• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.49-61
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• 2011

This paper presents the applicability of rheological models for describing fine-laden debris flows and analyzes the flow characteristics as a function of grain size. Two types of soil samples were used: (1) clayey soils - Mediterranean Sea clays and (2) silty soils - iron ore tailings from Newfoundland, Canada. Clayey soil samples show a typical shear thinning behavior but silty soil samples exhibit the transition from shear thinning to the Bingham fluid as shear rate is increased. It may be due to the fact that the determination of yield stress and plastic viscosity is strongly dependent upon interstructrual interaction and strength evolution between soil particles. So grain size effect produces different flow curves. For modeling debris flows that are mainly composed of fine-grained sediments (<0.075 mm), we need the yield stress and plastic viscosity to mimic the flow patterns like shape of deposition, thickness, length of debris flow, and so on. These values correlate with the liquidity index. Thus one can estimate the debris flow mobility if one can measure the physical properties.

• Journal of The Geomorphological Association of Korea
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.193-202
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• 2011

Kompsat EOC-1 imagery, high resolution air-photo imagery and Shalstab model were used to analyze the geomorphic characteristics of the place of debris flow occurred by typhon "RUSA" in 2002, Macheon-Myen, Gyeongsang prefecture, Republic of Korea. On gully-head over 35 degree of slope angle, almost debris flow started, where slope angle is more than internal friction angle. The result simulated by Shalstab model presented larger vulnerable area to debris flow than the area where debris flow really occurred, this error would be attributed to the assumption for steady-state condition with full saturated surface. To predict the debris flow accurately, further study for rainfall and soil water flow will be needed.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.11 no.8
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• pp.15-23
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• 2010

Debris flows are a natural hazard which looks like a combination of flood, land and rock slide. Large rainfall in July 2006 produced several large scale debris flows and many small debris flows that resulted in loss of life and considerable property and railway damage, as was widely reported in the national media. The hazard "debris flow" is still insufficiently researched. Furthermore debris flows are very hard to predict. Flexible Ring net barriers are multi-functional mitigation devices commonly applied to rock fall or floating wood protection in floods, snow avalanches and also mud flows or granular debris flows, if properly dimensioned for the process or processes for which they are intended. Overtopping of the barriers by debris flows and sediment transport is possible, supporting the design concept that a series of barriers may be used to stop volumes of debris larger than are possible using only one barrier. The future for these barrier concepts looks promising because these barriers represent the state of art for such applications and are superior to many other available options.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.31 no.12
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• pp.45-57
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• 2015

This paper presents the application of the Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian (CEL) technique to simulate the debris flow. The main objective of this study is to investigate the applicability of CEL technique to the behavior of debris flow, such as flow velocity and influence area. Comprehensive studies to verify the behavior of debris flow are presented in this study. Through comparison with measured flow velocity from Umyeonsan (Mt.), CEL approach was found to be in good agreement with the general trend observed by in actual debris flow. In addition, CEL technique accurately simulated the behavior of debris flows, therefore, it can be used for designing the countermeasure structure.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.53 no.9
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• pp.637-646
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• 2020

The shallow landslide-trigerred debris flow in hillslope catchments is the primary geological phenomenon that drives landscape changes and therefore imposes risks as a natural hazard. In particular, debris flows occurring in urban areas can result to substantial damages to properties and human injuries during the flow and sediment transport process. To alleviate the damages as a result of these debris flow, analytical models for flow and damage prediction are of significant importance. However, the analysis of debris flow model parameters is not yet sufficient, and the analysis of the entrainment, which has a significant influence on the flow process and the damage extent, is still incomplete. In this study, the effects of erosion and erosion process on the flow and the impact area due to the change in the soil parameters are analyzed using Deb2D model, a flow analysis model of debris developed in Korea. The research is conducted for the case of the Mt. Umyeon landslide in 2011. The resulting impacted area, total debris-flow volume, maximum velocity and inundated depth from the Erosion model are compared to the field survey data. Also, the effect of the entrainment changing parameters is analyzed through the erosion shape and depth. The debris flow simulation for the Raemian and Shindong apartment catchment with the consideration of entrainment effect and erosion has been successful. Each parameter sensitivity could be analyzed through sensitivity analysis for the two basins based on the change in parameters, which indicates the necessity of parameter estimation.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.49-55
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• 2015

