Snow avalanches can have highly destructive consequences in developed areas. Each year, avalanche catastrophes occur in mountain regions around the globe and cause unnecessary fatalities and severe damage to buildings and infrastructure. In some mountainous regions, especially in the European Alps, technical avalanche defence structures are built to increase the level of safety for inhabited areas; however, new infrastructure such as roads, railway lines and tourist facilities cause new risk potential in hazardous areas. As a result, the demand is increasing for technical avalanche protection solutions. Avalanche defence structures and protection systems are used in most inhabited mountain regions worldwide. During the last decades, technical avalanche protection has evolved from a specialist field to an independent engineering branch that has gained importance in alpine countries such as Austria, Italy, France and Switzerland, as well as in other countries such as Canada, Iceland, Norway and USA. This work is the first comprehensive, English-language overview of technical avalanche protection and establishes state-of-the-art best practices in the field. It covers the fundamentals of avalanche protection technology and includes plans, dimensions, construction and maintenance of defence structures. The editors have collaborated with an international team of experts from Austria, Canada, France, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Norway, Switzerland and USA to produce this landmark handbook.

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Information

Publisher

Ernst & Sohn

Year

2014

ISBN

9783433603871

Edition

Topic

Technology & Engineering

Subtopic

Civil Engineering

Index

Technology & Engineering

Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Preface
List of Contributors
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Avalanches: Evolution and Impact
Chapter 3: Avalanche Dynamics: Models and Impact
Chapter 4: Avalanche Hazard Assessment and Planning of Protection Measures
Chapter 5: Structural avalanche protection: defense systems and construction types
Chapter 6: Structural avalanche defense: design and construction
Chapter 7: Construction Work and Maintenance of Structural Avalanche Control
Chapter 8: Building Protection (Direct Protection) Measures
Chapter 9: Artificial Release and Monitoring Technology for Avalanches
Chapter 10: Technical avalanche protection international: facts and figures
Literature
Index
Advertiser Index
EULA