Rockfall Analyses at Km 13+550 in the New Road of Vlora, Albania

Rockfall dynamics is a complex function of the location detachment point and geometry mechanical properties both block slope. Theoretically, knowing initial conditions, slope geometry, relationships describing energy loss at impact or by rolling, it should be possible to compute position velocity any time. Nevertheless, relevant parameters are difficult ascertain in space time, even for an observed event. Usually, geometrical geomechanically blocks (size, shape, strength, fracturing) (gradient, length roughness, longitudinal transversal concavities convexities, grain size distribution, elastic moduli, water content, etc.), exact source areas unknown. In this paper, sources potential rock fallings involve rocky area including between km 13+550 13+600 new road Vlora city Albania. The characterized ridge, shaped like dome, located few tens meters above design road. purpose paper analysis. This analysis consists mainly defining falling rocks, estimating causes (by toppling, slides, single blocks) size, type blocks, structural arrangement joints, etc.