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Dr. Andrin Caviezel

 

Function

scientific staff member

  

Snow Avalanches and Prevention

RAMMS

Contact

andrin.caviezel(at)slfto make life hard for spam bots.ch

  

WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF
Flüelastrasse 11
7260 Davos Dorf

Site

Davos Da A 2 11

 

Current Research Activities

  • Application of state-of-the-art sensor technologies to rockfall and avalanche problems under realistic conditions.
  • Transfer of findings to the simulation software RAMMS::ROCKFALL and RAMMS::AVALANCHE
  • Development and improvement of a useful tool for engineers working in hazard zone mapping and planning mitigation measures
 

Impressions of a rockfall experiment at our test site "Chant Sura" at the Flüelapass, Switzerland. The trajectories and rock-ground-interactions of reinforced concrete blocks in equant and wheel shapes with masses ranging from 200 kg to 2670 kg are repetitevly released. In-situ sensors and high-resolution videogrammetry track the rocks and allow for a full trajectory reconstruction. The gathered data are used to improve, refine and calibrate the rockfall simulation module RAMMS::ROCKFALL

 

Curriculum Vitae

 

Professional Experience

since 2019
Rockfall scientist
Project leader rockfall experiments RAMMS group

2015-2019
Research associate RAMMS group

2010 – 2014
Doctor of sciences ETH Zurich at Paul Scherrer Institute (FEMTO group) and Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich, Switzerland, "Ultrafast Coherent Dynamics in Mixed Valence Manganites", Diss. ETH No. 21788

 

Education

2008 – 2010
Master of Science in Physics at the Federal Institue for Technology ETH Zürich, Switzerland

2004 – 2009
Bachelor of Science in Physics at the Federal Institue for Technology ETH Zürich, Switzerland

1997 – 2003
Mautra at the Kantonsschule Chur, Switzerland

  

Evolution of Rockfall Experiments within the RAMMS Group

Image 1 of 8
Carrying a 40 kg rock to the release point at the first alpine test site Flüela Wiis Rüfi, Switzerland
RF Exp02 RockCarrying(JPG, 10 MB)
Image 2 of 8
Mounting of the sensor inside the rock.
RF Exp02 SensorMounting(JPG, 11 MB)
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Rocktransport 2.0: Using a whinch to pull up the rocks after the experiment.
RF Exp02 WhinchPulling(jpg, 7 MB)
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Wheel shaped rock with a SLF StoneNode mounted inside.
RF Exp02 SensorMounted(JPG, 14 MB)
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Rock transport 3.0: With a 200 kg rock we rely on the help of Helibernina to deposit the rocks at the release point.
RF Exp10 FlughelferArrival(JPG, 4 MB)
Image 6 of 8
Delivery of the 800 kg EOTA 111 rock.
RF Exp10 ChantSura 800kgDelivery(jpg, 373 KB)
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Spot on deposition from the Helibernina crew onto our hydraulic release platform at the second test site close to Davos, Switzerland.
RF Exp09 DepoRock(JPG, 4 MB)
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Heavily used 800 kg EOTA 111 rock after 15 out of 20 runs.
RF Exp10 RockDestruction(JPG, 5 MB)
 

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