Book Description

This book contains papers presented at Second International Conference on Debris Flow including all aspects of Debris Flow Monitoring, Modelling, Hazard Assessment, Mitigation Measures, Case Studies and Extreme Events, Erosion, Slope Instability and Sediment Transport, held in the New Forest, UK in 2008 and organised by the Wessex Institute of Technology, with the co-sponsorship of EurAgEng (European Society of Agricultural Engineers) and CIGR (International Commission of Agricultural Engineering).

Due to the increased frequency with which debris and hyper-concentrated flows occur and the impact they have on both the environment and human life, in recent years these extreme events and related processes have attracted increasing attention from research groups, land planning and management professionals

The objective of the Meeting was to provide a forum for engineers, scientists and managers from laboratories, industry, government and academia to interchange knowledge and expertise in the field of dense and hyper-concentrated flows. A full understanding of these phenomena leads to a new integrated risk management approach which provides measures for preventing a hazard turning into a natural disaster.

Book Contents

Infrasound measurements of debris flow
J. Hübl; S. C. Zhang; A. Kogelnig;

Determination of effective antecedent rainfall for debris flow forecast based on soil moisture content observation in Jiangjia Gully, China
F. Wei; K. Hu; J. Zhang; Y. Jiang; J. Chen;

Debris flow mitigation with flexible ring net barriers – field tests and case studies
C. Wendeler; B. W. McArdell; A. Volkwein; M. Denk; E. Gröner;

Distribution of aerial hazard maps of debris flow on a social network service
T. Moriyama; H. Nakayama; K. Kon; M. Hirano; M. Hikida;

A feasibility study on ECT monitoring of phase migration in porous solids
S. Liu; J. Liu; Q. Chen;

Development of “Kanako”, a wide use 1-D and 2-D debris flow simulator equipped with GUI
K. Nakatani; T. Wada; Y. Satofuka; T. Mizuyama;

Verification of a 2D finite element debris flow model using Bingham and cross rheological formulations
C. Martinez; F. Miralles-Wilhelm; R. Garcia-Martinez;

Numerical modelling of transient flows with high sediment concentrations
B. J. Dewals; S. Erpicum; M. Pirotton;

Debris flow modelling in Julian Alps using FLO-2D
C. Calligaris; M. A. Boniello; L. Zini;

Predicting debris flow susceptible areas through GIS modelling in Aparados da Serra (Brazil)
A. J. Strieder; S. A. Buffon; T. F. P. de Quadros; H. R. Oliveira;

Experimental research on a grid device for the kinetic energy charge dissipation of mud-flows
G. De Martino; F. De Paola; G. Marini; A. Ranucci;

Evaluation of debris flow hazard to Chalala village, Quebrada de Humahuaca UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jujuy Province, Argentina
M. A. González; V. Baumann; L. E. Jackson;

The debris flow in Log pod Mangartom, NW Slovenia
M. Zorn; B. Komac;

A case study on the occurrence of regional debris flow hazard in central Taiwan
C.-C. Lee; C.-Y. Ku; S.-M. Hsu; Y.-L. Chang; S.-Y. Chi;

Special session organized by D. De Wrachien & M. A. Lenzi
D. De Wrachien; M. A. Lenzi;

Sediment transport monitoring in a Northern Puglia watershed
F. Gentile; T. Bisantino; R. Corbino; F. Milillo; G. Romano; G. Trisorio Liuzzi;

Relationships among basin area, sediment transport mechanisms and wood storage in mountain basins of the Dolomites (Italian Alps)
E. Rigon; F. Comiti; L. Mao; M. A. Lenzi;

Large wood and flash floods: evidence from the 2007 event in the Davča basin (Slovenia)
F. Comiti; L. Mao; E. Preciso; L. Picco; L. Marchi; M. Borga;

Dam-break shock waves: a two-phase model for mature and immature debris flow
D. De Wrachien; S. Mambretti;

Comparison between FLO-2D and RAMMS in debris-flow modelling: a case study in the Dolomites
M. Cesca; V. D’Agostino;

Role and management of in-channel wood in relation to flood events in Southern Andes basins
L. Mao; F. Comiti; A. Andreoli; L. Picco; M. A. Lenzi; A. Urciulo; R. Iturraspe; A. Iroumè;

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