Abstract: After the Wenchuan earthquake, frequent debris-flow disasters caused catastrophic damage to the infrastructures and inhabitants in the downstream. It is very important to properly determine the runout distances of debris ...

Abstract: Debris flow in a wide open downstream channel has a significant transverse velocity component that strongly influences its mean longitudinal velocity. Investigation of observation data of debris-flow surges at Jiangjia ...

Abstract: This paper investigates a three-degrees-of-freedom (DoF) shimmy model of vehicle front wheels with steering system and dependent suspension. The contact models of rigid ground and elastic tire are analyzed from the viewpoint ...

Abstract: Entrainment of sediment from hillslope and channel usually has a significant influence on resistance of debris flow. This effect is studied by flume experiments of debris flow over rigid and erodible beds. Fifty contrast ...