During the last fifteen years there has been a paradigm shift in the continuum modelling of
granular materials; most notably with the development of rheological models, such as the …

Dense granular flows can spontaneously self-channelise by forming a pair of parallel-sided
static levees on either side of a central flowing channel. This process prevents lateral …

Avalanches and other hazardous mass movements pose a danger to the population and
critical infrastructure in alpine areas. Hence, understanding and continuously monitoring …

Although the application and development of continuum approaches demonstrate immense
promise to model granular flows, the assumption of isotropic stress state in a constitutive law …

The impact of hazardous pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) increases with runout distance,
which is strongly influenced by the mass flux. This article shows that the mass flux of a PDC …

Erosion significantly affects the dynamics of gravity-driven mass flows. In snow avalanches,
the snow cover can be substantially eroded but only partially entrained, however, there are …

A depth-averaged two-dimensional mathematical model of granular-fluid avalanches is
proposed based on the μ (J) rheology. In the model, a depth-averaged deviatoric viscous …

Landslides comprised of a wide range of particle sizes (eg debris flows) exhibit flow
structures arising from particle size segregation. Segregation influences the mobility of the …

As a consequence of their natural occurrence and the frequent formation of multiple surges
with high sediment loads, debris flows are considered one of the most hazardous gravity …

Quantifying debris‐flow characteristics remains a key challenge in natural hazard research.
Recent studies suggest that seismic signals can reveal debris‐flow properties. However, the …