Monitoring, Simulation, Prevention and Remediation of Dense and Debris Flows II (Wit Transactions on Engineering Sciences

Science & Math

D. De Wrachien

C.A. Brebbia

M. A. Lenzi

Earth Sciences

Wit Press/Computational Mechanics

This book gives an up-to-date review of dam-break problems, along with the theoretical background and the practical aspects involved in dam failures, design of flood defense structures, prevention measures and the environmental social, economic and forensic aspects related to the topic. Moreover, it explores an exhaustive range of laboratory tests and modeling techniques to deal effectively with shock waves and other disasters caused by dam failures.Disaster management refers to programs and strategies designed to prevent, mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from the effects of these phenomena. To manage and minimize these risks, it is necessary to identify hazards and vulnerability by means of a deep knowledge of the causes which drive to dam failures, and to understand the flow propagation process. Knowledge and advanced scientific tools play a role of paramount importance of coping with flooding and other dam-break problems along with capacity building in the context of political and administrative frameworks. All these aspects are featured in the book, which is a comprehensive treatise that covers the most theoretical and advanced aspects of structural and hydraulic engineering, together with the hazard assessment and mitigation measures and the social economic and forensic aspects related to the subject.

Dam-Break Problems, Solutions and Case Studies

Technology

WITPRESS

Containing papers presented at the Fourth International Conference on the topic, "Monitoring, Simulation, Prevention and Remediation of Dense and Debris Flows IV" includes the latest research on one of the most destructive types of water-related disasters, debris and hyper-concentrated flows. These hazards are likely to occur with increasing frequency and to affect more people due to the effects of population increase, urbanization, land subsidence and the impact of climate change. They affect both rural and urban environments, particularly in river basins and in mountain areas, and in recent years have attracted more and more attention from the scientific and professional communities and concern from the public due to the significant number of lives they claim. Recognizing the need for new methods and measures to cope with debris flow changes and to achieve a harmonious balance between environmental and economic forces, the Wessex Institute of Technology has been organizing the series of conferences on the topic since 2006. Participants share new developments in debris flows monitoring, modelling, hazard assessment, mitigation measures, slope instability, erosion and sedimentation since 2006. The papers in this Volume contain a valuable contribution to lessons learned and to the design of a new balanced approach aimed at reducing the vulnerability of the environment to hazards related to debris flows. The papers cover the following topics: Debris Flow Modelling; Monitoring and Measurement; Risk Assessment; Sediment Transport and Debris Flow; Protective Barriers; Landslide Phenomena.

Monitoring, Simulation, Prevention and Remediation of Dense and Debris Flows IV (Wit Transactions on Engineering Sciences)

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