Accurate prediction of rockfalls is practically impossible. Variability in slope geometry, poorly defined initial conditions, uncertain material properties (especially coefficients of restitution) and an analysis method that is sensitive to minor changes in ...

<p>The accuracy of model output increases with a decreasing support size of the input data, due to the increase of detail. This paper examines whether this is true for various spatial models developed for simulating rockfall. We analyze the effect of the support ...

This paper presents the results of a simulation study of the effect of rock size and shape on impact distance, defined as the distance from the base of a slope to the first point of impact. This study is based on new algorithms which take into account the ...

Rockfalls are common in mountain areas and represent a serious threat due to their high propagation velocity that, independently from the volume involved, can be extremely dangerous to buildings, roads and people. Therefore, it is necessary to preliminarily ...