ARTIFICIAL TRIGGERING OF AVALANCHES
KUENSTLICHE LAWINENAUSLOESUNG
THE AIM IS TO CREATE A PROCEDURE AND A DEVICE FOR THE SYNTHETIC TRIGGERING OF AVALANCHES WHICH WOULD PROVIDE MAXIMUM PROTECTION TO PEOPLE AND PROPERTY IN AREAS WHERE AVALANCHES OCCUR. THE AIM IS BEING ACHIEVED BY THE SNOW BEING VIBRATED IN THESE AREAS WHERE IT REACHES A PRESCRIBED HEIGHT. THE DEVICE WHICH DOES THIS CONSISTS OF AT LEAST ONE FLAT VIBRATING MECHANISM (VIBRATING TABLE) LINKED TO A VIBRATION GENERATOR, A DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE HEIGHT OF THE SNOW, AND A CONTROL DEVICE LINKED TO THE VIBRATION GENERATOR. WHEN CERTAIN PRESCRIBED LOCAL AND WEATHER CONDITIONS OBTAIN THE VIBRATING TABLES ARE SET IN OPERATION AND TRIGGER THE AVALANCHE. THE VIBRATING TABLES CONSIST OF A BASIC FRAME LINKED TO THE EARTH BY RUBBER SPRINGS, AND THE ACTUAL TABLE WHICH IS PROBABLY 1.7 X 2.5 M.
Language
- German
Project
- Status: Active
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Contract Numbers:
ITRD BM 59
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Sponsor Organizations:
BUNDESMINISTERIUM FUER BAUTEN UND TECHNIK
STUBENRING 1
WIEN, OESTERREICH A-1011 -
Project Managers:
GRUENBAUM, P
SCHENKIR, L
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Performing Organizations:
INST. F. MASCHINEN- U. VERFAHRENSTECHNISCHE GROSSVERSUCHE BINDER & CO. AG (BINDER & CO, INSTITUTE FOR MECHANICAL LARGE-SCALE TESTING)
POSTFACH 8
GLEISDORF, OESTERREICH A-8200 - Start Date: 19750000
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- Source Data: ITRD D701189
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Avalanches; Measurement; Research projects; Snow; Vibration
- Uncontrolled Terms: Artificial
- Geographic Terms: Austria
- ITRD Terms: 9097: Artificial; 8007: Austria; 2530: Avalanche; 6136: Measurement; 8557: Research project; 2552: Snow; 5558: Vibration
- Subject Areas: Research; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01292764
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Forschungsgesellschaft für Straßen- und Verkehrswesen (FGSV)
- Contract Numbers: ITRD BM 59
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Nov 21 2010 3:41AM