A depth-averaged debris-flow model that includes the effects of evolving dilatancy. I. Physical basis

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 470, Issue 2170, 2014, Pages

  Iverson, Richard M ^a   George, David L ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Debris flow; Dilatancy; Modelling

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL CURRENT DENSITY (SUPERCONDUCTIVITY); DEBRIS; FLOW VELOCITY; FLUID MECHANICS; FRICTION; MODELS; SOIL MECHANICS;

BALANCE EQUATIONS; COULOMB FRICTIONS; DEBRIS FLOWS; DILATANCY; FRAME OF REFERENCE; PORE FLUID PRESSURE; PORE-PRESSURE RELAXATION; SOLID VOLUME FRACTION;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 84907200813     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2013.0819     Document Type: Article

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