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Author : Eliadorani, A.A.; Fannin, R.J.; and Jordan, P.
Date : 2003.
Title : Debris flows: back analysis of travel distance at Blueberry Creek using UBCDFLOW.
Publication : 3rd Canadian Conference on Geotechnique and Natural Hazards. Sheraton Hotel. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. June 9 and 10, 2003.
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Abstract
Application of an empirical-statistical model, developed for prediction of debris flow travel distance, is reported for a site at Blueberry Creek in the Monashee Mountains of British Columbia. The event occurred in a forest clearcut, with an initial volume of 130m 3 . Further entrainment and deposition of material led to a peak cumulative flow volume of nearly 1750m 3 , and a travel distance of 1580m to the point of terminal deposition. Volume change along the event path, from point of origin, was simulated using the model UBCDFLOW. The model determines travel distance as the point along the path of movement where the cumulative flow volume diminishes to zero. A comparison of the modeled travel distance, with the actual distance from field observations, shows excellent agreement.
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