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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/85520| Title: | Avalanches |
| Authors: | Boissier, Daniel Muzeau, Jean-Pierre |
| Keywords: | Avalanches Avalanches -- Control Avalanches -- Risk assessment Structural control (Engineering) Buildings -- Natural disaster effects |
| Issue Date: | 2008 |
| Publisher: | University of Malta. Department of Building & Civil Engineering |
| Citation: | Boisser, D., & Muzeau, J. P. (2008). Avalanches. In Mazzolani, F. M., Mistakidis, E., Borg, R. P., Byfield, M., De Matteis, G., Dubina.,..Wang, Y. (Eds.), Urban habitat constructions under catastrophic events: COST Action C26 (pp. 389-394). Malta: University of Malta. Dept. of Building & Civil Engineering. |
| Abstract: | ▪ Avalanches are phenomena very similar to landslides: analogies exist between soil grains
and snow grains, soil layers and snow layers, failure modes, the effect of compaction and
mode of deposit. ▪ It is possible to identify two main types of avalanches (Givry & Perfettini, 2004) depending on the snow state: dry snow or powder avalanche and wet snow avalanche (Fig. 1). The difference between these two kinds of phenomena defines their mode of failure, their way of displacement down the slope and their relative power. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/85520 |
| Appears in Collections: | Urban habitat constructions under catastrophic events : COST Action C26 |
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