Structural protection after landslide phenomena : a case study in Northern Italy

SASSU, MAURO;Andreini M;De Falco A;Giresini L;Puppio ML

2016-01-01

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Abstract

The protection of a vehicular road after a landslide due to heavy rainfall is described in this paper. With a vi-sion to design steel barriers and wires, collapse scenarios with simple failure models of single falling blocks are presented. The content refers to an application in a vulnerable area of Northern Italy, where a landslide oc-curred next to an important road. Specific reinforcements and safety features against rolling blocks are illustrated.