Simulation of snow-avalanche flow in run-out zones.
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https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3090614Utgivelsesdato
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10.3189/S026030550000793XSammendrag
The authors of this paper have previously, in 1987, outlined the development of a set of constitutive equations representing the behaviour of avalanching snow, and the resulting equations for fully developed steady shear flow. The present paper considers the development of non-steady two dimensional shear flow together with the use of a finite-difference programme to calculate snow-avalanche velocities and flow heights in the run-out zone. The numerical results thus obtained are compared with full-scale experimental data. These comparisons indicate that front velocity and run-out distance are simulated well by the model, and thaI the predicted snow deposits are fairly well in agreement with those actually observed.