Journal article
Snow loads on wire mesh and cable net rockfall slope protection systems
Engineering geology, Vol.81(1), pp.15-31
2005
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/116264
Abstract
Snow load on mesh systems is complicated by many factors. This paper presents field instrumentation data on snow load variation with temperature, snowfall and snow depth on a mesh system. It was found that snow load pattern on mesh systems changed with temperature even without variation in snow depth. It reached its maximum value when the temperature rose just above freezing to melt the interface. The field data was used to formulate appropriate snow load models for the various conditions of temperature in the field. The snow load models were used to study the performance of a number of mesh systems in North America and estimate the interface friction that was prevalent for the different surface conditions.
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- Title
- Snow loads on wire mesh and cable net rockfall slope protection systems
- Creators
- Shanzhi Shu - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USABalasingam Muhunthan - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USAThomas C Badger - Washington State Department of Transportation, Tumwater, WA, USA
- Publication Details
- Engineering geology, Vol.81(1), pp.15-31
- Academic Unit
- Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department of
- Publisher
- Elsevier B.V
- Identifiers
- 99900547732501842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article