TESTING AND APPLICATION OF FLEXIBLE WIRE ROPE NETTING BARRIERS TO RETAIN MUD AND DEBRIS FLOW

Debris flows are water saturated masses of rock, soil and organic matter that rush down mountain slopes. Consequently, debris flows can denude slopes, damage structures, drastically alter streams and occasionally cause loss of human life. They are a common phenomenon in mountainous areas as well as coastal ranges, worldwide. The paper describes the testing and application of experimental wire rope netting barriers installed at grade level at zones in San Luis Obispo County, California, where several state highways are located and where mud and debris flows had been experienced.

• Corporate Authors:

  Highway Geology Symposium

  North Carolina DOT, Geotechnical Unit, P.O. Box 3279
  Asheville, NC  United States  28802
• Authors:
  • Thommen, R A
  • Duffy, J D
• Conference:
  • 49th Highway Geology Symposium
  • Location: Prescott, Arizona
  • Date: 1998-9-10 to 1998-9-14
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 195-202

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Debris flows; Mountains; Mudflows; Roadside hazards; Slope failure; Traffic barriers; Wire rope
• Subject Areas: Design; Geotechnology; Highways; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00760781
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 10 1999 12:00AM