Abstract The 2008 M w 7.9 Wenchuan Earthquake (Sichuan, China) was possibly the largest
and most destructive recent earthquake as far as the geo-hazards are concerned. Of the …

Debris flows are among the most catastrophic natural phenomena, attracting the interest of
researchers, engineers and government agencies. The complexity of the physical process …

Erosion can significantly increase the destructive power of a landslide by amplifying its
volume, mobility and impact force. The threat posed by an erosive landslide is linked to its …

Erosion, entrainment and deposition are complex and dominant, but yet poorly understood,
mechanical processes in geophysical mass flows. Here, we propose a novel and process …

In this paper, the theoretical framework is a depth-integrated two-phase model capable of
considering many essential physical aspects such as reproducing the propagation of debris …

Debris flows are a type of fast landslides where a mixture of soil and water propagates along
narrow channels. The main characteristics are (1) important relative displacements between …

A debris flow is one of the most dangerous types of geophysical mass flows moving
downward mountain slopes and consist of a mixture of soil and rocks with a significant …

Landslides of the flow type are among the most destructive mass movements due to their
potential high mobility, long runout distance and capacity of entraining further material …

Background The landslides of the flow-type are dangerous and also challenging to study. A
wide literature has been investigating the principal mechanisms governing each stage in …

Catastrophic debris flows are common after large earthquakes and pose a significant risk for
recovering communities. The depositional volume of these large debris flows is often much …