UID:
almahu_9948601239602882
Format:
XVI, 316 p.
,
online resource.
Edition:
1st ed. 2001.
ISBN:
9783662046395
Content:
Mass movement of rocks in high mountains can severely injure the population and damage man-made structures in these areas. This book focuses on the understanding of the mechanisms of rockslides and rockfalls using a quantitative approach. The range and velocity of these hazards are calculated to serve as a basis for evacuations and other preventive measures. Examples from four continents illustrate the necessity of this kind of information. The book contains a wealth of information for practitioners and scientists working in the field of catastrophe prevention.
Note:
Introduction -- Case Histories, Morphological Facts: Introductory Remarks; Pandemonium Creek; Blackhawks; Kofels; Val Pola; Vaiont; Huascarán; Synopsis of Results -- Comments on Mechanisms of Release: Causes and Signals - A Pragmatical Approach; From Cohesion to Motion; Particular Mechanisms -- Mechanisms of Disintegration: Static Disintegration; Dynamic Disintegration -- Mechanisms of Displacement: Coherent and Disintegrated Motion; Consequences of Velocity-Dependent Resistance; Falling, Rolling, Bouncing; Unlubricated Sliding; Lubrication; Fluidization; Various Mechanisms -- From Analysis to Prediction: Some Fundamentals; How to Determine Velocity; The Size Effect - A Useful Tool; Improvements - Possibilities and Limitations -- Secondary Effects: Flood Waves; Damming Effects; Various Secondary Effects -- Review of Highlights -- References.
In:
Springer Nature eBook
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783642086533
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783540671985
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783662046401
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-662-04639-5
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04639-5
