Ground movement, avalanches, protectives structure - KAGG9M08

  • Number of hours

    • Lectures 30.0
    • Projects -
    • Tutorials -
    • Internship -
    • Laboratory works 6.0
    • Written tests 2.0

    ECTS

    ECTS 0.4

Goal(s)

Evaluating the level of risk triggereg by ground movements ans snow avalanches ; proposing mitigation methods.

Content(s)

-Hazard identification and characterization
-Risk analysis
-Risk mitigation (monitoring and protection)
-Design of protection barriers

Prerequisites

Applied geology, slope stability, rock engineering

Test

EXAM

Calendar

The course exists in the following branches:

  • Curriculum - GGC - Semester 9

Additional Information

Course ID : KAGG9M08
Course language(s): FR

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Bibliography

-Besson L. (2005) Les risques naturels : de la connaissance pratique à la gestion administrative.
-Effendiantz, L., Guillemin, P., Rochet, L., Pauly, J-C., Payany, M. (2004) Les études spécifiques d'aléa lié aux éboulements rocheux, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris.
-Groupe Falaises (2001) Prévention des mouvements de versants et des instabilités de falaises - Confrontation des méthodes d'étude des éboulements rocheux dans l'arc alpin. Programme Interreg 2C.
-Fell, R., Corominas, J., Bonnard, C., Cascini, L., Leroi, E., and Savage, W.Z. (2008) Guidelilnes for landslide susceptibility, hazard and risk zoning for land use planning; Engineering Geology, vol. 102, p. 85-98.