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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Flexible barriers trap large particles and boulders in debris flow but allow slurry and small
particles to pass through. Field tests and real cases indicate that a certain amount of slurry …

Granular debris flow baffles are commonly installed in front of rigid barriers to dissipate flow
energy and reduce the required barrier impact capacity. Despite the engineering value of …

Boulders entrained in debris flows can often generate destructive impact forces and cause
damages to rigid barriers. In this study, a large-scale numerical flume model based on the …

Flexible barriers are being increasingly applied to mitigate the danger of debris flows.
However, how barriers can be better designed to withstand the impact loads of debris flows …

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 deflector is a structure installed at the crest of a rigid barrier to prevent the over-spilling of
debris flow from damaging the downstream infrastructures and human lives. Despite its clear …