Calculating Snow Avalanche Impact on a Fixed Obstacle,
Abstract
The question of the protection of engineering structures from the impact of snow avalanches has long been at the center of attention of civil engineers working in the mountainous regions. A formula was proposed in 1938 for the computation of the pressure caused by the impact of a snow avalanche on a fixed obstacle. The maximal impact force (with maximal snow depth from 3 to 5 meters) depends primarily on the length of the avalanche course and the steepness of the terrain. Therefore it is advisable to build anti-avalanche structures in the upper portion of the mountain system where the path traversed cannot be very great.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0720069
Entities
People
- D. N. Gongadge
- L. K. Papinashvili
Organizations
- Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory