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Title: Finite Element Models and Sensitivity Analysis of the Vulnerability of an Avalanche Protection Gallery
Date: 2009
Authors: Dominique Daudon, Julien Baroth, Patrycja Szczurowska, Ma Ying, Pascal Perrotin
Description: Our research work has focused on the Montaulever avalanche protection gallery. Horizontal and vertical structural elements are modelled herein using ...
Object ID: issw-2009-0587-0591.pdf
Keywords: avalanche protection gallery, finite element model, probabilistic sensitivity study
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Title: Avalanche Protection for Construction Site
Date: 2009
Authors: Thomas Rentsch, Ruedi Stüssi
Description: “Linthal 2015” is as more than 1.5 billion project in the eastern Alps of Switzerland to expand an existing hydro power plant. Several con...
Object ID: issw-2009-0592-0596.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, prevention, artificial release, working site, avalanche blasting
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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
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Title: The Blaster Boxes: Installing, Testing and Operating North America's First Stationary Avalanche Blasters
Date: 2002
Authors: Craig Sterbenz
Description: Several years ago, an avalanche technician in Lech, Austria envisioned a remotely operated, fixed mortar capable oflaunching multiple explosive proje...
Object ID: issw-2002-055-058.pdf
Keywords: avalanche protection, avalanche hazard reduction
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Title: Winter Opening of High Alpine Pass Roads - Analysis and Case Studies from the Swiss Alps
Date: 2002
Authors: Stefan Margreth, Lukas Stoffel, Christian Wilhelrn
Description: The pass roads across the Swiss Alps are of high importance for the transportation of persons and goods. Due to the alpine topography most of the pass...
Object ID: issw-2002-059-066.pdf
Keywords: avalanche protection, snow avalanche, traffic risk, risk management
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Title: The Use of a Numerical Snow-Drift Model as a Decision Making Tool in the Planning of Avalanche Protection Measures
Date: 2002
Authors: Peter Gauer
Description: Blowing and drifting snow is not only a major factor in the assessment of the acute avalanche danger, its contribution to the snow distribution also i...
Object ID: issw-2002-604-608.pdf
Keywords: snow-drift, numerical modeling, meso-scale weather model, nesting, planning tool
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Title: The Effect of Avalanche Accidents on the Recorded Avalanche History and the Avalanche Work in Iceland
Date: 1998
Authors: Svanbj6rg Helga Haraldsdottir
Description: Avalanche accidents have had a major effect on the development of the avalanche work in Iceland. The revised avalanche history of Flateyri and the da...
Object ID: issw-1998-140-145.pdf
Keywords: avalanche accidents, avalanche protection, avalanche forecasting
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Title: Avalanches and the 2002 Olympic Games; A Panel Discussion
Date: 1998
Authors: Bruce Tremper, Doug Abromeit, Tom Leonard, Jim Steenburgh, Chris Stethem
Description: Identify problems and issues that affect avalanche safety at large alpine events and propose solutions and suggestions.
Object ID: issw-1998-354-358.pdf
Keywords: avalanches, avalanche defense, avalanche protection, avalanche forecasting, avalanche countermeasures, avalanche rescue
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Title: NivoLog: An Avalanche Forecasting Support System
Date: 1998
Authors: Dr. Robert Bolognesi
Description: NivoLogis an avalanche forecasting support system designed to be daily used by forecasters or ski patrol men who have to secure mountainous regions, ...
Object ID: issw-1998-412-418.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, avalanche protection, avalanche engineering
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Title: The Alpine Meadows Road Avalanches, Real Estate and Politics
Date: 1998
Authors: Larry Heywood, Norm Wilson
Description: This case study will review the history of the avalanche problems effecting the Alpine Meadows Road and the resulting legal and political ramificatio...
Object ID: issw-1998-432-438.pdf
Keywords: avalanche control, avalanche protection, avalanche zoning
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Title: Experiences on the Use and the Effectiveness of Permanent Supporting Structures in Switzerland
Date: 1996
Authors: Stefan Margreth
Description: First the principles of supporting structures are explained. Two case studies of winter observations in areas controlled by supporting structures are ...
Object ID: issw-1996-233-238.pdf
Keywords: avalanche protection, supporting structures, hazard maps
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Title: Townsite Avalanche Protection at Tungsten, NWT
Date: 1992
Authors: Chris Stethem
Description: The mining town of Tungsten, North West Territories, is located at 62 degrees north latitude, on the YUkon - N.W.T border. The remote Selwyn Mountains...
Object ID: issw-1992-269.pdf
Keywords: runout zone, starting zone, protection, safety, terrain
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Title: Avalanche Protection and Avalanche Research in Austria
Date: 1990
Authors: Peter Holler
Description: Since about 100 years the Federal Service for Torrent and Avalanche Control is existing in Austria. The Service is responsible not only for designing ...
Object ID: issw-1990-291-296.pdf
Keywords: protection, defense, hazard, mapping, blast bolt
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Title: Helicopter Skiing Operations and Agency Administration
Date: 1984
Authors: H. Peter Wingle
Description: Helicopter skiing has become a small, but desired adventure sport in North America. The degree of control by the land manager Varies, but operators ar...
Object ID: ISSW-1984-172-178.pdf
Keywords: national forest lands, monitered, safety, helicopter skiing, permit
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