Avalanche Hazard on the Ust-Kamenogorsk-Zyryanovsk Railway

The article presents data on formation and descent of avalanches and on their volumes in the vicinity of the Ust'-Kamenogorsk-Zyryanovsk railway. Avalanche protective measures used on the line are analyzed. Included are several recommendations on protection of the railway from avalanches. (Auth...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Isakov,L. M., Anfilofev,B. A.
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Surface Transportation and Equipment
(*SNOW
HAZARDS)
(*AVALANCHES
*RAILROADS)
GROWTH(PHYSIOLOGY)
PROTECTION
VOLUME
CLIMATE
FOUNDATIONS(STRUCTURES)
USSR
TRANSLATIONS
Ice
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0720061
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Summary:The article presents data on formation and descent of avalanches and on their volumes in the vicinity of the Ust'-Kamenogorsk-Zyryanovsk railway. Avalanche protective measures used on the line are analyzed. Included are several recommendations on protection of the railway from avalanches. (Author) Trans. of Institut Inzhenerov Zheleznodorozhnogo Transporta, Novosibirsk. Trudy (USSR) n89 p106-111 1969.

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