RocFall: Statistical Analysis of Rockfalls by Rocscience
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Wednesday, September 18, 2019 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT | Online
Rockfalls are caused by weathering of natural slopes, mining activities, seismic events, etc. When they occur near human activities or infrastructure, the consequences can be costly and lethal. When a slope in question is at risk for rockfall, Rocscience’s 2D statistical analysis program RocFall can assist with their assessment. It performs numerical simulations that predict falling rocks’ trajectories so that the risk areas can be identified and proper remedial measures put in place.
Energy, velocity and “bounce height” envelopes for the entire slope are determined by the program, as is the location of rock endpoints. Distributions of energy, velocity, and bounce height are also calculated along the slope profile. Distributions can be graphed, and comprehensive statistics are automatically calculated. RocFall allows the user to perform both lumped mass and rigid body rockfall analyses. Remedial measures such as flexible barriers and berms can also be modeled. Information about the kinetic energy and location of impact on a barrier or a berm can help determine the capacity, size, and location of barriers/berms. RocFall also incorporates commercial flexible barrier information. Users can define a custom barrier or select one of the predefined barriers. Barrier sensitivity analysis allows the user to automatically vary the location, height, angle, or capacity of barriers.
This webinar will first present several popular impact theories and then introduce you to the latest RocFall software. Then the participants will be shown how to build a RocFall model and view the results with a focus on barrier/berm analysis, barrier sensitivity analysis, and the barrier design reports.
Presented By:
Ellen is a Geotechnical Software Developer with over 12 years of engineering experience.
Ellen earned her B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Toronto and completed her M.Sc. in Civil (Structural) Engineering from the University of California – Berkeley. She worked as an intern at Rocscience Inc, a world leading 2D and 3D civil, mining and geotechnical software company, during her undergraduate years. Ellen began her career as a structural engineer, specializing in structural and seismic analysis, designs and detailing. In 2015, she came back to work at Rocscience Inc. as a researcher and geotechnical software developer. She helped develop RocFall, RocPlane, RocSupport, Swedge, Unwedge, RocTopple, Dips, etc.
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Unwedge's Windows-based interface provides an easy to use, graphical environment for data entry and visualization that greatly simplifies the analysis and design process. Popup windows allow for easy entry and modification of model parameters, and easy to use editing tools provide a convenient method for performing parametric studies. The graphical data interpreter provides a rich set of tools, including 3D animation, for the convenient display of wedges surrounding the excavation.
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