Debris flow risk mitigation by the means of rigid and flexible barriers - Experimental tests and impact analysis

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1693-1699

  Canelli, L ^a   Ferrero, A M ^a   Migliazza, M ^b   Segalini, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARRIER (EQUIPMENT); DAM; DEBRIS FLOW; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; IMPACT;

EID: 84861550173     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-12-1693-2012     Document Type: Article

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