The estimate of the effects produced by the impact of a snow avalanche against an obstacle is of the utmost importance in designing safe mountain constructions. For this purpose, an ad-hoc instrumented obstacle was designed and built in order to measure impact forces of small and medium snow avalanches at Seehore peak (NW Italian Alps). The structural design had to consider several specific and unusual demands dictated by the difficult environment. In this article, the new test facility is described from the engineering point of view, discussing the most important aspects of the analyzed problems which were solved before and after the construction. The performance of the instrumented obstacle in the first two operating seasons, and some proposals for future upgrading are eventually illustrated.

A new experimental snow avalanche test site at Seehore peak in Aosta Valley (NW Italian Alps) – Part II: Engineering aspects / Barbero, Monica; Barpi, Fabrizio; BORRI BRUNETTO, Mauro; Bovet, Eloise; Chiaia, Bernardino; DE BIAGI, Valerio; Frigo, Barbara; Pallara, Oronzo Vito; M., Maggioni; M., Freppaz; E., Ceaglio; D., Godone; D., Viglietti; E., Zanini. - In: COLD REGIONS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. - ISSN 0165-232X. - STAMPA. - 86:(2013), pp. 14-21. [10.1016/j.coldregions.2012.10.014]

A new experimental snow avalanche test site at Seehore peak in Aosta Valley (NW Italian Alps) – Part II: Engineering aspects

BARBERO, Monica;BARPI, Fabrizio;BORRI BRUNETTO, Mauro;BOVET, ELOISE;CHIAIA, Bernardino;DE BIAGI, VALERIO;FRIGO, BARBARA;PALLARA, Oronzo Vito;
2013

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The estimate of the effects produced by the impact of a snow avalanche against an obstacle is of the utmost importance in designing safe mountain constructions. For this purpose, an ad-hoc instrumented obstacle was designed and built in order to measure impact forces of small and medium snow avalanches at Seehore peak (NW Italian Alps). The structural design had to consider several specific and unusual demands dictated by the difficult environment. In this article, the new test facility is described from the engineering point of view, discussing the most important aspects of the analyzed problems which were solved before and after the construction. The performance of the instrumented obstacle in the first two operating seasons, and some proposals for future upgrading are eventually illustrated.
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