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MODIFICATION AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE COLORADO ROCKFALL HAZARD RATING SYSTEM (2008)

The purpose of this study was to improve the current Rockfall Hazard Rating System (RHRS) in use by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) by adding several climatic and geological factors recognized in technical literature that contribute to rockfall. Once the system was improved, 200 slopes were rated within the Colorado Front Range: 106 crystalline cut slopes (a crystalline rock cut); 51 crystalline total slopes (both a cut and the natural slope above); 35 block-in-matrix slopes; and 8 sedimentary slopes. The resulting data for each slope type was analyzed using univariate least squares regression, multivariate ordinal logistic regression, and multivariate stepwise regression to identify and rank the dominating factors that contribute to rockfall. The rank of the new scores for the 200 slopes was compared to the rank of the original scores to ensure that the modifications allow for a better prediction of rockfall potential.

Reference:
Report No. CDOT-2008-7, COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Organization:
Colorado School of Mines, USA
USA
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