It is common sense that the possibility of a rockfall increases after an intense rainfall and it is well documented that
rainfalls accelerate earth surface displacements such as landslides and rockfalls. This qualitative correlation is highly
affected by the geology and climate condition of the area under consideration.
The research project entitled "Development of an integrated system for rockfall identification in highways", funded by
the Operational Program Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship (co-funded by the European Regional Development
Fund (ERDF)) aims to develop an operational system for early warning of rockfalls that occur along transportation
corridors. To accomplish this goal the influence and the time gap between triggering mechanisms and rockfall incidents
is investigated.
In this work, previous studies towards quantitative correlation of rainfall magnitude and earth surface displacements are
briefly presented. Based on these works, and taking into account that rockfall incidents, in the majority of Mediterranean
countries, are not well-documented, data obtained by a slope stability monitoring network are used to quantitatively
determine the magnitude of the rainfall that caused the slope's movement.
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