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Experimental study on the configuration of debris-flow fan

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Abstract

The configurations of debris-flow fan in a flooding plane were experimentally studied in the present paper. Experimental results show that the profiles of deposition depth of the debris-flow fan in a stable stage could be described by Gaussian curves both in the longitudinal and the transverse directions of the flow path. The shape of the fringe of debris-flow fan is similar to a half of an ellipse. The length, width and depth of a debris-flow fan in the stable stage have their own maximum values, Lc, Bm and Zo, respectively, for each case. The total volume V of a debris-flow fan could be simply related to these maximum values by V = α Lc Bm Zo. The shape parameter α was found to be 0.234 for sediments of uniform size. The dependence of α value on sediment size distributions was also studied.

Original languageEnglish
Pages133-142
Number of pages10
Publication statusPublished - 1997 Jan 1
EventProceedings of the 1997 1st International Conference on Debris-Flow Hazards Mitigation: Mechanics, Prediction, and Assessment - San Francisco, CA, USA
Duration: 1997 Aug 71997 Aug 9

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OtherProceedings of the 1997 1st International Conference on Debris-Flow Hazards Mitigation: Mechanics, Prediction, and Assessment
CitySan Francisco, CA, USA
Period97-08-0797-08-09

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Water Science and Technology
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
  • Earth-Surface Processes

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