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Small-Scale Flume Investigation of the Performance of Step-Baffle Drainage Channels in Mitigating Debris Flows

Journal

FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
Volume 10, Issue -, Pages -

Publisher

FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/feart.2022.921716

Keywords

drainage channel; debris flow; flume test; energy dissipation; impact-resisting

Funding

  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [42007270, 41925030]
  2. Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences [XDA23090403]
  3. Sichuan Science and Technology Program [2019YJ0009]
  4. Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS [2022379]
  5. Helmholtz-OCPC Postdoc Program fellowship [ZD2019042]

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This study evaluates the performance of different step-baffle geometries in regulating debris flows. The results show that trapezoidal baffles perform the best in sediment interception and energy dissipation, while square baffles are most effective in promoting turbulent flows.
Drainage channels are widely used for discharging debris flows into deposition basins or rivers. However, the current drainage channel designs for guiding rapid debris flows downstream do not account for the variations of the gullies' gradient and debris flow energy. In this study, we evaluated the performance of different step-baffle geometries (square, triangle, and trapezoid) in regulating debris flows. Specifically, their effects on the flow patterns, sediment transport, energy dissipation, and impact pressure are investigated using flume experiments. Results here showed that the square baffles promote highly turbulent flows which in turn result in the highest lift height relative to the triangular and trapezoidal baffles. Maximum sediment interception and highest energy dissipation are obtained using the trapezoidal baffle, whereas the triangular baffle exhibits minimal solid interception and the lowest energy dissipation. Trapezoidal baffles generally experience the greatest impact forces relative to both square and triangular baffles. However, when only the first baffle in the channel is considered, it is the square baffles that experience the largest impact forces. The present work improves the understanding of the effectiveness of step-baffle drainage channels in mitigating debris flows.

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