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http://dx.doi.org/10.14578/jkfs.2017.106.4.424

Examining Velocity Estimation Equations of Debris Flow Using Small-scaled Flume Experiments  

Eu, Song (Department of Forest Sciences, Seoul National University)
Im, Sangjun (Department of Forest Sciences, Seoul National University)
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Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science / v.106, no.4, 2017 , pp. 424-430 More about this Journal
Abstract
With its rapid velocity and wide deposition, debris flow is a natural disaster that causes loss of human life and destruction of facility. To design effective debris barriers, impact force of debris flow should be first considered. Debris flow velocity is one of the key features to estimate the impact force of debris flow. In this study, we conducted small-scale flume experiments to analyze flow characteristics of debris flow, and determine flow resistance coefficients with different slope gradients and sediment mixtures. Flow velocity significantly varied with flume slope and mixture type. Debris flow depth decreased as slope increased, but difference in depth between sediment mixtures was not significant. Among flow resistance coefficients, Chezy coefficient ($C_1$) showed not only relatively highest goodness of fit, but also constant value ($20.19m^{-1/2}\;s^{-1}$) regardless the scale of debris flow events. The overall results suggested that $C_1$ can be most appropriately used to estimate flow velocity, the key factor of assessing impact force, in wide range of debris flow scale.
Keywords
debris flow; flume experiment; flow characteristics; impact force; flow resistance coefficient;
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