The impulse load of boulders at the front of debris flows is critical to the design of structural
defense measures, which are commonly constructed on hillsides to mitigate landslide risk …

Flexible barriers have been widely adopted to mitigate the debris flow disasters. However,
the research on the coupled interaction analysis between flexible barriers and debris flows …

Boulders entrained in debris flows are the main cause of damage to debris-resisting
structures. Poly-dispersity leads to grain-size segregation, which causes boulders to migrate …

Boulders entrained in debris flow induce high impact forces on a rigid barrier. In current
design practice, the concentrated load from boulders is estimated using the Hertz equation …

Rigid barriers are commonly used as defense measures in hilly areas to contain falling
boulders and landslide debris, and the sliding displacement of these barriers is a key design …

Open shallow landslides occur regularly in a wide range of natural terrains. Generally, they
are difficult to predict and result in damages to properties and disruption of transportation …

Debris flows occur in multiple surges. Boulders entrained within the flow have been reported
to incapacitate structures within its flow path. Single-layer cushions, such as gabions, are …

High-strength flexible net barriers have achieved a certain effect in mountainous debris flow
prevention, but research on the mechanism of structural stress and deformation is still …

Debris flows travel downslope at high speed and often cause damage to the infrastructure of
societies around the world. With increasing extreme rainfall events and urbanization in …

Effective design of mitigation measures against debris flow hazards remains a challenging
geotechnical problem. At present, a pseudo-static approach is commonly used for the …