Axel Volkwein

Publications

716

Citations

H-Index

2002

Active since

Affiliations

Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research(Current)

Max Zeller Söhne (Switzerland)

University of Fribourg

Axel Volkwein is an author at Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research specializing in civil engineering, engineering, and geotechnical engineering.

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EngineeringCivil EngineeringGeotechnical EngineeringEngineering GeologyGeomechanicsMechanical EngineeringStructural EngineeringStructural MechanicsGeographyGeomorphology

Publications per year

2002–2019

Publications

Load model for designing flexible steel barriers for debris flow mitigation

Corinna Wendeler, Axel Volkwein, Brian W. McArdell et al. · Canadian Geotechnical Journal · 2018 · 78 citations · Full text

Water-saturated Debris Flows, Engineering, Impact (Mechanics) +25

Numerical Simulation of Flexible Rockfall Protection Systems

Axel Volkwein · 2005 · 74 citations

Rock Slide, Engineering, Impact (Mechanics) +18

Reactions and energy absorption of trees subject to rockfall: a detailed assessment using a new experimental method

Torsten Lundström, M. J. Jonsson, Axel Volkwein et al. · Tree Physiology · 2008 · 63 citations · Full text

Laboratory tests for the optimization of mesh size for flexible debris-flow barriers

C. Wendeler, Axel Volkwein · Natural hazards and earth system sciences · 2015 · 60 citations · Full text

Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering +23

Flexible Rockfall Barriers Subjected to Extreme Loads

Axel Volkwein, Andrea Roth, Werner Gerber et al. · Structural Engineering International · 2009 · 49 citations

Geotechnical Engineering, Rock Slide, Earthquake Engineering +15

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