Debris flows, which often contain large boulders, may impact and destroy downstream
facilities such as buildings and bridges. To protect human lives and infrastructures in …

Debris flows, which travel at high speeds and are often enriched with large boulders, may
impact and destroy downstream facilities such as buildings and bridges. To protect human …

Our limited understanding of the mechanisms pertaining to the force exerted by debris flows
on barriers makes it difficult to ascertain whether a design is inadequate, adequate, or over …

Debris flows carry enormous momentum as they surge downslope and could cause loss of
lives and damage to infrastructure. Structural countermeasures such as rigid and flexible …

Debris flows pose threats to sustainable development in many countries worldwide,
including China, Japan, Switzerland and USA. To mitigate these flows, rigid and flexible …

This book provides a summary of the state of the art of all facets of debris-flow science and
practice and is designed to be a comprehensive technical reference for practitioners and a …

Rigid barrier deflectors can effectively prevent overspilling landslides, and can satisfy
disaster prevention requirements. However, the mechanisms of interaction between natural …

Debris flows typically increase in scale by entraining soil, fluid, and boulders along the flow
channel. Entrainment is typically modelled according to semi-empirical formulations which …

Debris-flow disaster has caused large casualties and tremendous economic loss. Check
dams, flexible barriers, silt dams and baffle arrays are most used disaster prevention …

Several natural debris flow events in the USA and around the world have demonstrated that
a flexible barrier properly designed to handle the complex forces present in a fluid/slurry …