The debris-flow rheology myth

International Conference on Debris-Flow Hazards Mitigation: Mechanics, Prediction, and Assessment, Proceedings

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 303-314

  Iverson, R M ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Debris flow; Dynamics; Feedback; Mixture theory; Pore pressure; Rheology

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; FEEDBACK; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PORE PRESSURE; RHEOLOGY; STRAIN RATE;

COULOMB MIXTURE MODEL THEORY; MIXTURE THEORY; PORE-FLUID THEORY;

DEBRIS;

EID: 10644228696     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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