Experimental investigation on steady granular flows interacting with an obstacle down an inclined channel: Study of the dead zone upstream from the obstacle. Application to interaction between dense snow avalanches and defence structures

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 187-191

  Faug, T ^a   Lachamp, P ^a   Naaim, M ^a  

^a Cemagref   (France)

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EID: 0346740861     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-2-187-2002     Document Type: Article

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