Debris flow mitigation with flexible ring net barriers - Field tests and case studies

WIT Transactions on Engineering Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue , 2008, Pages 23-31

  Wendeler, C ^a   McArdell, B W ^a   Volkwein, A ^a   Denk, M ^b   Groner E ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b Geobrugg AG Protection Systems   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Debris flow mitigation; Field testing; Flexible debris flow barriers; Numerical simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEBRIS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

BARRIER SYSTEMS; COMPUTATIONAL MODELS; DEBRIS FLOW MITIGATION; DESIGN GUIDELINES; FIELD TESTING; FIELD TESTS; FLEXIBLE DEBRIS FLOW BARRIERS; FLEXIBLE RINGS; MASSIVE CONCRETES; MITIGATION MEASURES; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; TESTING FACILITIES;

FLOW SIMULATION;

EID: 58849108538     PISSN: 17433533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2495/DEB080031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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