AVALANCHE STUDIES (1971-1972)

AN INTERIM REPORT OF THE SECOND YEAR OF A THREE YEAR STUDY OF AVALANCHE HAZARDS ALONG WASHINGTON MOUNTAIN HIGHWAYS IS PRESENTED. APPLICABLE SNOW, AVALANCHE, AND WEATHER DATA FOR 1971-72 ARE GIVEN. ALSO INCLUDED ARE A THEORETICAL TREATMENT OF THE STRESS ANALYSIS OF SLAB AVALANCHES AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SNOW CLEARING TECHNOLOGY. /FHWA/

• Record URL:
  • http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/research/reports/fullreports/008.3.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  University of Washington, Seattle

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, P.O. Box 352700
  Seattle, WA  United States  98195-2700

  Washington State Department of Highways

  Olympia, WA  United States 

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Lachappelle, E R
  • Brown, C B
  • Evans, Robin J
• Publication Date: 1972-9

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Avalanches; Mountains; Snow; Snow removal; Structural analysis
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218089
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Interm
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 15 1973 12:00AM