Rockfall and snow avalanche impact dynamics for road protection design at Svarthola, Senja. A hazard evaluation aided by numerical models and physical formulas

• Main Author: Asplin, Linn
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2021
• Subjects: VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450; GEO-3900; Norway; Senja; High Cliff; Finnmark; Troms
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/21297

Rockfalls and snow avalanches are a major natural hazard and common phenomenon in mountainous areas in Norway, endangering people and infrastructure. Svarthola, on Fv 862, Senja, is a 100 m long unprotected stretch of road that experiences a high frequency of mass movements. The road is situated at...