Research Article
Acceleration Characteristics of a Rock Slide Using the Particle Image Velocimetry Technique
Table 4
Acceleration evolution versus time (m/s2).
| | The top of rock slide | Sliding surface | Sliding body | Sliding bed |
| Initial stage (0~0.04 s) | −1.50 | −2.17 | 1.25 | −0.50 | −286.50 | 20.00 | 17.5 | −20.25 |
| The coalescence stage (0.04~0.08 s) | 14.10 | 386.33 | 106.5 | −9.75 | −154.50 | 124.00 | 94 | −68.75 |
| The postcoalescence stage (0.08~0.12 s) | 36.50 | 115.00 | 17.25 | 225.00 |
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