Synthesis of Information Related to Highway Practices. Topic 52-18. Design Practices for Rock Slopes and Rockfall Management

While there are no national standards for rock slope design and rockfall management, many state departments of transportation (DOTs) have developed their own design goals and objectives. The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Synthesis 588: Design Practices for Rock Slopes and Rockfall Management documents DOT practices for the design of rock slopes and rockfall mitigation systems.

• Record URL:
  http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=4994

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $45000
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 20-05, Topic 52-18

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Gause, Jo

• Performing Organizations:

  Landslide Technology

  Portland, OR  United States 
• Principal Investigators:

  Beckstrand, Darren

• Start Date: 20201016
• Expected Completion Date: 20220628
• Actual Completion Date: 20220628

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Hazard mitigation; Literature reviews; Performance measurement; Risk management; Rock slopes; Rockfalls; State departments of transportation; State of the practice; Surveys; Wire mesh
• Subject Areas: Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01739673
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 20-05, Topic 52-18
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: May 21 2020 10:45AM