Articles | Volume 19, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-2339-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-2339-2019
Research article
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30 Oct 2019
Research article |  | 30 Oct 2019

Numerical modeling using an elastoplastic-adhesive discrete element code for simulating hillslope debris flows and calibration against field experiments

Adel Albaba, Massimiliano Schwarz, Corinna Wendeler, Bernard Loup, and Luuk Dorren

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Albaba, A.: Discrete element modeling of the impact of granular debris flows on rigid and flexible structures, PhD thesis, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble 2015. a
Albaba, A., Lambert, S., Nicot, F., and Chareyre, B.: Relation between microstructure and loading applied by a granular flow to a rigid wall using DEM modeling, Granular Matter, 17, 603–616, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10035-015-0579-8, 2015. a, b, c, d, e, f, g
Albaba, A., Lambert, S., Kneib, F., Chareyre, B., and Nicot, F.: DEM Modeling of a Flexible Barrier Impacted by a Dry Granular Flow, Rock Mech. Rock Eng., 50, 3029–3048, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-017-1286-z, 2017. a
Albaba, A., Lambert, S., and Faug, T.: Dry granular avalanche impact force on a rigid wall: Analytic shock solution versus discrete element simulations, Phys. Rev. E, 97, 052903, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.97.052903, 2018. a, b
Andres, N. and Badoux, A.: Unwetterschäden in der Schweiz im Jahre 2017, Wasser Energie Luft, 110, 67–74, 2018. a
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We present a discrete-element-based model which is adapted and used to produce hillslope debris flows. The model parameters were calibrated using field experiments, and a very good agreement was found in terms of pressure and flow velocity. Calibration results suggested that a link might exist between the model parameters and the initial conditions of the granular material. However, to better understand this link, further investigations are required by conducting detailed lab-scale experiments.
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