Sturzprozesse ausgehend von Felsböschungen: Abschätzung der Reichweite mithilfe numerischer Modelle

Runout processes originating from rock slopes can be classified according to their process behaviour into rockfall, rock mass fall and rock avalanche. Their process behaviour is primarily determined by the volume of the detached rock mass, the degree of fragmentation of the moving mass and the morphology and nature of the runout path. The initial conditions of these processes depend on the initial failure mechanism. It is difficult to predict the runout and magnitudes of these types of rapid landslides since the complexity of the processes requires major simplifications in the calculation approaches. A good understanding of the process and clear mechanical model conceptions are therefore crucial in the development and choice of prediction models. The paper presents a classification of the runout processes originating from rock slopes on the basis of clearly defined mechanical models and provides an overview of the currently available models for prediction.