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Title: METHODS FOR EVALUATING AVALANCHE LOADS ON BRIDGES: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Greg Johnson, Alan Jones, Chris Wilbur, John Stimberis; Description: Transportation corridors crossing mountainous terrain frequently intersect avalanche paths capable of producing destructive snow avalanches. Avalanche...; Object ID: ISSW2026_O5.5.pdf; Keywords: avalanche loads, avalanche bridges, bridge design, transportation infrastructure, structural loading, avalanche mitigation; View additional details about METHODS FOR EVALUATING AVALANCHE LOADS ON BRIDGES

Title: Changes in Design Standards and Regional Characteristics of Avalanche Supporting Structures in Japan: Date: 2014-09-29; Authors: Yusuke Harada, Hiroki Matsushita, Masaru Matsuzawa; Description: In Japan, avalanche supporting structures are designed based on standards specified in the Swiss Guideline developed in 1961. However, the weather con...; Object ID: ISSW14_paper_P3.37.pdf; Keywords: snow bridge, glide factor, snow pressure; View additional details about Changes in Design Standards and Regional Characteristics of Avalanche Supporting Structures in Japan

Title: Possibility of Increasing the Slope Distance Between Avalanche Prevention Bridges: Date: 2012; Authors: Hiroki Matsushita, Masaru Matsuzawa, Hiroshi Nakamura; Description: Snow bridges are installed on roadside slopes as a major measure for preventing avalanches in susceptible areas in Japan. Current methods of designing...; Object ID: issw-2012-696-702.pdf; Keywords: snow bridge, avalanche prevention, slope analysis; View additional details about Possibility of Increasing the Slope Distance Between Avalanche Prevention Bridges

Title: Passive Avalanche Defense for a Domestic Transportation Application: The Milepost 151 Avalanche, Jackson, Wyoming: Date: 2008-09-22; Authors: Josh Hewes, Rand Decker, Rick Dustin, Scott Merry, James Montuoro, Perry Wood, Jamie Yount; Description: Despite increasing traffic volumes and all-weather travel demands on the mountain roads of the Western United States, surprisingly few examples of con...; Object ID: P__8146.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, hazard, mitigation, passive, snow bridge; View additional details about Passive Avalanche Defense for a Domestic Transportation Application: The Milepost 151 Avalanche, Jackson, Wyoming

Title: Glacier Snow Bridge Mechanics: Date: 2006; Authors: Rick R. Rochelle, Rodger D. Rochelle, PE; Description: The vocabulary of avalanche mechanics is useful in describing the mechanics of glacier snow bridges. We calculate the forces involved in isotropic sno...; Object ID: issw-2006-193-202.pdf; Keywords: snow bridge, glacier, shear, tension, flexure, toughness; View additional details about Glacier Snow Bridge Mechanics

Title: The Goat Lick Bridge Avalanches of 1979 and 1982: Date: 1984; Authors: M. Martinelli, Jr.; Description: The avalanche of February 13, 1979, that destroyed a bridge on U.S. Highway 2 in Montana is described; then, the avalanches of February 15 and 20, 198...; Object ID: ISSW-1984-198-207.pdf; Keywords: bridge, us highway 2, avalanche, flow pattern, wet avalanches; View additional details about The Goat Lick Bridge Avalanches of 1979 and 1982

Title: The Goat Lick Bridge Avalanches of 1979 and 1982: Date: 1982; Authors: M. Martinelli, Jr.; Description: On February 13, 1979 the Goat Lick Bridge on Highway 2 over Snowslide Gulch near Essex, Montana was carried away by an avalanche. The 33.5 m long, 19...; Object ID: issw-1982-001.pdf; Keywords: bridge, path; View additional details about The Goat Lick Bridge Avalanches of 1979 and 1982