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In this communication, the influence of the impact location and boulder shape is studied to assess the efficiency of net fences (under such impacts). This work should contribute to understand the behavior of net fences in real conditions (boulder size, energy level, crossing height).
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The authors would like to thank IFSTTAR, owner of the test rockfall station, all the financial supporters of the project, and the Vicat company, owner of Montagnole quarry. We also wish to express our gratitude to both nets manufacturers, GTS, HC, TAS, CAN that have performed tests at Montagnole.
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Chanut, MA., Dubois, L., Nicot, F. (2015). Dynamic Behavior of Rock Fall Protection Net Fences: A Parametric Study. In: Lollino, G., et al. Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 2. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09057-3_330
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