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Summary
Summary
With climate change and deforestation, debris flows and debris avalanches have become the most significant landslide hazards in many countries. In recent years there have been numerous debris flow avalanches in Southern Europe, South America and the Indian Subcontinent, resulting in major catastrophes and large loss of life. This is therefore a major high-profile problem for the world's governments and for the engineers and scientists concerned.
Matthias Jakob and Oldrich Hungr are ideally suited to edit this book. Matthias Jakob has worked on debris flow for over a decade and has had numerous papers published on the topic, as well as working as a consultant on debris flow for municipal and provincial governments. Oldrich Hungr has worked on site investigations on debris flow, avalanches and rockfall, with emphasis on slope stability analysis and evaluation of risks to roads in built-up areas. He has also developed mathematical models for landslide dynamic analysis. They have invited world-renowned experts to joint them in this book.
Table of Contents
Part I Analysis |
Introduction |
Terminology |
A Historical Perspective |
Instability of Steep Slopes |
Flow Initiation |
Flow Mechanics |
Material Entrainment Process |
Debris Floods â¼" A Transitional Phenomenon |
Subaqueous Debris Flows |
Application of Remote Sensing Methods |
Debris Flow Instrumentation |
Runout Prediction Methods |
Climatic Factors Influencing Occurrence |
Impact of Fire and Logging on Occurrence |
Debris Flow Hazard Assessments |
Part II Case Studies |