The rainfall pattern, rainfall intensity as well as topographical conditions used for the analysis of debris flow affect, in general, the magnitude of debris flow and flow velocity, when debris flow occurs. The consideration of topographical conditions implies that the topography is equally divided into grids and the slope of inside the grid is computed as an average, leading to, in turn, obtain the closer results to the reality as the grid is smaller in the case of the severely bended topography. Although the size of grid should be as small as possible so as for more accurate analysis of debris flow, the analysis of debris flow has been so far conducted by using sparsely divided grids due to the limitation of analysis algorithm, computational ability and running time. So, it is necessary to suggest an appropriate grid size for the practical approaches. Therefore, this study presents the evaluation of the effect of the size of a grid on the debris flow besides the factors which referred to the previous studies such as accumulated rainfall, rainfall intensity and rainfall duration time. From this, it enables to suggest a rational and practical grid size for topography to be divided.

• Journal of Korean Society of Disaster and Security
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.37-44
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• 2022

As the frequency of torrential rains and typhoons increases due to climate change, the frequency of occurrence of debris flow is also increasing. In particular, in the case of Kangwon-do, the occurrence of damage caused by mountain disasters is increasing as it has a topographical characteristic where the mountains and the coast are in contact. In order to analyze the flow characteristics in the sedimentary part of the debris flow, input data were constructed through numerical maps and field data, and a two-dimensional model, FLO-2D, was simulated. The damaged area was divided into the inflow part of the debris flow, the village center, and the vicinity of the port, and the flow center and flow velocity of the debris flow were simulated and compared with field survey data. As a result, the maximum flow depth was found to be 2.4 m at the debris flow inlet, 2.7 m at the center of the village, and 1.4 m at the port adjacent to the port so the results were similar when compared to the field survey. And in the case of the maximum flow velocity, it was calculated as 3.6 m/s at the debris flow inlet, 4.9 m/s in the center of the village and 1.2 m/s in the vicinity of the port, so It was confirmed that the maximum flow center occurred in the section where the maximum flow rate appeared.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.170-170
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• 2015

우리나라는 매년 하절기에 급격한 강우로 인해 홍수의 발생빈도가 급격히 높아지고 있다. 이러한 홍수 발생으로 인한 재산 인명의 피해는 연평균 약 2조억원에 달하고 있다. 이러한 홍수 피해를 방지하기 위해 다양한 연구를 하고 있으며 본 연구에서는 홍수 흐름의 정확한 예측을 통해 홍수 피해 저감을 목표로 하고 있다. 기존의 연구에서는 홍수 흐름 예측을 하는데 있어 부정류 상태로 흐르는 홍수량에 따른 범람의 위치와 범위를 산정하는 것에 중점을 두었다. 그러나 홍수의 흐름은 물에 토사가 섞여 흐르는 혼합체의 흐름이기 때문에 홍수위 모의하는데 있어 물성치도 고려되어야 한다. 이러한 물성치 변화에 따라 홍수 흐름도 영향을 받을 것이라 생각하여 본 연구를 수행하였다. 본 연구에서 Non-Newtonian 특성을 고려하기 위해 Non-Newtonian 흐름과 일반적인 홍수 모의가 가능한 수치모형을 사용하였다. 사전 연구로 일반 사행수로 형태를 구성하고 사행수로에서의 흐름 물질을 달리하여 흐름 모의를 수행하였다. 흐름물질은 크게 물과 토석류로 나뉘고 토석류는 항복응력과 점성 등을 달리하였다. 또한 다양한 유량으로 흐름 모의를 하여 흐름 범람 시의 특징도 비교해 볼 수 있었다. 모의 결과 사행수로에서 흐름의 차이를 볼 수 있었으며 다양한 형태로 결과를 분석해 보았다. 흐름의 속도와 수심을 다양한 흐름 단면으로 비교하였고 범람되는 지역의 범위와 위치도 비교해 볼 수 있었다. 이러한 흐름 특성은 사행수로에서 곡률이 있는 부분에서 확실하게 확인할 수 있었으며, 홍수 흐름을 모의할 때 Non-Newtonian 특성과 같이 흐름에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 다른 특성에 대해도 고려해야 한다는 연구 가능성을 제시할 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.339-339
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• 2015

