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Comparative study on debris flow initiation in limestone and sandstone spoil
Large spoil tips from reconstruction works as a result of the Wenchuan Earthquake in China are new debris flow hazards to the human society. However, there is a lack of detailed comparative study on debris flo...
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Long-term activity of earthquake-induced landslides: A case study from Qionghai Lake Basin, Southwest of China
Earthquake-triggered landslides are a major geological hazard in the eastern Tibetan Plateau, and have prolonged impact on earth surface processes and fluvial system. To determine how long co-seismic landslide...
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Combined impacts of antecedent earthquakes and droughts on disastrous debris flows
This paper describes a study on the combined impacts of antecedent earthquakes and droughts on disastrous debris flows. This is a novel attempt in quantifying such impacts using the effective peak acceleration...
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Mechanisms involved in triggering debris flows within a cohesive gravel soil mass on a slope: a case in SW China
The triggering mechanisms of debris flows were explored in the field using artificial rainfall experiments in two gullies, Dawazi Gully and Aizi Gully, in Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces, China, respectively. The...
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Magnitude-frequency relationship of debris flows in the Jiangjia Gully, China
The magnitude-frequency (MF) relationship of debris flows is the basis for engineering designs and risk quantification. However, because of the lack of debris flow monitoring data, research progress in this ar...
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Effectiveness analysis of the prediction of regional debris flow susceptibility in post-earthquake and drought site
Debris-flow disasters occurred frequently after the Mw 8.0 Wenchuan earthquake on 12 May 2008 in Sichuan Province, China. Based on historical accounts of debris-flow disaster events, it found that debris flow occ...
