Extensive effort has been put into improved understanding of avalanche deflection over the last two years. This paper discusses construction of deflecting dams in steep terrain, and gives an in-depth description of the ...

Two models simulating snow avalanches impacting retaining dams at oblique angles of incidence are presented. First, a lumped-mass model applying the Voellmy-Perla equation is used to calculate the path of the centre-of-mass ...