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Title: DESIGN OF FLEXIBLE ROCKFALL BARRIERS UNDER STATIC AND DYNAMIC AREAL LOADING FROM SNOW: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Dennis Gasteiger, Maximilian Kramer; Description: Flexible rockfall barriers are primarily designed to absorb high-energy point impacts caused by falling rocks. However, when installed in mountainous ...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P1.8.pdf; Keywords: flexible rockfall barriers, snow loads, avalanche loads, rope statics, structural analysis, multi-hazard protection; View additional details about DESIGN OF FLEXIBLE ROCKFALL BARRIERS UNDER STATIC AND DYNAMIC AREAL LOADING FROM SNOW

Title: ALPS2.0: INTERACTION OF FLEXIBLE ROCKFALL BARRIERS WITH STATIC AND DYNAMIC SNOW PRESSURE: Date: 2024-09-23; Authors: Gabriel Marc, Svein Halsne, Johan Persson, Andreas Lanter, Helene Lanter; Description: Due to the demand for protection systems with a design on the combined load case rockfall and snow pressure, a research project is enrolled for the b...; Object ID: ISSW2024_P7.1.pdf; Keywords: snow pressure, avalanche dynamics, avalanche, rockfall protection; View additional details about ALPS2.0: INTERACTION OF FLEXIBLE ROCKFALL BARRIERS WITH STATIC AND DYNAMIC SNOW PRESSURE

Title: Active Works in a Starting Zone: Monitoring, Maintenance and Functional Restoration. an Analysis of Real Cases of Intervention: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Massimo Raviglione, Flavio Papetti, Michela Barberis; Description: Active works in a starting zone are interventions made with more or less complex engineering structures (usually snow nets, snow bridges, rakes, tripo...; Object ID: ISSW16_P2.38.pdf; Keywords: active works, maintenance, rockfall, landslides; View additional details about Active Works in a Starting Zone: Monitoring, Maintenance and Functional Restoration. an Analysis of Real Cases of Intervention

Title: Avalanche Barriers in the Starting Zone Exposed to Rock Fall: Range of Capacity and 1:1 Rock Fall Tests With Flexible Snow Net: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: BrÃ¤ndle R., GrÃ¶ner E., Margreth S.; Description: Since the introduction of flexible snow nets in the 1950â€™s it became obvious that such barriers provide a better performance on combined loadin...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-51.pdf; Keywords: rockfall, snow nets, prevention structure; View additional details about Avalanche Barriers in the Starting Zone Exposed to Rock Fall: Range of Capacity and 1:1 Rock Fall Tests With Flexible Snow Net

Title: Development of a Simple Raster-Based Model for Gravitational Mass Movement Processes Applied to the Regional Assessment of Forest Stands With Direct Protective Functionality: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Andreas Huber, Frank Perzl, Reinhard Fromm, Jan-Thomas Fischer, Klaus Klebinder, Bernadette Sotier; Description: This contribution describes the development of a model suitable for regional scale delineation of zones potentially affected by gravitational mass mov...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-46.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, rockfall, protective forests, raster-based modeling; View additional details about Development of a Simple Raster-Based Model for Gravitational Mass Movement Processes Applied to the Regional Assessment of Forest Stands With Direct Protective Functionality

Title: Interaction of Flexible Rockfall Barriers With Avalanches and Snow Pressure: Date: 2006; Authors: Stefan Margreth, Andrea Roth; Description: Rockfall barriers are optimized to absorb high punctual impact energies. In mountain areas the barriers are also loaded by avalanches and snow pressu...; Object ID: issw-2006-691-700.pdf; Keywords: avalanche protection, rockfall barrier, avalanche dynamics, snow pressure; View additional details about Interaction of Flexible Rockfall Barriers With Avalanches and Snow Pressure

Title: Five Years Experience with Avalanche - Mudflow-and-Rockfall-Alarm Systems in Switzerland: Date: 2000; Authors: Hansueli Gubler; Description: Alarm systems detect avalanche flows, mud-flows or the opening of cracks in rock walls and automatically close roads and railway lines with traffic li...; Object ID: issw-2000-424-432.pdf; Keywords: crack openings, mudflow, rockfall, alarm systems; View additional details about Five Years Experience with Avalanche - Mudflow-and-Rockfall-Alarm Systems in Switzerland