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Main Title Geo-disaster Modeling and Analysis: An SPH-based Approach [electronic resource] /
Type EBOOK
Author Huang, Yu.
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Dai, Zili.
Zhang, Weijie.
Publisher Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
Year Published 2014
Call Number GB5000-5030
ISBN 9783662442111
Subjects Geography ; Geology ; Hydraulic engineering
Internet Access
Description Access URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44211-1
Collation XXIV, 189 p. 130 illus., 8 illus. in color. online resource.
Notes
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only
Contents Notes
Intrduction -- SPH models for geo-disasters.- Computer procedure and visualization software -- Validation of the SPH modules -- SPH modeling for flow slides in landfills -- SPH modeling for flow behavior of liquefied soils -- SPH modeling for propagation of flow-like landslides. Through application of the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) method, this monograph mainly focuses on large deformations and flow failure simulations of geomaterials and movement behavior, which are always involved in geo-disasters. The work covers the theoretical background, numerical techniques, code implementation issues, and many novel and interesting applications. Two-dimensional and three-dimensional SPH models in the framework of both hydrodynamics and solid mechanics are established, with detailed descriptions. The monograph also contains many appealing and practical examples of geo-disaster modeling and analysis, including the fluidized movement of flow-like landslides, lateral spread of liquefied soils, and flow slides in landfills. In the documented SPH simulations, the propagation of geo-disasters is effectively reproduced. Dynamic behaviors of geomaterials during propagation are ascertained, including sliding path, flow velocity, maximum distance reached, and distribution of deposits. In this way, the monograph presents a means for mapping hazardous areas, estimating hazard intensity, and identifying and designing appropriate protective measures.