Sediment traps with open check dams are widely used structures in flood hazard mitigation.
This paper reviews the literature dedicated to their design. First, the general context in which …

Arid alluvial fan aggradation is highly episodic and fans often comprise active and inactive
sectors. Hence the morphology and texture of fan surfaces are partly determined by …

Debris floods most commonly occur in steep mountain channels and on their alluvial fans
but can also occur on small gravel bed rivers with watershed areas up to several hundred …

The use of dendrochronology to study and date geomorphic processes in volcanic
environments is still incipient, even more so on the volcanic slopes covered by temperate …

Sediment traps with partially open check dams are crucial elements for flood protection in
alpine regions. The trapping of sediment is necessary when intense sediment transport …

Dating of geomorphic events using dendrogeomorphic methods has increased rapidly
during the last years to provide a systematic overview on event frequencies, spatial reach …

The ability to understand and predict coarse-sediment transport in torrent catchments is a
key element for the protection against and prevention of the associated hazards. In this …

Check dams have been used worldwide for a variety of purposes. With increasing age,
check dams gradually lose their sediment trapping function via the continuous deposition of …

Sediment detention basins are implemented on mountain rivers to trap solid material that
may aggravate the flooding of downstream settlements. However, retention structures built in …

Lahar activity is one of the most important processes capable of mobilizing large volumes of
sediment and producing devastating effects on human populations and infrastructure …