single tree behaviour must be accurately known. However, trees are complex biomechanical systems especially regarding their interactions with rock boulders. A single tree dissipates energy during ...