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Empirical Assessment of Backward Erosion Piping via Blanket Thickness, Lower Mississippi Valley
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Backward erosion piping (BEP) is a common hazard along artificial levees in the Lower Mississippi Valley (LMV). This study applies an empirical assessment of overbank deposit thickness, also referred to as blanket thickness, ...
GIS-Based Landslide Susceptibility Analyses: Case Studies at Different Scales
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Landslide hazards occur throughout the world. There were 18,000 deaths worldwide due to landslides between 1998 and 2017 (World Health Origination, n.d.). Furthermore, landslides are often triggered by other newsworthy ...
Debris-Flow Susceptibility Assessment Model and Its Application in Semiarid Mountainous Areas of the Southeastern Tibetan Plateau
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Susceptibility Assessments and Validations of Debris-Flow Events in Meizoseismal Areas: Case Study in China’s Longxi River Watershed
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: The 2008 Wenchuan earthquake triggered tens of thousands of landslides, resulting in rich loose materials for the 8.13 debris flows. Longchi Town in southwest China’s Sichuan Province was one of the worst hit areas both ...