Determining snow capacity of snow protection facilities on roads in the mountainous area

Abstract

The article deals with the snow capacity of snow protection facilities. The purpose of the given work is to determine the snow capacity of snow protection facilities on roads in the mountainous area. To carry out theoretical studies there were applied analytical methods. The article presents a general form of formulas for determining the snow-retaining capacity and the snow capacity of snow protection facilities through well-known geometrical parameters and there were offered protective means against snowdrift. We will adopt the following protective measures against snowdrift: placement of walls and other structures to prevent blowing of snow from the surrounding areas into basins that prevents the accumulation of snow on the slopes and in ravines; afforestation of snow retention pools, placing ditches, walls, retaining walls along the movement of snow to prevent its replacement; snow mass removal by guide walls sideward away from the structure to be protected.