Interaction of flexible rockfall barriers with avalanches and snow pressure

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 168-177

  Margreth, Stefan ^a   Roth, Andrea ^b  

^a WSL INSTITUTE FOR SNOW AND AVALANCHE RESEARCH SLF   (Switzerland)

^b Fatzer AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Avalanche dynamics; Avalanche protection; Rockfall barrier; Snow pressure

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOUNDATIONS; ROCKS;

ROCKFALL BARRIER; SNOW PRESSURE;

AVALANCHES (SNOWSLIDES);

AVALANCHE; BARRIER (EQUIPMENT); FOUNDATION; PRESSURE EFFECT; RETENTION; ROCKFALL; SNOWPACK;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 38349091743     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2007.03.008     Document Type: Article

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