Flexible debris flow mitigation: Introducing the 5.5 mile debris fence

Landslides and Engineered Slopes: Protecting Society through Improved Understanding - Proceedings of the 11th International and 2nd North American Symposium on Landslides and Engineered Slopes, 2012

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages 1955-1960

  Bichler, A ^a   Yonin, D ^b   Stelzer, G ^c  

^a Trumer Schutzbauten Canada Ltd   (Canada)

^b Ministry of Transportation   (Canada)

^c Trumer Schutzbauten GmbH   (Austria)

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Indexed keywords

FENCES; LANDSLIDES;

BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA; COARSE MATERIALS; CONTROL STRUCTURE; DEBRIS CATCHERS; DEBRIS FLOOD; DEBRIS FLOW MITIGATION; STEEL WIRE ROPE; STORAGE CAPACITY;

DEBRIS;

EID: 85090074487     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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