Surface slopes, velocity profiles and fluid pressure in coarse-grained debris flows saturated with water and mud

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 741, Issue , 2014, Pages 377-403

  Kaitna, R ^a   Dietrich, W E ^b   Hsu, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

Author keywords

Geophysical and geological flows; Multiphase and particle laden flows

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS; FLOW PATTERNS; MIXTURES; SHEAR DEFORMATION; VELOCITY; VELOCITY CONTROL; VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION;

GEOPHYSICAL AND GEOLOGICAL FLOWS; MACROSCOPIC FLOW; MODEL DEVELOPMENT; MULTIPHASE AND PARTICLE-LADEN FLOWS; PARTICLE VELOCITIES; PORE FLUID PRESSURE; SIDE-WALL FRICTION; VELOCITY PROFILES;

SHEAR FLOW;

DEBRIS FLOW; FLOW PATTERN; FLUID MECHANICS; FLUID PRESSURE; MODEL TEST; MULTIPHASE FLOW; VELOCITY PROFILE; FLOW VELOCITY; PARTICLE MOTION; PORE PRESSURE; SLOPE;

EID: 84904607311     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2013.675     Document Type: Article

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