[HTML][HTML] Debris flow and debris flood hazard assessment in mountain catchments

T Baggio, M Martini, F Bettella, V D'Agostino - Catena, 2024 - Elsevier
Debris flow and debris flood phenomena threat the life of thousands of citizens living in
mountain areas and endanger buildings and infrastructure worldwide. The assessment of …

Large scale simulation of pedestrian seismic evacuation including panic behavior

M De Iuliis, E Battegazzorre, M Domaneschi… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding human behavior and predicting evacuation processes subsequently to an
earthquake are critical aspects to provide valuable information to support disaster response …

Assessment of shelter location-allocation for multi-hazard emergency evacuation

S Bera, K Gnyawali, K Dahal, R Melo, M Li-Juan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Intense rainstorms often trigger multiple disasters in mountain regions, such as floods and
landslides. In disaster planning, the local administration allocates nearby schools or open …

How urban layout and pedestrian evacuation behaviours can influence flood risk assessment in riverine historic built environments

G Bernardini, G Romano, L Soldini… - Sustainable cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Riverine Historic Built Environments (HBEs) in urban centres are relevant scenarios
for flood risk, due to the compact layout of their outdoor spaces, that are squares and streets …

Assessing risk and prioritizing safety interventions in human settlements affected by large wildfires

S Oliveira, A Gonçalves, A Benali, A Sá, JL Zêzere… - Forests, 2020 - mdpi.com
The large wildfires of June 2017 disturbed many communities in central Portugal. The civil
parish of Alvares was severely affected, with about 60% of its area burnt. Assessing the risk …

Probabilistic framework for quantifying human flight failure rate to landslides

S Wang, S Zhang, Y Chen, D Peng, T Xiao, Y Zhou… - Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Landslides pose a severe risk to humans, but accurately quantifying human risk remains
challenging due to the less-studied fleeing process of humans during landslides. This study …

Investigation of pedestrian speed in formation evacuating in two specific water depths

X Li, H Yu, W Song, J Zhang - Safety science, 2024 - Elsevier
The implementation of a well-organized formation for evacuation plays a critical role in
ensuring the safety of individuals during flood events. To investigate the effectiveness of …

[HTML][HTML] Debris flow simulation 2D (DFS 2D): Numerical modelling of debris flows and calibration of friction parameters

MT Abraham, N Satyam, B Pradhan, H Tian - Journal of Rock Mechanics …, 2022 - Elsevier
Debris flows are rapid mass movements with a mixture of rock, soil and water. High-intensity
rainfall events have triggered multiple debris flows around the globe, making it an important …

Creation of preventive mass evacuation plan with the use of public transport

D Teichmann, M Dorda, R Sousek - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2021 - Elsevier
The article deals with the planning of the preventive evacuation processes from the point of
view of ensuring the mass transportation of inhabitants from hazardous areas, when …

Human stability during floods: Experimental tests on a physical model simulating human body

M Postacchini, G Bernardini, M D'Orazio, E Quagliarini - Safety science, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban floods are becoming more and more intense and frequent allover the world. Extreme
events are the main triggering factors of such floods, and merit attention for what concerns …