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contributor authorS. O. Russell
date accessioned2017-05-08T21:19:21Z
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date copyrightJanuary 1990
date issued1990
identifier other%28asce%291052-3928%281990%29116%3A1%2849%29.pdf
identifier urihttp://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl/handle/yetl/46991
description abstractThere have been several debris torrents down steep cracks along Howe Sound, near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A debris torrent is a rapid surge of water, mud, and rocks down a steep creek. Debris torrents only occur under special circumstances and are not yet fully understood, although knowledge about them has been growing rapidly. The way in which the professionals who are responsible for public safety responded to the growing knowledge about debris torrents and the risks that they pose is examined. Civil engineers are used to uncertainty and deal with it by using a variable safety factor that depends on the level of uncertainty and the sequences of failure. This approach worked well in the case of the Howe Sound debris torrents, but did not in those cases where the engineers felt little sense of direct responsibility.
publisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers
titleDebris Torrents and Professional Responsibilities
typeJournal Paper
journal volume116
journal issue1
journal titleJournal of Professional Issues in Engineering
identifier doi10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(1990)116:1(49)
treeJournal of Professional Issues in Engineering:;1990:;Volume ( 116 ):;issue: 001
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