We present an analysis of rockfall risk for people passing along the national road below a hazardous rocky cliff. First, we assessed the probability of loss of life at the location where a deadly accident occurred in 2011. This risk is very low, and acceptable in terms of individual risk. Then, we calculated the potential loss of life (i.e., the expected number of fatalities per year) along the entire road sector starting from probabilistic hazard curves. As a result, we show that total potential loss of life lies within the ALARP zone, suggesting the need for the definition of acceptable risk levels by local/national authorities. .

Frattini, P., Crosta, G., Valagussa, A., Tamburini, A., Alberto, W. (2015). Rockfall risk analysis along transportation facilities. In Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 2: Landslide Processes (pp.2061-2064). Springer International Publishing [10.1007/978-3-319-09057-3_368].

Rockfall risk analysis along transportation facilities

FRATTINI, PAOLO
Primo
;
CROSTA, GIOVANNI
Secondo
;
VALAGUSSA, ANDREA;
2015

Abstract

We present an analysis of rockfall risk for people passing along the national road below a hazardous rocky cliff. First, we assessed the probability of loss of life at the location where a deadly accident occurred in 2011. This risk is very low, and acceptable in terms of individual risk. Then, we calculated the potential loss of life (i.e., the expected number of fatalities per year) along the entire road sector starting from probabilistic hazard curves. As a result, we show that total potential loss of life lies within the ALARP zone, suggesting the need for the definition of acceptable risk levels by local/national authorities. .
paper
Hazard Curves; Hy-Stone; Potential Loss Of Life; Rockfall Risk; Earth and Planetary Sciences (all); 2300
English
IAEG XII Congress
2014
Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 2: Landslide Processes
9783319090566
2015
2
2061
2064
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Frattini, P., Crosta, G., Valagussa, A., Tamburini, A., Alberto, W. (2015). Rockfall risk analysis along transportation facilities. In Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 2: Landslide Processes (pp.2061-2064). Springer International Publishing [10.1007/978-3-319-09057-3_368].
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