Multiple barriers are commonly installed along predicted geophysical flow paths to intercept
large flow volumes. The main criterion for multiple-barrier design is volume retained. The …

Even though dry granular flow can cause well-known impact hazards to retaining structures,
studies rarely have been conducted to determine the influence of particle-size segregation …

The maximum impact force of granular flow and its action point on a rigid barrier are the key
indices of the anti-slip and the anti-overturning calculation, respectively. On the basis of the …

Dynamic avalanche modeling requires as input the volumes and areas of the snow
released, and consequently the fracture heights. Determining these parameters requires …

The full-scale avalanche test site at Lautaret Pass in the southern French Alps has been
used by IRSTEA-Cemagref Research Institute since 1972. Over recent years, two avalanche …

Snow avalanches threaten more and more people and different types of structures in
mountainous areas. This study focuses on a protective RC (reinforced concrete) structure …

En zone de montagne, les avalanches de neige menacent les personnes et également les
structures de génie civil. Ce travail de thèse se focalise sur une structure de protection en …

The present paper describes preliminary re-analyses of field-based data on past well-
documented snow avalanches that have impacted an instrumented tripod structure in one of …