Rock shed
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A rock shed is a civil engineering structure used in mountainous areas where rock slides and land slides create highway closure problems. A rock shed is built over a roadway that is in the path of the
Rock shed on Nagano Prefectural Road, Japan
Rock shed on Niigata Prefectural Road, Japan
Avalanche control
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Avalanche control or avalanche defense activities reduce the hazard avalanches pose to human life, activity, and property. Avalanche control begins with a risk assessment conducted by surveying for po
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An avalanche snow bridge near a ski-resort in Vorarlberg
Avalanche blasting in the French ski resort of Tignes (3,600 m or 11,800 ft)
Gazex installation
U.S. Forest Service team using a 105mm recoilless rifle for avalanche control at Mammoth Mountain in the Inyo National Forest.