Managing avalanches using cost-benefit-risk analysis

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

Volumn 226, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 641-649

  Larsson Kråik, Per Olof ^a  

^a SWEDISH TRANSPORT ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

Author keywords

avalanches; cost; Malmbanan (Swedish Iron Ore Line); railway; Risk analysis

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITION; CONTINENTAL CLIMATE; CONTROL AND MONITORING; HAZARD AREAS; HEAVY RAINFALL; HIGH MOUNTAINS; MARITIME CLIMATE; OPERATIONAL DATA; RAILWAY; RISK EVALUATION; ROCKFALLS; ROUGH TERRAINS; SHORT BRIDGES; SNOW AVALANCHE; SNOW-MELTING; SPRING TEMPERATURES; SUB-ARCTIC; SWEDISHS; TECHNICAL SYSTEMS; TRAIN OPERATIONS;

BRIDGES; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; GLOBAL WARMING; IRON ORES; METEOROLOGY; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; RAILROADS; RISK ANALYSIS; ROCK BURSTS; WATER LEVELS;

AVALANCHES (SNOWSLIDES);

EID: 84874625808     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: 20413017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954409712447168     Document Type: Conference Paper

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