2024
ETH-Professor: Neuer Staudamm hätte Hochwasserschäden in Zermatt verhindert
Mit einem intelligenten Einbezug der Talsperren lässt sich die Gefahr von Überschwemmungen im Bergkanton laut Experten senken.
Explanation of the Andermatt pressure bridge investigation
As part of the expansion of Andermatt railway station, the discharge capacity in the Unteralpreuss is to be increased by means of a new pressure bridge. A hydraulic model on a scale of 1:30 was constructed to check the feasibility of the flood engineering and is explained in the following video.
Dambreach research at VAW
This physical model experiment shows the failure of a zoned earthen embankment dam due to overtopping. Watch the explanation of researcher Matthew Halso on our newest youtube video.