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Numerical Investigation of the Dynamic Response of a Sand Cushion with Multiple Rockfall Impacts

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  • Yu Zhang

    (College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China)

  • Jierui Feng

    (The Fifth Oil Production Plant of Petrochina Changqing Oil Field Company, Xi’an 710020, China)

  • Longhuan Du

    (College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China)

  • Peng Zhao

    (State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China)

  • Jiao Peng

    (State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China)

  • Chen Yang

    (Chengdu Eighth Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. of CDCEG, Chengdu 610084, China)

  • Hua Fan

    (Lingchuang Green House Construction Technology Co., Ltd., Chengdu 610095, China)

  • Liangpu Li

    (Sichuan Communication Surveying & Design Institute Co., Ltd., Chengdu 610017, China)

Abstract

A shed cave structure with a sand cushion is often used as a protective structure for rockfall disasters. Because of the randomness and unpredictability of rockfall disasters, the cushions of shed caves often suffer multiple impacts from rockfalls. Aiming at the problem of multiple impacts of rockfall, this paper uses the three-dimensional discrete element method to study the dynamic response of multiple rockfall impacts on sand cushions from different heights. Before conducting large-scale simulation studies, the input parameters in the numerical model are verified with data from laboratory experiments. Analyzing the simulation results shows that when the same point is impacted multiple times, the maximum impact force and the maximum penetration depth will increase with the number of impacts. According to the numerical results, a calculation formula of the maximum impact force that considers the number of impacts is fitted. At the same time, considering the impact response when the rockfall impacts different positions multiple times, the distance range that the subsequent impact is not affected by the previous impact is given. The significance of studying the multiple impacts of rockfalls is shown by a numerical study of rockfalls impacting a sand cushion multiple times from different heights, and it provides a reference for the design of rockfall disaster-protection structures in practical engineering.

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  • Yu Zhang & Jierui Feng & Longhuan Du & Peng Zhao & Jiao Peng & Chen Yang & Hua Fan & Liangpu Li, 2023. "Numerical Investigation of the Dynamic Response of a Sand Cushion with Multiple Rockfall Impacts," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(4), pages 1-21, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:4:p:3554-:d:1069074
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    1. Weigang Shen & Tao Zhao & Feng Dai, 2021. "Influence of particle size on the buffering efficiency of soil cushion layer against rockfall impact," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 108(2), pages 1469-1488, September.
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