This paper presents results from a series of preliminary tests in a flume model, where impact
forces on a circular pillar from debris flow is measured. The flume model is 0.3 m wide and 9 …

In mountainous regions, debris-flow is one of the natural hazards imposing threats to human
lives and infrastructures. In order to estimate the magnitude of its destructive force, a number …

Recent experimental results obtained at the University of Trento show that a liquid-granular
wave can impact against a vertical obstacle producing two different mechanisms of …

This study examines the impact stress produced when debris flow collides with a structure
which controls debris flows. Centrifuge model tests were conducted to determine how …

The dynamics of debris flows are fundamentally governed by the interaction between the
solid and fluid phases. However, current approaches used to estimate impact load treat …

A new analytical model is proposed to estimate the peak impact pressure of debris flow
exerted on a rigid barrier. The new model consists of two terms, p= α 1 ρ 0 gh 0+ 0· 5 ρ 0 u …

The impact pressure and force of debris flows on round and square piers were studied
experimentally in a flume. Three distinctive flow regimes, namely, Types A, B, and C, were …

Debris flows exert enormous impact forces on obstacles in their path. Field measurements
proves that the impact force consists of two distinct parts: the fluid dynamic pressure and the …

This study investigates the interaction between dry debris flows and a rigid barrier through
discrete element modeling (DEM) of flume tests. The debris materials were modeled as an …

In this study, to investigate the effect of the array of cylindrical baffles on debris flow impact
load, a series of small-scale tests were conducted according to varying row numbers of …