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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