Malcolm Mellor, Avalanches, 1968

File — Box: 1, Folder: 9

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Scope and Contents

A monograph containing a comprehensive review of the formation and occurrence of avalanches, together with a technical treatment of the principles and practice of avalanche defense. Major sections deal with avalanche hazard, snowfall, avalanche terrain, avalanche classification, stress and deformation in snow slopes, engineering mechanics, avalanche dynamics, avalanche defenses, design of supporting structures and galleries, avalanche triggering and slope stabilization, probability forecasting, warning and rescue, and ice avalanches.

Dates

1968

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