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Title: Evolution of the Avalauncher: Date: 2006; Authors: John Brennan; Description: The Avalauncher has been an integral tool for avalanche mitigation work for close to 50 years. With their ability to place a kilogram of high explosi...; Object ID: issw-2006-572-575.pdf; Keywords: avalauncher, avalanche mitigation, avalanche control; View additional details about Evolution of the Avalauncher

Title: Advanced Technologies in Avalanche Programs: Date: 2006; Authors: David Hamre; Description: Between 1985 and 2000, the Alaska Railroad operated a conventional avalanche risk mitigation program which relied heavily on artillery based risk mit...; Object ID: issw-2006-650-659.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, avalanche guard, detection, risk, mitigation, data management; View additional details about Advanced Technologies in Avalanche Programs

Title: Sheet Pile Walls â€“ A Space-Saving Avalanche Defence Structure: Date: 2006; Authors: Ãrni Jonsson, Erik Hestnes; Description: Steel sheet piles, primarily used as retaining walls when excavating soft ground and for stabilizing fills, are introduced as flexible components for ...; Object ID: issw-2006-667-671.pdf; Keywords: avalanche mitigation, steel sheet piles, deflecting dam, catching dam, energy dissipation; View additional details about Sheet Pile Walls â€“ A Space-Saving Avalanche Defence Structure

Title: Evolution, Challenges and Management of Mountain Weather Observations: Date: 2004; Authors: Mark Moore; Description: Mountain weather observation programs in support of avalanche mitigation efforts and forecasting programs have evolved considerably since their humble...; Object ID: issw-2004-270-278.pdf; Keywords: mountain weather, data, weather observations, avalanche weather, weather sensors, data management; View additional details about Evolution, Challenges and Management of Mountain Weather Observations

Title: Managing Snow Avalanche Risk in Forested Terrain: Strategies, Case Histories, and Emerging Issues for the Professional Engineer and Geoscientist: Date: 2004; Authors: Frank Baumann; Description: Snow avalanche hazard is sometimes thought to be only of concern to mountaineers, skiers, and those who travel along mountain highways. In recent year...; Object ID: issw-2004-415.pdf; Keywords: mitigation, risk, snow avalanche; View additional details about Managing Snow Avalanche Risk in Forested Terrain: Strategies, Case Histories, and Emerging Issues for the Professional Engineer and Geoscientist

Title: Avalanche Hazard Investigations, Ordinances, and Zoning, Salt Lake County, Utah: Date: 2004; Authors: David A. Scroggin, L. Darlene Batatian; Description: This presentation will discuss the development of an Avalanche Hazard Ordinance for Salt Lake County, Utah. The ordinance was enacted after recognitio...; Object ID: issw-2004-435-440.pdf; Keywords: zoning, ordinance, slope analysis, hillside development, hazards, government approvals; View additional details about Avalanche Hazard Investigations, Ordinances, and Zoning, Salt Lake County, Utah

Title: The Use of Flexible Prevention Systems in Avalanche Starting Zones: Date: 2004; Authors: Steve Mumma; Description: The installation of supporting structures in avalanche starting zones is a mitigation measure that has been effectively used for many years. These sy...; Object ID: issw-2004-681.pdf; Keywords: starting zones, terrain, mitigation; View additional details about The Use of Flexible Prevention Systems in Avalanche Starting Zones

Title: Rows of Vertical Steel-Silos Filled with Debris - An Effective and Space-Saving Avalanche Defence Structure: Date: 2002; Authors: Erik Hestnes, Ami Jonsson; Description: Multiplate steel configurations, primarily used for road tunnels and culverts, are introduced as effective, flexible and space-saving avalanche defenc...; Object ID: issw-2002-050-054.pdf; Keywords: avalanche mitigation, defence structure, multiplate steel-silos, breaking mounds, darns, ploughs; View additional details about Rows of Vertical Steel-Silos Filled with Debris - An Effective and Space-Saving Avalanche Defence Structure

Title: Occurrence Conditions of Two Catastrophic Avalanches at Chamonix, France: Date: 2000; Authors: Francois Rapin, Christophe Ancey; Description: In February 1999, in Chamonix, France, a large avalanche destroyed 14 houses and killed 12 people in a village called Montroc and another flowed throu...; Object ID: issw-2000-509-513.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, mitigation, chamonix; View additional details about Occurrence Conditions of Two Catastrophic Avalanches at Chamonix, France

Title: Purpose and Progress of National Research Council Report on Snow Avalanches: Date: 1986; Authors: Barry Voight; Description: Extended Abstract: The National Research Council (NRC), as the operating arm of the National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering,...; Object ID: issw-1986-020.pdf; Keywords: forecasting, control, data management, research, information transfer, mitigation activities; View additional details about Purpose and Progress of National Research Council Report on Snow Avalanches