871346 Technical protection measures: avalanches
- Type
- Lecture and field trip
- Semester hours
- 2
- Lecturer (assistant)
- Walter, Gebhard
- Organisation
- Offered in
- Wintersemester 2024/25
- Languages of instruction
- Deutsch
- Content
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Physical properies of snow
Basics of avalanche dynamics and avalanche calculation
Historical flashback, history of technical avalanche protection (international)
Avalanche hazard analysis, Avalanche hazard mapping, riskmapping
Goal of planning and protection in general, technical avalanche protection
Forest biological avalanche protection
Criterias for dimensioning of protection constructions and general assessment principles
Attention of protection work in avalanche hazard mapping
Preparation of interdisciplinary protection concepts in avalanche protection
Economical aspects of avalanche protection
Execution of construction work, maintainance
Protection concepts for ski areas, traffic roads and settlement areas
- Previous knowledge expected
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- Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)
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Goal of the course is the knowledge of different types of protection measures, the ability to select the right measures in dependence of local particular situations.
Basic knowledge of snow and its behaviour and mechanical characteristics, basic knowledge in avalanche and snow dynamics;
Goal is also the ability to plan, to dimension and implement protection measures, to assess the effect and the rest risk of measures.
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.