The devastating effects of natural hazards due to the propagation of mass flows, such as
landslides, debris flows, and avalanches, can be avoided, or at least reduced, by placing …

Granular flows comprise a wide range of particle sizes. The particle size governs the degree
of grain contact and inertial stresses in the flow, thus influencing the mechanism of impact …

The maximum impact force of granular flow and its action point on a rigid barrier are the key
indices of the anti-slip and the anti-overturning calculation, respectively. On the basis of the …

Slit-structures are rigid structures with one or more slits. To retard steep-creek hazards, slit-
structures are sometimes installed to reduce the peak discharge, as well as to mechanically …

Steep creek hazards are characterised according to their solid fraction, ν s, which governs
the flow dynamics. To arrest these hazards, rigid multiple barriers are installed along a …

The overflow behavior of polydisperse granular flows against closed type barrier is a crucial
yet poorly understood aspect of multiple-barrier design. We use a robust numerical model …

It is well recognised that the rheology of an interstitial fluid has profound effects on debris
flow dynamics. Existing design guidelines for multiple resisting barriers, however, do not …

The granular flow down an inclined channel impacting a wall-like obstacle of limited width is
experimentally investigated, and the influences of incoming flow characteristics as well as …

The debris flow is a multiphase mixture. The traditional numerical model based on Bingham
and Herschel–Bulkley–Papanastasiou (HBP) constitutive relations cannot simultaneously …

This study describes a combined method for rainfall-induced debris flow initiations
(landslides) and propagations including a series of numerical analyses. In this study, the …