Wentworth
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Snow Avalanche Hazards and Mitigation in the United States.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington :
National Academies Press,
1900.
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Table of Contents:
- ""Snow Avalanche Hazards and Mitigation in the United States""; ""Copyright""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Snow Avalanche Problems ""; ""2 The Avalanche Phenomenon ""; ""AVALANCHES�A TYPE OF GROUND FAILURE.""; ""CAUSES OF AVALANCHE RELEASE""; ""GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF AVALANCHE HAZARD""; ""ECONOMIC COSTS OF U.S. AVALANCHES""; ""EXAMPLES OF ECONOMIC IMPACT""; ""3 Avalanche Management Policy in the United States ""; ""HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT""; ""CURRENT STATUS.""; ""COMMENTS""; ""4 An International Perspective on Avalanche Management ""; ""LEGISLATION""
- ""HAZARD DELINEATION""""INSURANCE AND DISASTER RELIEF""; ""COMMENTS""; ""5 Avalanche Control. ""; ""ARTIFICIAL RELEASE OF AVALANCHES""; ""CONTROLLING THE USE OF EXPLOSIVES""; ""MAJOR PROBLEMS IN THE USE OF EXPLOSIVES""; ""MECHANICAL COMPACTION AND DISRUPTION""; ""STRUCTURAL CONTROL OF AVALANCHES""; ""COMMENTS""; ""NOTES.""; ""6 Forecasting Avalanches ""; ""FORECASTING ORGANIZATIONS""; ""STATE OF THE FORECASTING ART""; ""COMMENTS""; ""7 Avalanche Research ""; ""INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS""; ""CURRENT STATUS OF AVALANCHE RESEARCH IN THE UNITED STATES.""; ""COMMENTS""; ""NOTE""
- ""8 Problems in Communications """"TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER""; ""EDUCATION""; ""COMMENTS.""; ""9 Conclusions and Recommendations ""; ""NATIONAL LEADERSHIP""; ""Recommendations""; ""HAZARD DELINEATION AND REGULATION""; ""Recommendations""; ""CONTROL MEASURES""; ""Recommendations.""; ""FORECASTING""; ""Recommendations""; ""RESEARCH""; ""Recommendations""; ""COMMUNICATIONS""; ""Recommendations""; ""CONCLUDING REMARKS.""; ""References""