(HP-65) Avalanche Dynamics: Engineering Applications for Land Use Planning

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A 58 page, Forest Service publication Avalanche Dynamics : Engineering Applications for Land Use Planning for the HP-65 programmabale calculator.

Voellmy's (1955) avalanche dynamics equations are reviewed and combined with more recent findings of other workers. Equations are used to estimate flow heights, velocities, specific thrust pressure, maximum specific weight of avalanche debris, and runout distance for 12 avalanche case studies from the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Suggestions are made for using this engineering approach for avalanche zoning and land use planning.

Keywords: Avalanche dynamics, avalanche zoning, land use planning

Leaf, Charles F., and M. Martinelli, Jr. 1977. Avalanche dynamics: Engineering applications for land use planning. USDA For. Serv. Res. Pap. RM-183, 51 p. Rocky Mt. For. and Range Exp. Stn., Fort Collins, Colo. 80521

ps: a modern companion:
Avalanche Dynamics
Dynamics of Rapid Flows of Dense Granular Avalanches
Shiva P. Pudasaini
ISBN-10 3-540-32686-3 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York
ISBN-13 978-3-540-32686-1 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007