The technical avalanche protection handbook /

Large, high-energy snow avalanches can have high destructive consequences in developed areas. Each year, avalanche catastrophes occur in many mountain regions around the globe. This causes a large number of fatalities and severe damage to buildings and infrastructure. In some mountain areas, especia...

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Other Authors: Rudolf-Miklau, Florian (Editor), Sauermoser, Siegfried (Editor), Mears, Arthur I. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin : Ernst & Sohn, [2015]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Large, high-energy snow avalanches can have high destructive consequences in developed areas. Each year, avalanche catastrophes occur in many mountain regions around the globe. This causes a large number of fatalities and severe damage to buildings and infrastructure. In some mountain areas, especially in the European Alps, a high level of safety for settlement areas is attained by application of technical avalanche defense construction. Simultaneously, new risk potentials continue to emerge in mountain regions from building in endangered areas, the establishment of new roads and railway lines.
Physical Description:1 online resource (433 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783433603864
3433603863
3433030340
9783433030349