Debris flow density determined by grain composition |
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| Authors: | " target="_blank">Baoliang Wang Yong Li Daochuan Liu Jingjing Liu |
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| Institution: | 1.School of Civil Engineering,Southwest Jiaotong University,Chengdu,China;2.Key Laboratory of Mountain Hazards and Surface Process,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Chengdu,China;3.Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Science,Chengdu,China;4.University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing,China;5.State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering,Sichuan University,Chengdu,China |
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| Abstract: | Density is one of the most important parameters of debris flows. Because observing an active debris flow is very difficult, finding a method to estimate debris flow density is urgently needed for disaster mitigation engineering. This paper proposes an effective empirical equation in terms of grain size distribution (GSD) parameters based on observations in Jiangjia Gully, Yunnan Province, China. We found that the GSD follows P(D) = KD -μ exp(? D/Dc), with μ and Dc representing the fine and coarse grains, respectively. In particular, μ is associated with some characteristic porosity of soil in the natural state and increases with increased porosity. Dc characterizes the grain size range of the flow and increases with the grain concentration. Studies show that flow density is related to both parameters in power law. Here, we propose an empirical equation for estimating flow density: ρ = 1.26μ -0.132 + 0.049Dc0.443, which provides not only an estimation of the density for a flow, but also describes the variation in density with the GSD of material composition; this provides important information related to the design of debris flow engineering structures. |
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