Experimental determination of constitutive equations for dense and dry avalanches: Presentation of the set-up and first results

Surveys in Geophysics

Volumn 24, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 525-541

  Bouchet, A ^a   Naaim, M ^a   Ousset, F ^a   Bellot, H ^a   Cauvard, D ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Constitutive laws; Dense avalanches; Experimental set up

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHES (SNOWSLIDES); FLOW OF FLUIDS; HOPPERS; SHEAR STRESS; SNOW;

SNOW FLOW;

GEOPHYSICS;

AVALANCHE; INSTRUMENTATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; SNOW;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 0347900529     PISSN: 01693298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:GEOP.0000006080.91951.cd     Document Type: Article

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