우리나라는 매년 하절기에 급격한 강우로 인해 홍수의 발생빈도가 급격히 높아지고 있다. 이러한 홍수 발생으로 인한 재산 인명의 피해는 연평균 약 2조억원에 달하고 있다. 이러한 홍수 피해를 방지하기 위해 다양한 연구를 하고 있으며 본 연구에서는 홍수 흐름의 정확한 예측을 통해 홍수 피해 저감을 목표로 하고 있다. 기존의 연구에서는 홍수 흐름 예측을 하는데 있어 부정류 상태로 흐르는 홍수량에 따른 범람의 위치와 범위를 산정하는 것에 중점을 두었다. 그러나 홍수의 흐름은 물에 토사가 섞여 흐르는 혼합체의 흐름이기 때문에 홍수위 모의하는데 있어 물성치도 고려되어야 한다. 이러한 물성치 변화에 따라 홍수 흐름도 영향을 받을 것이라 생각하여 본 연구를 수행하였다. 본 연구에서 Non-Newtonian 특성을 고려하기 위해 Non-Newtonian 흐름과 일반적인 홍수 모의가 가능한 수치모형을 사용하였다. 사전 연구로 일반 사행수로 형태를 구성하고 사행수로에서의 흐름 물질을 달리하여 흐름 모의를 수행하였다. 흐름물질은 크게 물과 토석류로 나뉘고 토석류는 항복응력과 점성 등을 달리하였다. 또한 다양한 유량으로 흐름 모의를 하여 흐름 범람 시의 특징도 비교해 볼 수 있었다. 모의 결과 사행수로에서 흐름의 차이를 볼 수 있었으며 다양한 형태로 결과를 분석해 보았다. 흐름의 속도와 수심을 다양한 흐름 단면으로 비교하였고 범람되는 지역의 범위와 위치도 비교해 볼 수 있었다. 이러한 흐름 특성은 사행수로에서 곡률이 있는 부분에서 확실하게 확인할 수 있었으며, 홍수 흐름을 모의할 때 Non-Newtonian 특성과 같이 흐름에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 다른 특성에 대해도 고려해야 한다는 연구 가능성을 제시할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.53 no.8
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• pp.627-636
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• 2020

Debris flow disasters primarily occur in mountainous terrains far from cities. As such, they have been underestimated to cause relatively less damage compared with other natural disasters. However, owing to urbanization, several residential areas and major facilities have been built in mountainous regions, and the frequency of debris flow disasters is steadily increasing owing to the increase in rainfall with environmental and climate changes. Thus, the risk of debris flow is on the rise. However, only a few studies have explored the characteristics of flooding and reduction measures for debris flow in areas designated as steep slopes. In this regard, it is necessary to conduct research on securing independent disaster prevention technology, suitable for the environment in South Korea and reflective of the topographical characteristics thereof, and update and improve disaster prevention information. Accordingly, this study aimed to calculate the amount of debris flow, depending on disaster prevention performance targets for regions designated as steep slopes in South Korea, and develop an independent model to not only evaluate the impact of debris flow but also identify debris barriers that are optimal for mitigating damage. To validate the reliability of the two-dimensional debris flow model developed for the evaluation of debris barriers, the model's performance was compared with that of the hydraulic model. Furthermore, a 2-D debris model was constructed in consideration of the regional characteristics around the steep slopes to analyze the flow characteristics of the debris that directly reaches the damaged area. The flow characteristics of the debris delivered downstream were further analyzed, depending on the specifications (height) and installation locations of the debris barriers employed to reduce the damage. The experimental results showed that the reliability of the developed model is satisfactory; further, this study confirmed significant performance degradation of debris barriers in areas where the barriers were installed at a slope of 20° or more, which is the slope at which debris flows occur.