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      <title>SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN CANADA CASE HISTORIES-1</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ON A WELL-SHELTERED HORIZONTAL SURFACE, SUCH AS A FLAT ROOF OF A HOUSE IN A FOREST CLEARING, SNOW WILL PRODUCE NEARLY UNIFORMLY-DISTRIBUTED LOADS WHICH CAN BE PREDICTED STATISTICALLY WITH REASONABLE ACCURACY. ACTUAL SNOW LOADS ON EXPOSED ROOFS ARE, HOWEVER, NONUNIFORM AND ARE DIFFICULT TO PREDICT BECAUSE THEY ARE AFFECTED BY NUMEROUS INFLUENCES. IN MANY AREAS OF CANADA WIND HAS A PROFOUND EFFECT ON THE MAGNITUDE AND DISTRIBUTION OF SNOW LOADS ON ROOFS. SINCE WIND PRODUCES SNOW DRIFTING, IT IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL IN DETERMINING THE PROPER DESIGN SNOW LOAD FOR A GIVEN ROOF TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE EFFECTS OF WIND AND THE SHAPE OF THE ROOF. OTHER FACTORS SUCH AS THE POSSIBILITY OF SLIDING OF SNOW FROM ROOFS OF DIFFERENT SLOPE MUST ALSO BE CONSIDERED. THESE FACTORS, THEN, MUST BE USED TO MODIFY THE BASIC LOAD GIVEN BY THE SNOW LOAD ON THE GROUND. GUIDANCE WITH REGARD TO THE INFLUENCE OF WIND AND OTHER FACTORS ON THE ROOF LOADS IS NOW PROVIDED IN THE 1965 CODE. THIS GUIDANCE, HOWEVER, CAN ONLY DEAL WITH THE RELATIVELY COMMON TYPES AND SHAPES OF ROOFS. MANY UNUSUAL TYPES OF ROOFS AND CONDITIONS WILL HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED BY DESIGNERS. IN AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE FURTHER GUIDANCE TO DESIGNERS, WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THE BEST POSSIBLE ESTIMATE OF THE PROBABLE SNOW LOAD, THE DIVISION IS STARTING TO PUBLISH CASE RECORDS OF INTERESTING NONUNIFORM SNOW LOADS. THIS REPORT IS THE FIRST IN THE SERIES. /CGRA/]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 1994 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>AVALANCHES</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[THIS MONOGRAPH IS INTENDED AS A GUIDE TO SNOW AND ICE AVALANCHES AND AVALANCH DEFENSE. IT SUMMARIZES CURRENT IDEAS ON THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PRINCIPLES APPLICABLE TO AVALANCHE PROTECTION. ASPECTS OF AVALANCHE MECHANICS, DEFENSE CONSTRUCTION, AND AVALANCHE SAFETY ARE COVERED. AVALANCHE TRIGGERING, CONTROLLED AVALANCHE RELEASE, AND SLOPE STABILIZATION ARE DISCUSSED ALONG WITH OTHER POSSIBILITIES FOR SECURING OR RELEASING THE SNOW COVER. SECTIONS ARE ALSO PRESENTED ON AVALANCHE PROBABILITY FORECASTIN AND ON WARNING AND RESCUE.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 1994 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>SHOOTING URADS SNOWSLIDES</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[VARIOUS METHODS ARE USED TO CONTROL AVALANCHES IN WESTERN UNITED STATES. CONTROL MEASURES FALL INTO TWO FUNDAMENTAL CATEGORIES' MODIFICATION OF THE TERRAIN AND MODIFICATION OF THE SNOW COVER. ANOTHER TECHNIQUE IS THE ARTIFICIAL TRIGGERING OF SLIDES WITH EXPLOSIVES. NOW BEING USED SUCCESSFULLY IS THE USE OF THE AVALAUNCHER, A COMPRESSED-AIR CANNON WITH CHARGES OF A BLASTING AGENT. IT USES COMPRESSED NITROGEN GAS AS A PROPELLANT, THE MATERIAL IS A WATER- RESISTANT PRODUCT THAT CAN BE HANDLED WITH MAXIMUM SAFETY BECAUSE IT IS INSENSITIVE TO FLAME, SHOCK OR FRICTION. IT WILL NOT THROW OUT FRAGMENTS OF CASING AS ARTILLERY WILL DO. WITH ITS 20-SECOND FUSE BURNING, THE PROJECTILE ARCS SWIFTLY UP THE MOUNTAIN AND EXPLODES AGAINST THE SNOWPACK, CAUSING THE HUGE MASS TO SLIDE DOWNWARD. /AUTHOR/]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 1994 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CONTROL OF SNOW AVALANCHES</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[AS MORE PEOPLE TAKE TO THE MOUNTAINS TO SKI, AS MORE PIPELINES, HIGHWAYS, POWER LINES, AND ELECTRONIC RELAY SYSTEMS CROSS THE MOUNTAINS, AVALANCHES BECOME AN INCREASING HAZARD. THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT WAYS TO CONTROL AVALANCHES. ONE IS THE MODIFICATION OF THE TERRAIN BY PERMANENT INSTALLATIONS OF VARIOUS KINDS: FENCES, FORESTS, WIND BAFFLES, ETC. THESE ARE REASONABLY PERMANENT AND SATISFACTORY BUT THEY ARE EXPENSIVE. THE SECOND METHOD IS MODIFICATION OF THE SNOW. SMALL SLIDES ARE TRIGGERED TO FALL