Rockfall Lateral Dispersion Empirical Model

Predicting trajectory deviation

An empirical model based on slope angle and direction difference to rapidly predict rockfall trajectory deviation for protection design.

Wong, Louis Ngai Yuen · Tang, Zhicheng

Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 2023

Advantages

5th percentile boundary can be described by a linear function

95th percentile boundary can be described by a hyperbolic function