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News15.09.2012 International RAMMS User Workshop! 1.1.2012 Start of the new group "Mass movements" within the research unit "Mountain hydrology and mass movements"
Mass MovementsDr. Brian McArdell
Debris flows and rockfalls are rapid, gravitationally driven mass movements that threaten mountain communities in Switzerland and throughout the world. The Research Group investigates the formation, movement and
deposition of this complex geophysical processes to support the
development of sound engineering and economically feasible defense
strategies. Main research field
Research is driven by our close interaction with
practitioners to facilitate the application of new methodologies and
guidelines in natural hazard analysis. ProcessesRockfallsDebris flowShallow landslides |