BEFORE THEY GROW DANGEROUS. COMPACTION OF SNOW, BY MARCHING MEN OR SKIERS HELPS TO ANCHOR IT FIRMLY. LARGE SLABS, TOO BIG TO TRIGGER, ARE BROKEN UP BY SELECTIVE DYNAMITING. THE U. S. FOREST SERVICE IS EXPERIMENTING WITH CHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF THE ICE CRYSTALS. ALDEHYDES SEEMED VERY EFFECTIVE BUT ARE TOXIC TO USE. ETHYLENE GLYCOL ALSO SEEMS EFFECTIVE. RESULTS OF A FULL SCALE TEST ARE INCONCLUSIVE, BUT PROMISING ENOUGH TO ENCOURAGE FURTHER INVESTIGATION. /AUTHOR/]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 1994 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>ROCKSLIDES AND AVALANCHES, 1. NATURAL PHENOMENA</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Continued from TRRL abstract no 319608). Scale-dependent rockslide mechanisms, with emphasis on the role of pore fluid vaporization (Goguel,J); Role of gravity in plate tectonics (Jacoby,WR); Failure of snow slopes (Perla, RJ); dynamics of snow avalanches (Mellor,M); Mechanics of glacier movement (Raymond,CF). (TRRL)]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 1981 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CONTRIBUTIONS OF ENGINEERING GEOLOGY TO LAND USE</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[THE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS POSED BY GEOLOGIC HAZARDS CAN BE SOLVED BY WORKING WITH FULL UNDERSTANDING AND PROVISION FOR THE GEOLOGY OF THE SITE. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERS DIRECT THE ATTENTION OF LEGISLATORS, DEVELOPERS, HOME OWNERS, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES TO THE POTENTIAL GEOLOGIC PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN LAND USE. SIX MAJOR GEOLOGIC HAZARDS (LANDSLIDES; FLASHFLOODS; TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE GROUND WATER; SWELLING SOILS; NATURAL OR MAN-MADE SUBSIDENCE; AVALANCHES) ARE DESCRIBED AND THE ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS ARE DISCUSSED. CREATIVE PLANNING CAN AVOID ALL GEOLOGIC HAZARDS. PREREQUISITES FOR SUCH A SOLUTION WOULD BE A KNOWLEDGE OF THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS AND THE LIKELIHOOD AND LOCATION OF THEIR OCCURRENCE. TO EFFECT SOLUTIONS, HOWEVER, A WIDELY USED, UNIFORM SYSTEM OF CONTROLS ESTABLISHED THROUGH STATEWIDE LEGISLATION IS NEEDED. PRIMARY FEATURES OF BILLS BEFORE THE COLORADO LEGISLATURE COVERING LAND SALES, SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, REGISTRATION SUBDIVISIONS, AND WATER WELL REGULATION ARE PRESENTED. EXAMPLES OF PROBLEMS CONCERNED WITH THE HANDLING OF GEOLOGIC PROBLEMS IN COLORADO ARE DESCRIBED.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 1973 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>ARTILLERY CONTROL OF AVALANCHES ALONG MOUNTAIN HIGHWAYS</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[PLANNING AND OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES ARE PRESENTED, AND CRITERIA FOR AVALANCHE CONTROL AND THE EVALUATION OF AVALANCHE HAZARD ARE DISCUSSED BASED ON FIELD DATA. A METHOD FOR DETERMINING WHEN GUNFIRE SHOULD COMMENCE IS OUTLINED. BASIC INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR FORMULATING OPERATIONAL FORECASTS FOR HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE AND AVALANCHE CONTROL PERSONNEL IS GIVEN BASED ON: MOUNTAIN WEATHER FORECASTS, TRAFFIC DENSITY, AND CURRENT SNOW CONDITIONS. INSTRUMENT NEEDS ARE EXPLAINED IN DETAIL. /AUTHOR/]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 1971 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>PROCEEDINGS TENTH ANNUAL BRIDGE ENGINEERING CONFERENCE 1969</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[CONTENTS: EFFECT OF RESEARCH ON THE FUTURE OF CONCRETE BRIDGE DESIGN, W. GENE CORLEY DYNAMICS OF SNOW AVALANCHE (WITH ESTIMATION FOR FORCE ON A BRIDGE), H.W.SHEN, A.T.ROPER STUDY OF LONG SPAN PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BRIDGE GIRDERS, FRANCIS J. JACQUES EXPOSED HIGH-STRENGTH STRUCTURAL STEEL FOR HIGHWAY BRIDGES, ROBERT S. CROOKS ORTHOTROPIC PLATE BRIDGES - PAST AND FUTURE, D. ALLEN FIRMAGE.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 1970 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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