Analysis of Rockfall Hazards Stopping position and Energy dissipation Based on Orthogonal experiment

¹ Chengdu University of Technology, College of Environment and Civil Engineering, Chengdu, 610059, China
² Chengdu University of Technology, College of Management Science, Chengdu, 610059, China
³ Chengdu University of Technology, College of Geophysics, Chengdu, 610059, China

^* Corresponding author: 1479856303@qq.com

Abstract

Many factors affect the movement of rockfall. Thus, this study explored the influence of rockfall shape, slope angle, angular velocity, slope hardness, rockfall mass, and slope surface roughness on the stopping position and potential energy loss rate based on an orthogonal experiment. To study the key factors affecting the movement of rockfall, 2500 sets of orthogonal tests were carried out by using ROCFALL 8.0 (ROCSCIENCE) numerical simulation program. SPSS19.0 software was used to perform importance analysis and correlation analysis on the test results. The analysis results show that rockfall shape has the greatest influence on the stopping distance. There is a significant positive linear correlation between the number of rockfall edges and the stopping distance of rockfall on the asphalt road. The slope angle has the greatest influence on the potential energy loss rate, and there is a significant negative linear correlation between the slope angle and the potential energy loss rate. In the case of a low angle slope, the stopping position of rockfall is more concentrated. Therefore, in the process of mountain engineering construction, more attention should be paid to the influence of rockfall shape and slope angle on rockfall hazard protection.