Avalanche Dynamics Dynamics of Rapid Flows of Dense Granular Avalanches /

• Main Authors: Pudasaini, Shiva P. (Author), Hutter, Kolumban (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geophysics.; Amorphous substances.; Complex fluids.; Mechanics.; Mechanics, Applied.; Earth Sciences.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.; Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics.; Earth Sciences, general.

Avalanches, debris, mudflows and landslides are common and natural phenomena that occur worldwide, predominantly in mountainous regions. With an emphasis on snow avalanches, this book sets out to provide a survey and discussion about the motion of avalanche-like flows from initiation to run out. An...